If you are a lover of Starbucks, the holiday season means one thing: Red Cups. This year, we lead social for the first ever coordinate global launch of the Red Cups, a full collection inspired by fan art.
Phase one: Tease the return
What’s minty, chocolaty and soon to be red all over? #PeppermintMocha
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No peeking! 🙈
— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) November 4, 2016
New #RedCups—coming soon. pic.twitter.com/lUw3ymStGJ
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— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) November 7, 2016
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Three days 'til the #ShareEvent. Buy one holiday drink, get one free to share. Nov 10–14, 2-5PM.
2. CELEBRATING THE RED CUPS' ARRIVAL
We mirrored the craft of the fan-designed cups with lovingly animated GIFs bringing individual designs to life.
No peeking (unless it's to let the steam out). #RedCups
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Who wants to build a tiny house and live in a birch forest? #RedCup
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3. ENCOURAGING THE SPREADING OF CHEER
Using a combination of digital innovation and handcrafted art, we broke through social clutter with arresting posts that reminded people of the joys of sharing a cup of coffee and holiday cheer with promotinal events throughout the season.
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4. SEASONAL PRODUCT MARKETING
We seamlessly intertwined the Red Cup spirit with our evergreen business goal of growing in-app purchases.
Skip the line and cozy up with your ☕️. #MobileOrder
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Some lines are unavoidable. Others are mobile order-able. 📱☕ #MobileOrder pic.twitter.com/fAbEVqdGfb
— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) December 16, 2016
We reached a global audience with over 232 pieces of content shared across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in 30+ countries. Total global engagements exceeded the 4 million mark.