999 Piyanping: 999 Lipstick, 2

Credits & Description:

Client: 999 Piyanping
Agency: Serviceplan
Advertising Agency: Serviceplan China
Country: China
Published: April 2020
Synopsis:
The 999 Piyanping anti-itching cream is known for its soothing and moisturising effect for skin, but the traditional marketing of the product often used cliche imagery, making it difficult to connect to a younger urban audience. So Serviceplan China’s creative team were tasked with answering the question of how to break conventions and appeal to Generation Z. They came up with ‚999 Love Lipsticks‘, a new product which is safe enough for use for all sensitive skin types and also appeal to fashionable Gen Z with an eye-catching social media campaign and beautifully designed packaging in a retro style, which references oriental typography with a contemporary edge.
Serviceplan China created 3 visually stunning social media campaigns for 3 different lipstick colours; Sunset Red, Honest Orange and Crane Top Red. Launched in Autumn 2019, the 999 ‚Love lipsticks‘ were a social media sensation in China, generating more than 1.8 million WeChat searches and making it onto Weibo’s Hot Search list.
Three social media films featured three different love incidents each relating to a lipstick color: “Kiss Playboys goodbye with Crane Top Red”; “Stop the itch of heart with Sunset Red”; and “Be bold to swipe right with Honest Orange”.