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Printing's Alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpAuDrs5ocg
http://www.pazazz.com/
MarketingSherpa Summary:
Pazazz's edgy video shows that viral success is possible without breaking the bank.
Pazazz wanted to convey its love for printing by making people laugh, and this
3-1/2-minute video does just that on a shoestring budget. Seeding consisted of
an email to Pazazz's house list, a YouTube video, links on Facebook and LinkedIn
and press releases to industry publications. The video has received 133,000 views
and more than 20 requests for a high-resolution copy to show at conferences and
corporate events, plus a speaking gig for the CEO at major conference.
Agency: None
Client/company: Pazazz
Brand campaign was conducted for: Printing's Alive
Launch date of campaign: Jan. 7, 2008
Target audience/demographic: Everyone who buys print
Campaign Goal:
Create a video made for fun and to promote print in an unconventional way.
Printing's Alive features Print Fanatic and his team; they love printing
and want to make it fun to attract young and creative people.
The 3-1/2 minute video was written and filmed at Pazazz's headquarters in
Montreal. "We wanted to make people laugh," says Warren Werbitt, President
and CEO, Pazazz. "We're passionate about printing, and we wanted everyone
to know."
Creative:
The message behind the video is simple: We work in an old industry with
old ways and some old leadership that has yet to "get it." We wrote a
script that played up the positive aspects of the print industry. Then,
we filmed a video outside of Pazazz's Montreal office using real employees.
Even though it was done in the early fall, it was not released until
January 2008, when it was designed as a "pick me up" in the new year.
Seed Strategy:
Members of Pazazz's database were emailed a link to the video. That same
URL was also placed on Facebook and LinkedIn. Press releases that included
the link explained the video to all industry publications. People kept
forwarding the link and, in no time, it was viral.
Buzz Generated:
Print CEO Blog: Warren Werbitt is a print fanatic!
http://printceoblog.com/2008/01/warren-werbitt-is-a-print-fanatic#comment-4550
Specific (Goal-Related) Campaign Results:
The video was posted on YouTube on Jan 7, 2008. Since then, more than 200
comments have been posted to it. Pazazz has also received more than 800
emails in response to the video. In addition, more than 20 high-resolution
copies have been sent out to companies and organizations in the print
industry that used the video to open up conferences and corporate events.
More than 50% of the recipients clicked on the link to the YouTube video.
Views topped 100,000 within two months. To date, more than 133,000 people
have viewed it. The lead in the video, the Founder and CEO of Pazazz, was
asked to be a keynote speaker at a print conference.
Biggest Lesson:
We learned (based on real comments) that people applauded us for stating
the truth. We will do a second video and, again, choose a real theme that
people in our industry can relate to. The comments were incredible. People
want to laugh, and we gave them a reason to laugh in this video.
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