Levi`s: SOUNDWASH

Credits & Description:

Category: Online Digital Design

Advertiser: LEVI STRAUSS

Product/Service: SQUARE CUT JEANS

Agency: TBWA\HONG KONG

Date of First Appearance: Jul 19 2010

Entrant Company: TBWA\HONG KONG, HONG KONG

Entry URL: http://www.awardentry2010.com/cannes/soundwash/digital%20design

Executive Creative Director: Mark Ringer (TBWA\TEQUILA\HK)

Creative Director: Esther Wong (TBWA\TEQUILA\HK)

Creative Director: Betty Ho (TBWA\TEQUILA\HK)

Creative Director/Art Director/Typographer: Ken Hui (TBWA\TEQUILA\HK)

Copywriter: Mike Wu (TBWA\TEQUILA\HK)

Art Director: Liou Ming (TBWA\TEQUILA\HK)

Art Director: Tony Mak (TBWA\TEQUILA\HK)

Art Director/Typographer/Designer: Jacqueline Hung (TBWA\TEQUILA\HK)

Typographer/Designer: Joe Lee (J Illustration)

Designer: Lui Yuen Yi (TBWA\TEQUILA\HK)

Strategy Partner: BBH Singapore / TBWA\TEQUILA\HK (BBH Singapore / TBWA\TEQUILA\HK)

Creative Technogist: Victor Norgren (TBWA\TEQUILA\HK)

Production House: Ricky Wong (Redtangle Workshop)

Production House: Timon Wehril (Reddog)

Director: Kevin Li (Fat Ball Slim)

Media placement: Print - East Touch, Milk, New Monday - 3 Aug 2010

Media placement: Instore Visual Merchandizing - Levi’s® Stores - 19 Jul 2010

Media placement: Packaging - Soundwash Laundry, Levi’s® Stores - 5 Aug 2010

Media placement: Pop-Up Store - Silvercord (Shopping Mall In Tsim Sha Tsui, HK) - 5 Aug 2010

Media placement: Street Event - Tsim Sha Tsui - 5 Aug 2010

Media placement: Viral Video - Youtube, Levi’s® Minisite - 26 Jul 2010

Media placement: Online Mimisite - Online - 2 Aug 2010

Media placement: Online Banners - Yahoo!HK, Discuss.com, Uwants - 2 Aug 2010

Media placement: Mobile App - App Store, Levi’s® Minisite - 9 Aug 2010



Describe the brief from the client

With 4-6 new collections pitched each year, Levi’s must always be relevant, show originality and authenticity. The new collection launched in July 2010 is called the Square Cut Collection, named after classic pop songs with different jean “wash” styles. The brief was to promote this latest collection while reinforcing Levi’s leadership in the jeans category and to show originality as well as authenticity.



Describe the challenges and key objectives

Teens in Hong Kong do not particularly appreciate classic pop songs. They are also multi-tasking and gadget-oriented. So the challenge was to put jeans and music together, in a way that fully engaged our audience with the brand, while driving business growth and market leadership.



Describe how you arrived at the final design

Instead of using traditional one way media, we created a non-traditional consumer engagement strategy to ensure the focused messaging. We redefined the traditional point of sale experience by creating a whole new retail environment, and which was just up for 4 days. We invited audience to ”soundwash” Levi’s jeans in this classic American Laundry, where they could wash the jeans with their favourite music.



Give some indication of how successful the outcome was in the market

In just 4 days, more than 10,000 people visited the Laundry.

From August 5-8, 2010 vs July 29 – August 1, 2010, Levi’s store traffic was boosted by 85% and the number of transactions increased by 66%. Overall sales at Levi’s store were up 80% and nearby store sales were boosted 57%.

Over HK$2.5 million generated in PR coverage.

The minisite generated an increase of 100% in page visits.

8,700 people joined the online lucky draw program in 4 days. 60,000 online conversations were generated.

The iPhone app became the top 2 music app in the iTunes store.