Coffee-mate Introduces Gingerbread Joel

360i acted as the lead agency on the campaign, making social posts, influencer videos, in-store displays, and TV spots; a first for the agency.

Problem

Launch and promote Coffee-Mate's seasonal flavors. (The tricky bit, a shopper marketing agency had sold the client the idea of a gingerbread man lead campaign.)

Solution

TV spots introducing Joel Hubbard, a gingerbread man working in Coffee-mate’s marketing department. To extend the storyline, Joel took over the brand's social media channels and reacted in real-time (using face-tracking AI tech) to fans on social. Joel also took his place on the bottles of all the Coffee-mate seasonal flavors.

Joel remains the star of the brand’s holiday campaigns to this day (6+ years later.)

Solution

TV spots introducing Joel Hubbard, a gingerbread man working in Coffee-mate’s marketing department. To extend the storyline, Joel took over the brand's social media channels and reacted in real-time (using face-tracking AI tech) to fans on social. Joel also took his place on the bottles of all the Coffee-mate seasonal flavors.

Joel remains the star of the brand’s holiday campaigns to this day (6+ years later.)

Problem

Launch and promote Coffee-Mate's seasonal flavors. (The tricky bit, a shopper marketing agency had sold the client the idea of a gingerbread man lead campaign.)

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