Here’s the ad, which reportedly cost £6m to make and took six months.
Not sure about you but it feels aimed at a bit of a younger audience this year (and animal lovers, of course).
And here’s the Snapchat lens. Very smart.
In case you’re wondering about the John Lewis Snapchat lens here it is on my big head. pic.twitter.com/Z8U1i9FGgG
— Ben Davis (@herrhuld) November 10, 2016
And below is the email marketing I received this morning. What I haven’t captured here is the header text bouncing around and Buster’s head nodding up and down.
Using GIFs to really bring the bouncing story into the email creative is a really simple but creative idea.
Time will tell how successful this year’s campaign is compared to last, which had a slightly luke warm reception due to its more reflective tone.
Anecdotally, anticipation seemed high this year, with the annual event being jokingly referred to as the only thing that can save 2016.
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