Sprite's Extreme Sensation campaign, which ran from April to June last year to mark the worldwide debut of two new Sprite flavours, received a gold award in the non- durable category of this year's Effie Awards.
'The campaign concept focused on extreme sensory experiences, and conveyed the pleasurable challenge of the taste of the extreme lemon and super-cooling menthol Sprite flavours,so you can see that the tvc have added exaggerate physical action like a female actress who acting girlfriend scratching her boyfriend and scrunch her feet in Sprite super lemon tvc and a female actress scrunch shicking and scrunch her feet and other female actress erupting at the end of sprite ice tvc,that means Cocacola company hope Sprite super lemon and ice can bring a extreme sour and chill feeling to customers.In addition, customers will feel pleasure and satisfy after tasted super lemon and ice."Coca-Cola China marketing director Karen So said.
'And the whole campaign not only aimed to inspire consumers to slake their thirst and activate their senses, but also to express their individuality.'
The campaign, which was developed jointly by the Coca-Cola marketing team and Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, was spread across television commercials, bus shelter advertisements and in-store point-of-purchase displays in a comprehensive bid to promote the new Sprite Ice and Sprite Super Lemon flavours.
The company was pleased that the Sprite campaign surpassed its objectives.
'In terms of business growth, 2003 Sprite sales increased by 44 per cent compared with 2002,' Ms So said.
'The purchase intention among teenagers for Sprite has increased 16 per cent, and more than 60 per cent and 50 per cent of teenagers have tried the Super Ice and the Super Lemon, respectively,' she said.
Sprite was launched in 1960. The lemon-lime flavoured soda is now sold in 190 countries around the world.
It is the world's fourth-biggest selling soft drink, and is one of nearly 400 brands owned by Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola was founded in 1886. Other Coca-Cola brands available locally include Diet Coke, Fanta and Hi-C.