DEAR E.T.S

TitleDEAR E.T.S
BrandUHA MIKAKUTO
Product / ServiceGUMIGUUM
CategoryA04. Ambient/Alternative Media
EntrantHAKUHODO Osaka, JAPAN
Entrant Company HAKUHODO Osaka, JAPAN
Advertising Agency HAKUHODO Osaka, JAPAN

Credits

Name Company Position
Fumiya Inada Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Production Manager
Sho Yamaguchi Jitto Cg
Takashi Fukushima Mr.music Music
Fumihito Endo Jitto Editor
Yusuke Suga Free Photographer
Naomi Izumida Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Director
Ryohei Kawakita Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Director
Koji Joke Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Producer
Shogo yamashita Uha Mikakuto Advertiser's Superviser
Seiichi Sakamoto Jaxa Creative Superviser
Takeshi Oshii Hakuhodo Osaka Web Producer
Koji Hayakawa Hakuhodo Osaka Account Superviser
Tsubasa Yokota Hakuhodo Osaka Account Superviser
Hiromasa Fujita Hakuhodo Osaka Account Superviser
Naoki Konosu Hakuhodo Account Superviser
Masaru Kitakaze Hakuhodo Creative Officer
Yasumasa Yamada Uha Mikakuto Advertiser's Superviser
Taro Umemura Hakuhodo Exective Creative Director
Takao Yanagi Hakuhodo Dy Media Partners Creative Director/Planner
Tomohiko Kawanishi Hakuhodo Osaka Creative Director/Planner

The Brief

SPACE AD. This is a new type of advertisement toward ETs in the universe. We tried to draw their attention by unique advertisement of UHA Mikauto’s new product, Gumi Guum, which releases stress by chewing. We assumed that we could attract ETs’ attention as they should have a great stress under severe environment. The president of UHA Mikakuto sent the message through the radio wave using space antenna, which is one of only six in the world. We created a campaign that only the first ET on Earth can win special prizes. We’re still waiting for the applicant from space.

Creative Execution

Since the concept of the campaign and texture of the product are very innovative, the way we advertise the product also needs to be unique and extreme. Therefore, we advertised the product to ETs and not humans. In this way, we could give a strong impact on customers in Japan.

Describe the creative solution to the brief/objective.

In order to introduce the unique gummy product to the world, we developed a new approach to advertise the product. This is the radio wave ad to the universe. We made an ad which will be sent to ETs and not to humans through radio wave. By executing through this unique approach, the ad became a hot topic between humans on the Earth.

Results

GUMI GUUM has recorded a No.1 weekly sales in the category of gummy. And after the execution of the campaign, it exposed through over 80 media outlets and as a result, we achieved 180% of initial sales projection in the first three months.