It’s that time of year when shoppers turn to Goodwill for their Halloween inspiration.
Goodwill has become synonymous with Halloween. So much so, the holiday now represents 60% of the retailer’s annual sales in Southern California. We wanted to move the needle even further and get more people thinking of Goodwill.
So we developed a digital, video, social, experiential, outdoor and print campaign. It generated more than 150,000 YouTube views, hundreds of thousands in earned media and a bump in sales of 40% over the previous year. Best of all, younger, affluent shoppers have continued buying cool stuff at Goodwill year round.
Halloween is the biggest event of the year for Goodwill Southern California. That's why we focused on creating a new attitude for the brand dating back to 1902 - one that strongly connects with Goodwill's 18 -- 34 year old target. Our online ads, wild postings, college kiosks and newspapers, TV (cable, YouTube, viral) and word of mouth marketing campaign generated the highest sales volume for Halloween in the history of the organization.
The Miller Group, a Pacific Palisades, CA based digital boutique agency recently produced a new :30 spot for Goodwill Southern California’s 85 stores. It begins airing online in September and runs through October.
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Credits go to:
Rose Cefalu and Gary Bettman – Producer and Director
Gerome Vizmanos – DP
Renee Miller – Creative Director
Kate Cochrane – Associate Creative Director
Fredrik Sjoblom – Art Director
Jay Diaz – Editor
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