PERFORMANCE ENHANCING MUSIC

Short List
TitlePERFORMANCE ENHANCING MUSIC
BrandSAMSUNG
Product / ServiceSAMSUNG
CategoryB02. Use of Audio Platforms
EntrantCHE PROXIMITY Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Idea Creation CHE PROXIMITY Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Production REVOLVER Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Production 2 RESONANCE - SONIC BRANDING Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Production 3 BIG SYNC MUSIC Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Post Production THE GLUE SOCIETY STUDIOS Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Additional Company THE GLUE SOCIETY Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Additional Company 2 CITIZEN JANE CASTING Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Credits

Name Company Position
Gavin McLeod CHEP Network Chief Creative Officer
Justin Ruben CHEP Network Executive Creative Director
Richard Shaw CHEP Network Creative Director
Jeremy Hogg CHEP Network Creative Director
Daniel Smith CHEP Network Senior Art Director
Ernie Ciaschett CHEP Network Senior Copywriter
Tash Johnson CHEP Network Head of Strategic Production
Sophia Tubby CHEP Network Executive Producer
Jonny Berger CHEP Network Managing Partner
Grace Vizor CHEP Network Group Account Director
Peter Thomas CHEP Network Account Director
Raisa Mushrafi CHEP Network Senior Account Manager
Mike Deane CHEP Network Chief Media Officer
Tim Russell CHEP Network Head of Communications Planning Media
Alex Connell CHEP Network Communications Planning Director
Elizabeth Lonsdale CHEP Network Investment Director
Sue Lau CHEP Network Senior Addressable Manager
Amanda Bodagh CHEP Network Investment Trader
Andrea Quach CHEP Network Ad Ops Manager
Tim McPherson CHEP Network Head of Art
Charlotte Bruton CHEP Network Head of Mixed Reality
Mary Anne Truong CHEP Network Operations Director
Natasha Brack Edelman Director & Group Head of Technology
Thom Landers Edelman Associate Director
Jordan Maddocks Revolver Director Of Photography
Cathy Rechichi Revolver Producer
Jasmin Helliar Revolver Executive Producer
Pip Smart Revolver Executive Producer/Partner
Michael Ritchie Revolver Managing Director/Co-Owner
Scott Stirling The Glue Society Post Producer
Jonathan Kneebone The Glue Society Director
Andy Clarkson The Glue Society Grade
Viv Baker The Glue Society Online
Luke Crethar The Glue Society Editor

Why is this work relevant for Media?

To create awareness of Samsung’s sponsorship of the Australian Olympic team, we leveraged a topical moment - the absence of crowds at the Tokyo Olympics. Crowd noise is proven to motivate and enhance athlete’s performance; to replace it we created music that not only entertained, but was scientifically proven to increase the performance of Olympic athletes. The songs were released as performance enhancing music on Spotify for athletes everywhere to use – a media first for an Olympic sponsor. We also produced a mini-documentary that explained how the music had been made for YouTube. The campaign garnered 83 million impressions.

Background

Samsung’s mission is to defy barriers to progress, as the official sponsors of the Australian Olympic team, Samsung wanted to replace the absence of crowd motivation at the Tokyo Olympics with another form of support.

Describe the creative idea / insights (30% of vote)

Working with Olympians we gave them an edge over competitors by leveraging something already used by athletes across the globe. Music. We created personalized tracks, each scientifically proven to enhance performance. Every beat, lyric, instrument and artists were chosen to match their desired mind-state, event, and musical preference. To further enhancement performance, we tested and fine-tuned 13 audio-triggers including isochronic tones, personal mantras, cadence and more. Then brought the tracks to life with their favourite Australian artist. Athletes used their tracks to prepare and compete in Tokyo. As the world listened along on Spotify.

Describe the strategy (20% of vote)

Samsung has a clear mission, to create human-driven innovations that defy barriers to progress. In the 2021 Olympics, there was a clear barrier... crowds, or the lack of them. Athletes everywhere say that the energy from the crowds can lift their performance. While we couldn’t put crowds in the stadium, we did, as part of our sponsorship deal, put phones in Athlete’s hands. We needed to use our phones, our ecosystem (headphones and smartwatch), and our innovative spirit to provide an unfair advantage that gave our Aussie athletes the best shot when they entered the Olympic Arena. And by doing so prove that Samsung is the leader in innovation that fuels human progress.

Describe the execution (20% of vote)

The campaign was launched during the Olympics through our key assets; the Performance Enhancing Music tracks and the documentary film. The music was launched on Spotify through a branded playlist supported by Video & Audio takeovers on the platform. The documentary film was launched on YouTube and supported by 15s & 30s spots across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SNAP and YouTube. In line with how music albums are dropped by artists, we launched OOH street posters during the Olympics period to infiltrate culture. We also connected with younger audiences through our SNAP AR lens, customer built AR tech that allowed our customers to create their own performance enhancing music. The campaign ran until the conclusion of the Paralympic games.

List the results (30% of vote)

The campaign delivered wide reach: 83 million impressions Over 183 thousand minutes listened 22 million video views The campaign also delivered 182,879 site visits, with a valuable 73.3% share of the audience being Apple customers. The campaign delivered a big uplift in Ad Recall across channels: +12.23% improvement in Ad Recall vs. Control on YouTube +45.45% improvement in Ad Recall vs. Control on SNAP +135.71% improvement in Ad Recall vs. Control on Twitter