Guerilla Marketing Example - Coca-Cola Happiness Vending Machine

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ATLANTA, May 28, 2010 -- Since January 12, 2010, hidden camera footage of smiling students getting more than they bargained for from a Coke vending machine has been viewed by more than 2.2 million people on YouTube. Last night, the Coca-Cola "Happiness Machine" was awarded CLIO‟s prestigious Gold Interactive Award at the 51st annual awards dinner held in New York City. A CLIO award is one of the world‟s most recognized industry accolades for advertising, design and communications.

The "Happiness Machine" video, the result of a collaboration between Coca-Cola and integrated interactive marketing agency Definition 6, features a Coca-Cola vending machine transformed to deliver surprising "doses" of happiness to unsuspecting college students. Shot on location at the Queens, NY, campus of St. John's University, the outwardly typical Coke machine, was placed in the center of the student cafeteria, in full view of five strategically placed hidden cameras. What ensued was totally unscripted.

Over 2 days of filming, the hidden cameras captured the spontaneous reactions of the students as the machine dispensed an array of goodies including, flowers, pizzas, sunglasses, a twelve-foot „hero‟ sub and a seemingly never ending supply of Coca-Cola.
"Happiness is contagious. When you see people smiling, you want to smile." said Wendy Clark, SVP, Integrated Marketing Communications and Capabilities, The Coca-Cola Company. "This human truth is at the heart the idea. In the video, you see genuine surprise and delight on the students‟ faces when they interact with the Coca-Cola "Happiness Machine" and witness the generosity that ensues as they come together to share in the moments of happiness. It is such a simple yet compelling concept and one that so accurately portrays Coca-Cola for what it ultimately is; one of life‟s simple pleasures."
Earlier this week, the "Happiness Machine" video reached its biggest audience yet as a 30-second edit of the footage debuted during American Idol‟s season finale.

"Coke's goal to inspire consumers through small, surprise moments of happiness served as the ideal creative motivation to us," said Paul Iannacchino Jr., Creative Director, Definition 6. "Our strategy was to deliver doses of happiness in an unexpected, innovative way to engage not only the students, but the audience at large. Whether you were present during the shoot or experiencing the event online, our goal was the same - to put a smile on your face and share that emotional connection."

The "Happiness Machine" video is part of Coca-Cola‟s global integrated marketing campaign, "Open Happiness," which invites people around the world to bring positivity, optimism and fun into their lives. Launched in 2009, at the core of the campaign is the message to consumers to open a Coke and share a little happiness.


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[Proterraadvertising]

Companies should always try and make their consumers smile. This is great!

[InternetMarketingCDN]

All I can say is wow. Guerrilla marketing is very powerful in the right setting.

[tweeety]

This is part of the reason I like Coke versus Pepsi; great product, first one with new ideas on soda and fantastic marketing!!!

[Deetronic]

Great video!!! :)))) I can even feel happiness while watching this! :)

[MyCellMediaMarketing]

Increible. Muy ingenioso y creativo.
Gracias

[Tantemify]

coke has the financial capability to do this.

[breakingdtown]

That's badass u gotta admit it I would laugh so hard and be so shocked and happy if that happened at my highschool I would have a backpack full of coke lol hahah I would love it lol that's kool

[sejinpark]

don't you think that consumers won't buy it when they can't find it out in the store or it's not attractive even tho your products are good? I think Guerilla marketing and all types of marketing are the way to make people to buy more products. I don't think that is a war against consumers..

[samuraigraffix]

id like to see them fit a lmabo through there lol

[tZura]

TEENS REACT TO Guerilla Marketing Example- Coca Cola,
A really teen-like happiness vid :)

[spandy]

Coke, pizza, all that Jesus all those kids will have shocking rotten

[unosison]

not in my campus... that's for sure.

[poidial]

I have never seen a coke ad that tells me where to go to buy it, nor any truth about how their product performs.

I agree that "all types of marketing are the way to make people to buy more products". But you seem to think this is a good thing, while I think marketing is the route though which big business utilizes the latest tricks in psychology on a vulnerable population to offload their crap in the name of profiteering at the expense of the environment and the customers well-being.

[Pathrissia]

Wow hehe awesome. Wish i worked with coca cola

[poidial]

... and you're proud of this philosophy?

[TJMcCarty]

haha that so awesome!! I loved the video!! I commented and rated THUMBS UP!! I hope you do the same on my videos!!