What exactly is ‘engagement?’
Is it a click? A share? An emoji on a social post?
Or is it when people start playing with your campaign?
Of course, all these forms of engagement matter to marketers. But we think the most powerful kind of engagement is when your audience feels inexorably drawn to interact with your idea.
That’s why we love creating ads you can play with.
Putting the play into display.
Every day tens of thousands of people walk past Phantom’s street-level sites.
What say you gave them something fun to do?
You could invite them to throw a virtual snowball, the way Lego did in New York and London. That particular idea involved Augmented Reality (AR) but you don’t have to go all high-tech with your invitation to play.
You could send them on a treasure hunt, with golden keys hidden in Phantom lockboxes? Each key would unlock a free hotel stay. A pretty cool way to celebrate the launch of the third QT Hotel in Auckland.
Or you could invite people to spin a dial and then scan a QR code to learn something fascinating. Or build aeroplane window shades into posters for people to pull up, and see where Flight Centre could send them? Or hang real poi from our posters, so kapa haka fans can show off their skills.
You could go large, like Pearl Jam are doing with their latest release. Their St James takeover in Queen Street uses a blacked-out site that mirrors the album artwork. Then we added LP-sized pop-outs for the fans.
Whatever it takes to turn your poster into a playground.
Steal these ideas.
At Phantom Billstickers, we’re up for anything. QR codes, AR, music players, product giveaways, lasers, basketball hoops. If your team can dream it up, our Phantom Labs guys will find a way to make it work on the wall.
We’ll help you get people playing tic tac toe, scoring goals, pushing buttons, peeling stickers, or tearing off giant coupons.
Use them all – or better still, come up with something so wild we’ve never even thought of it.
The serious side of play.
While it’s fun to get people interacting with your posters, there are some serious points to be made.
Play is psychologically rewarding. And it’s not just for kids.
Adults who develop the playful side of their personalities are better at coping with stress. They’re more creative and they have higher levels of wellbeing.
People already know this on an intuitive level, which is another reason they respond so readily to outdoor installations that invite them to have a little fun.
So, go ahead. Give them a moment of playful interaction.
There’s a good chance it will leave a more lasting impression than a click.