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During Valentine’s week, more brands are now trying to lure customers into a bond of love with them, even if they do not sell Valentine’s Day related products. It is now a custom for many brands to play cupid by injecting some love into their marketing campaigns leading up to February 14th. We look at 5 examples of brands seeking to help their customers fall in love with their loved ones, as well as with the brands, through digital media marketing campaigns.

#O2Tweetheart Twitter Contest

In 2013, Telecommunications firm O2 hosted a Twitter competition in the UK where they asked people to tweet their Valentine’s Day messages to their loved ones using the hashtag #O2Tweetheart. These tweets of love were broadcasted on screens in stores across the country – taking online conversations into the real world. One lucky tweet selected at random won a £500 bag of vouchers for Malmaison Hotels, so a couple could arrange a romantic getaway. Also, 20 selected tweets received £50 vouchers.

Flipkart Gif Delivery Microsite Campaign

In 2016, one of India’s largest e-commerce company took to the business of delivering gifs. The brand built a microsite housing 50 gifs for different kinds of love, and you can choose any and send it to the person it reminds you of. There are adorable gifs capturing the little moments of love in our everyday lives, and there’s one for everyone – families, spouses, lovers, BFFs, pet lovers, and more. Along with gif deliveries, the microsite is also driving sales for its Valentine’s Day gifts and gift cards.

 

 

 

#PilotLoveGuru Social Media Campaign

Pen brand Pilot says that love has been commemorated with handwritten love notes for centuries, but it is often difficult to pen and post a Valentine’s Day message in this busy digital age. That’s why, for the past several years, the brand runs its ‘Pilot Love Guru’ campaign, which brings the heartfelt written word into the digital space by creating custom one-of-a-kind handwritten notes to send to those we love, through social media.
To participate, customers can tweet, tag, comment or share their valentine’s name with the hashtag #PilotLoveGuru on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Pilot’s specially trained ‘Love Gurus’ will hand-write a personalized and heartfelt message and send it to the valentine via the selected social network. Each message is customized based on the customer’s original message to Pilot. The brand says the #PilotLoveGuru campaign has already played cupid for hundreds of lovers and friends. Pilot has seen a 20 percent increase in love messages each year.

 

 

 

Cadbury Dairy Milk #SayItWithSilk Microsite Campaign

In 2016, the premium chocolate brand from Mondelez India was all out with its flagship Valentine campaign #SayItWithSilk that enabled couples to express their love to each other with a microsite that created personalized videos. On the microsite, one needed to answer a few questions like what their partner means to them, select appropriate stickers and submit along with email id. A video is generated that is shareable on social media as well as downloadable. Adorable visuals and gifs were used to amplify the social reach, and drive more people to visit the microsite.

 

 

 

Krispy Kreme UK Love Roulette Online Game

In 2012 and 2013, Krispy Kreme UK ran a ‘Love Roulette’ game to help singles find love and a free doughnut, with just one spin. Users can access the game through the Krispy Kreme UK website or its Facebook page, and are asked to provide their Twitter name, and their sexual preference – male or female. The roulette then matches the user with a potential partner and any successful pairing who strike up a conversation using the #krispykremeloveroulette hashtag will be automatically entered into a prize draw for the chance to win a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts. As an added incentive, participants received a voucher for a free doughnut of their choice when they bought any of the Valentine’s special range of donuts.

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