BookXcess Film Receipt Stories by McCann Erickson Kuala Lumpur

The Film titled Receipt Stories was done by McCann Erickson Kuala Lumpur advertising agency for BookXcess in Malaysia. It was released in Nov 2010.

BookXcess: Receipt Stories

Media
Released
November 2010
Posted
November 2010
Market
Industry
Art Director
Copywriter
Production Agency

Awards:

One Show 2011
One ShowIntegrated Branding / Integrated Branding CampaignMerit
One ShowExperiential Advertising / SingleMerit

Credits & Description:

Category: Titanium and Integrated
Advertiser: BOOKXCESS
Product/Service: BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
Agency: McCANN ERICKSON MALAYSIA
Date of First Appearance: Aug 30 2010
Entry URL: http://www.receiptstories.my/
Deputy Chairman/Executive Creative Director: Ean-Hwa Huang (McCann Erickson (Malaysia))
Deputy Chairman/Executive Creative Director/Copywriter: Szu-Hung Lee (McCann Erickson (Malaysia))
Art Director: Douglas Goh (McCann Erickson (Malaysia))
Copywriter: Ng Bee Nee (McCann Erickson (Malaysia))
Media placement: Print - TimeOut Kuala Lumpur Magazine - 1 September 2010
Media placement: Website - Facebook, Twitter - 30 August 2010
Media placement: Designs/Collateral - In-Store - 30 August 2010
Media placement: Point-Of-Sale - In-Store - 30 August 2010
Media placement: Store Receipts - In-Store - 30 August 2010

Describe the campaign/entry
Independent bookstore BookXcess wanted to create a unique reading and writing experience for customers which would connect the store to story lovers across the country.

Headaches: Extremely limited resources, requiring minimal expenditure yet able to generate viral-like user interest and contributions.

Describe how the campaign/entry was launched across each channel in the order of implementation
Get customers to participate in the process; via call for entry on store receipts which invited aspiring authors to contribute a really short story on the Receipt Stories website. The most popular Receipt Stories of the week were published weekly on receipts printed at the store.

Give some idea of how successful this campaign/entry was with both client and consumer
• To date more than 100,000 Receipt Stories have been printed.
• Receipt Stories gathered more than 500 new authors in the first month, and continues to add about 100 new users per week.
• Already at more than 1,000 stories, the collection continues to grow at around 100 new stories submitted weekly.
• In 2011, BookXcess will publish a micro-paperback containing winning Receipt Stories.