REV/XP’s work with Chipotle wins massive at Hermes Artistic Awards 2023
REV/XP, the gaming and esports subsidiary of rEvolution, is thrilled to announce that our work with Chipotle has gained 4 Platinum Hermes Artistic awards. We efficiently collaborated with star content material creator Karl Jacobs to construct pleasure round their new product launch Pollo Asado, the primary new rooster menu innovation in Chipotle’s 29-year historical past.
Check out our winning entries here!
Hermes Artistic Awards acknowledge the people who find themselves on the forefront of the data revolution. They search for entrepreneurs who use each conventional and digital instruments to rework their concepts into actuality, and their work is well known in varied kinds together with publications, web sites, and advertising campaigns. rEvolution competed in 4 classes; Advertising and marketing Marketing campaign, Product Launch, Digital Advertising and marketing Marketing campaign, Built-in Advertising and marketing marketing campaign and emerged victorious in all 4.
“Chipotle’s collaboration with Karl Jacobs serves as a invaluable illustration of how firms can efficiently interact with gaming influencers. Karl, with a real liking for Chipotle, eagerly joined within the model’s first rooster taste launch. ” – Chris Mann, SVP REV/XP
The purpose of the marketing campaign was to launch Pollo Asado in a culturally driving method, tapping into the tremendous fandom of Karl Jacobs and his engaged neighborhood whereas additionally making a can’t miss Minecraft occasion distinctive to Chipotle.
The success of the marketing campaign was attributed to Karl’s genuine love for Chipotle and sharing his story together with his devoted followers. A digital advert was created for varied platforms that mirrored Karl’s character and its recognition rapidly unfold on social media, even turning into a meme. To additional capitalize on Karl’s affect on the marketing campaign, we strategically selected key moments to faucet leverage Karl’s Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok channels. Moreover, Minecraft was used to create an enticing expertise for Karl’s followers. The Minecraft occasion concerned a charity basketball match hosted by Karl and different outstanding creators, and featured a custom-built Chipotle court docket, 10,000 free entrée drops, and Easter eggs hidden all through the court docket, leading to a top-rated Minecraft stream and high-ranking on Twitch in the course of the broadcast.
The Pollo Asado launch marketing campaign far exceeded expectations, particularly because of a shock look by Mr. Beast, in addition to participation from a few of the greatest creators together with Karl, together with DREAM, Sapnap, and TinaKitten. All the built-in marketing campaign gained a mass quantity of consideration from the general public and the social media response to the marketing campaign resulted within the creation of a viral meme, which remains to be in use as we speak by probably the most influential members of the gaming neighborhood.
Stream & Social Highlights:
- #1 Minecraft viewership on Twitch
- #2 in all viewership on Twitch
”Our workforce collaborated with Karl and his workforce to supply a very distinctive second for Chipotle, which included an advert spot, social content material, and a charity basketball sport in Minecraft on a Chipotle court docket. REV/XP offered a turnkey resolution for Chipotle from conceptualization by means of activation of the marketing campaign.” – Chris Mann, SVP REV/XP
