The Lay's Heist.
To launch three limited-edition flavours tied to Netflix's Money Heist: Korea, Lay's had the show's masked crew "steal" its packs from Saudi shelves and hijack its Instagram and outdoor ads, then storm its Riyadh factory on film to make the flavours.
- العلامة التجارية
- Lay's
- الوكالة
- Science & Sunshine
- السوق
- السعودية
- المنطقة
- السعودية
- السنة
- 2023
التحدي
Lay's wanted to tie itself more closely to snacking in front of a screen at home, and to launch three limited-edition flavours in Saudi Arabia inspired by Netflix's Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area. WARC's summary of the Dubai Lynx entry adds that the brand needed growth in a saturated salty-snack market and had to reach young Saudis who watch a lot of video and want experiences they can take part in.
الفكرة
Science & Sunshine had the show's crew "heist" Lay's itself. From the end of February 2023, Lay's packs vanished from the shelves of a few supermarkets, leaving graffiti of the show's mask behind, and the crew then "hijacked" Lay's Arabia's Instagram account and Lay's outdoor ads across the Kingdom with more clues. Once people were trading theories and the shelves were restocked, a film showed the Money Heist: Korea crew storming the Lay's factory in Riyadh, not to steal but to create three flavours named after characters: The Professor (Kimchi Noodle), Tokyo (Wasabi & Ginger) and Denver (Spicy Ranch). Three "eyewitness" films followed on TV and social, and the masked crew handed out samples in malls, alongside influencers, a TikTok hashtag challenge and a brand integration in MBC's Saudi Idol.
النتائج
- The flavours sold out across the country in less than a week and had to be restocked, according to Science & Sunshine's entry
- Market share up 2%, 580 million media impressions, 12.4 million social reach, 50 million organic social views and 4,100 fan videos, according to the MMA Smarties KSA 2023 case film
- US$60 million in net revenue, according to the Dubai Lynx entry as summarised by WARC
مصدر دراسة الحالة: Campaign Middle East المصدر ↖
الجوائز
- MUSE Creative Awards 2024Integrated Marketing - Brand Partnershipsبلاتينية
- Athar Festival Awards 2024Best Business Growth CampaignHighly Commended
- MMA Smarties KSA 2023KSA – Omnichannel Marketingذهبية
- MMA Smarties KSA 2023KSA Best in Showالأفضل في المهرجان
- MMA Smarties KSA 2023KSA – Co-branded Marketingذهبية
- MMA Smarties KSA 2023KSA – Cross Digital Media Marketingذهبية
- MMA Smarties KSA 2023KSA – Product and / or Service Launchذهبية
- MMA Smarties KSA 2023KSA – Brand Experienceذهبية
فريق العمل
- الشريك
- Netflix
- الوكالة الإعلامية
- OMD UAE
- دار الإنتاج
- Film Pudding
- المخرج
- Virgil Ferragut
- مدير التصوير
- Pablo Clemente

