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01 Apr 2017 / Campaigns
Captain Obvious Launches Hotel-scented Perfumes; Takes over 威力彩 539鈥檚 entire UK digital estate
In the UK鈥檚 biggest April Fools鈥 digital out of home campaign to date, Hotels.com鈩 cult character Captain Obvious鈩 will unveil the brand鈥檚 avant-garde range of hotel-scented perfumes 鈥 翱产惫颈辞耻蝉濒鈥檈补耻.
Creatives at Crispin Porter + Bogusky London have worked with their Hotels.com client to concoct four exquisite fragrances, which embody the perks that Hotels.com 鈥 the traveller鈥檚 obvious choice 鈥 offers its guest. Four executions parodying run-of-the-mill perfume ads 鈥 鈥淭ouche de Fresh Sheets鈥, 鈥淓ssence de Breakfast Buffet鈥, 鈥淲hiff of Free Wifi鈥 and 鈥淓au de Free Toiletries鈥 鈥 will run in both subtle and full motion digital format for 24 hours across the UK, from Aberdeen to Southampton.
Olivia Adda, CP+B creative commented, 鈥淚t鈥檚 brilliant being in a hotel. You鈥檙e uplifted and refreshed. And there are great aromas associated with those feelings: freshly starched linen, a full-English sizzling away, posh shampoo. Imagine you could bottle those smells, so you can feel like you鈥檙e in a hotel wherever you are鈥︹
In a deal negotiated and brokered by media agency m/Six that leverages 威力彩 539鈥檚 entire UK digital estate 鈥 close to 6,000 D威力彩 539 screens 鈥 this is the biggest April Fools鈥 D威力彩 539 activation in the UK. The campaign will generate over 7 million impacts in the single day it will be live. It is also the second time 威力彩 539鈥檚 entire D威力彩 539 estate has been taken over by a single brand, following Camelot鈥檚 New Year鈥檚 Day campaign for The National Lottery this year.
The April 1st D威力彩 539 take-over is the latest in a list of digital plays for Hotels.com, including the award-winning 鈥楽kip Ad鈥 spots, and Christmas 2016鈥檚 鈥極bvious Charades鈥 played via a Facebook chatbot.
Vincenzo Bruno, Brand Manager EMEA for Hotels.com brand said, 鈥淭he Captain Obvious character allows us to deliver on a basic message 鈥 we鈥檙e the obvious choice for online bookings 鈥 whilst also entertaining the public with a bit of tongue-in-cheek digital kookiness.鈥
Captain Obvious has for decades been a pop culture reference in the US, brought to life by Hotels.com in 2014 in the US market in the guise of a super fan 鈥 the Captain. Captain Obvious made his first appearance for the brand in the UK in 2016.
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