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This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a practical form of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." Western Union internal memo, 1878

Thursday, 26 November 2009

Gold, Frankincense and Beer...

Late November we went live with our latest project, a global Christmas Campaign for Stella Artois called ‘Send a Card, Save a Tree’.

We were approached back in October and asked to come up with a killer campaign idea that would capture people’s imaginations, and 6 weeks on and a lot of hard work later, we believe we’ve done just that.


The result is an e-Card campaign with a little more oomph, the oomph in this case being the use of augmented reality, one of 2009’s most interesting trends.

Using Flartoolkit, a Flash based AR framework, the e-Card recreates the look and feel of the Stella Artois Christmas TV Commercial and provides the audience with a new and truly engaging brand experience.

Users are asked to hold up a marker image to their webcam and in return are presented with an interactive 3D winter scene, complete with a chalice of Stella Artois, blowable snow and a personalised Christmas wish.

But as the campaign name suggests, there’s more to it than just a cool e-Card to send to your friends, there’s also a great environmental incentive for taking part. Stella Artois in association with the World Land Trust have pledged to save a tree in Argentina’s rainforest for every e-Card sent.

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