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GOOGLE HOME LAUNCH

Problem
Launch this little device (just after Amazon’s launched the Alexa-powered Echo Dot) and make the Google Home Mini top of mind going into Christmas.

Solution
Create a distinct identity to make Mini stand out from the slice-of-life work of Amazon and Siri. And then go big: from films to a traveling donut shop, to a Santa appearance and the lighting of the 30Rock Christmas Tree.

(Oh and then evolve it for Max later that year.)

 

Leading the tireless team that launched Google Home Mini was all-consuming, but the campaign absolutely crushed Google’s sales goals, so … worth it. We pushed Mini out of the marketing sea-of-sameness within the tech world, and launched with a cut-through visual system and cheeky tone of voice. Then we went after everything from film to a Stranger Things integration. A huge little launch, the way only Google can.

 

THIS LITTLE THING?

 

What’s this little thing? :60

 

YOUTUBE PREROLLS FOR EVERY INTEREST

TV Time :30

Morning :30

Mickey :30

Dinner Time :30

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas :30

Nighttime :15


A POP-UP DONUT SHOP

 

For a while we thought there’d be headlines for this campaign, too. But instead, Google loved one headline so much that they turned it into a pop-up shop which let people answer questions for the chance to win a Mini. Or at least, a donut.

 
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EvOLVING MINI, FOR MAX

Max is made specifically for the audiophiles, so we evolved the look we created for Mini, and brought in a little help from Anderson Paak, Major Lazer and Sylvan Esso.

 
 

THE CASE STUDY