adidas: Star Wars Case Study from Unruly Media
 

Case Study

Company Name:
Unruly Media
Company URL:
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adidas: Star Wars

adidas: Star Wars
URL:  http://www.adidas.com/originals/uk/
Key Industries:
Clothing
Entertainment & Leisure
Retail
Key Sectors:
Social Media
Video
Viral Marketing
adidas: Star Wars


Brief

• adidas Originals launch Star Wars Collection Jan 2010
• Supported by 60 second film with intergalactic cast

Strategy

• Seed ‘cool’ content to hipster, geek and retro communities in well-contextualised environments
• Influence the influencers

Execution

• Bespoke programme to identify and contact influential bloggers
• Editorial placements on Popwhore, Trendland, Prozac Champagne and 40 other sites
• Home page editorial placement on NME
• Mobile distribution on GetJam apps targeting 16-24’s

Results

• 1.2 million UK plays
• 900 blog posts, 2,000 tweets and 15.000 Facebook shares
• #1 on YouTube and #1 on Viral Video Chart