THE CHALLENGE
From its infamous colourful cans to space-inspired beer names, Beavertown has always had creativity at its heart. To celebrate this Beavertown challenged us to look at ways to get people to be more creative, but alongside an expression of the brand’s creativity, it also needed to have a strong product message. In essence, how could we turn having a pint into a moment of creativity?
THE SOLUTION
In our research, we found that Pablo Picasso was once asked to pay for a meal by drawing a picture. His response…"I want to pay the bill, not buy the restaurant.” This became our creative jumping-off point, and the fact that World Doodle Day was being celebrated on 3rd September became our cultural hook.
What if you could pay for a pint with a doodle? Which was exactly what we invited people to do — doodle on a beer mat, give it to a barman and get yourself a free pint of Beavertown’s lager, Bones.
Each of the beer mats was designed by Beavertown’s Creative Director, Nick Dwyer, who created unfinished doodles in Beavertown’s iconic style. The unfinished doodles were created in a way that encouraged people to tell their own stories, but equally would give them a piece of artwork they could be proud of handing over.
The activation was originally planned for Beavertown’s Corner Pin and Taproom, but we worked with the sales team to make it national, rolling the activity out across 22 pubs in 5 cities. This then allowed us to move from selling in just a London story to one across cities like Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield too.
THE RESULTS
The campaign generated coverage in titles such as LADBible, Secret London, and About Manchester, culminating in 25 pieces, with a reach of 56 million and estimated coverage views of 209,000.
Beavertown’s launch video for the activation also became Beavertown’s most-watched piece of social content ever.
