Parties and trick or treating may be on hiatus this Halloween due to Covid, but that hasnt stopped brands coming up with inventive marketing campaigns. We look at the top 10 contact-free ads for Halloween 2020 from around the world.
In a cute marketing stunt, confectionary brand Reeses built a robotic door that around neighborhoods and dispense king-size candy contact-free on Halloween. The Reeses door is powered by three motors and directed via remote control from up to 5,000 feet away. It also gives off smoke and has flashing lights to grab attention, plus a Bluetooth-enabled speaker that plays music activates once trick or treat is said.
It dispenses king-size Reeses Peanut Butter Cups through the mail slot. To boost the social conversation, Reeses is inviting hopefuls to direct them on Instagram with the hashtag #ReesesDoor.
Back to its old tricks, in restrooms across Scandinavia, Burger King is playing a Halloween stunt on its rival, McDonalds. Burger King installed voice-recognition software in the restrooms of select restaurants in Sweden and Denmark. If it detects the phrase canceled clown repeated three times, it dims the lights and causes a vision of McDonalds mascot Ronald McDonald to appear in the two-way smart mirror. The Halloween campaign, created by Swedish agency Ingo Stockholm, plays on the Bloody Mary urban legend, is one of many instances of marketing in which Burger King has featured its fast-food rival.
Agency adam&eveDDB, the team behind the John Lewis Christmas ad, created this sweet little tale for Mars Temptations cat treats this Halloween. In the middle of an ambitious multi-media/social effort is Scaredy Cat, billed as the worlds first horror movie for cats (who clearly dont like vegetables.) Production by BlinkInk, animation by Zombie Studio. Involving 100 people people toiling away for 14 weeks to create, among other things, a miniature set with 400 handcrafted props. Plus the Waltham Petcare Science Institute no less to create sound frequencies to capture cats attention, so they watch it too. Better be good then. Temptations is also launching a Creepy Catnip flavour, as you do. There are also some striking movie-style posters.
Skittles is giving away Zombie Skittles Halloween costumes that emit a rotten smell to keep people six feet away. Zombie Skittles, which debuted last year, include a few rotten Skittles in the bag for a gross-out moment. To celebrate their return, the brand is giving away six-foot-wide Zombie Skittles costumes with a twist. They each come outfitted with a wrist button that releases a rotten smell designed to keep people six feet away. Fans interested in winning can enter at DareTheRainbow.com from October 19 to October 23. Theres only a limited number available and winners will be selected at random on October 26. The costumes will be shipped directly to winners homes just in time for All Hallows Eve on October 31st
Samsung Electronics created a show stopping themed display to demonstrate the connective power of Samsung SmartThings technology.Samsung created the ultimate SmartThings display as 49% are considering using this technology to elevate their own homes this year. Top tech cited by Brits to upgrade the Halloween experience at home include smart lighting (40%), smart speakers (39%) to create spooky playlists, and smart cameras (31%) to watch out for trick or treaters. In addition, over two thirds (70%) British adults said Zoom video calls will be integral to their Halloween plans, allowing them to connect virtually with their nearest and dearest. Samsung have also released a video guide on how to replicate some of the effects seen in the film using SmartThings technology at home. The handy how to guide illustrates how music & sound effects, smoke and lighting can all be triggered using the app to create a next level Halloween at home experience.
Teaming up with Desperados, elrow will be streaming Horrorween from Bran Castle the Romanian ruins often cited as the inspiration for Bram Stokers Dracula. The show will feature famous DJs spinning tunes to keep the Halloween spirit alive at home. Fans will be transported from their living rooms to one of the creepiest places in the world. For one night only, the famous castle will become the House of Terror, with spooky decor, party zombies, dancefloor monsters and more.
The Horroween session will take place live on elrows Facebook, Twitch and YouTube channels on Saturday, 31 October 2020 from 6pm CET. Following the live stream, partygoers will be able to relive the session on elrow and Desperados social channels.
Scotch whisky brand Ardbeg will be delivering an at-home cocktail experience for Halloween to introduce its new Ardbeg Wee Beastie dram. Three competition winners will receive the Knocktail experience and be visited by a crew of mummies, mutants and sea creatures, who will deliver a bottle of Ardbeg Wee Beastie, an Amazon Fire Stick, complimentary cocktails and a mixology session. A further 37 entrants will receive a delivery from a group of monsters and be given a Monster night in pack with a small bottle of Wee Beastie, cocktail recipe cards, a premixed cocktail and access to a spooky Ardbeg B movie, produced in collaboration with film magazine Little White Lies. The project, devised in-house, is being delivered by The Academy and The Persuaders.
Mars Wrigley is hosting a Halloween portal that will feature virtual trick-or-treating, found at http://www.Treat-Town.com and individuals can sign up for more information. Per the website, the experience will include opportunities to score some free candy.
Sweet brand Maoam launched a family-focused, zero contact Halloween haunted house style journey going live across UK shopping centres over the next week to coincide with Halloween. The brand also launched a multi-channel nationwide live experiential digital campaign, utilising Globals outdoor, digital audio and video offerings in partnership with Capital, the zero-contact experiential campaign. It features the Maoam Mischief Manor, which allows one household group at a time to experience a haunted house style journey with zombie hands, carnival mirrors and ghostly animations. Groups will be guided through the trail by brand ambassadors to ensure Covid-19 precautions are adhered to.
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