Heineken has unveiled @wherenext, a new digital experience part of the fully-integrated global campaign, ‘Cities of the World’.
The Twitter-based @wherenext service aims to help consumers explore new experiences of their cities, using a brand new and innovative social tool. The digital experience of the ‘Cities of the World’ campaign marks a milestone in the evolution of Heineken’s digital marketing strategy.
Guiding urbanites to new adventures
Acting as a social compass, @wherenext reads the pulse of a city by using real-time location-based social activity to show where is hot and guide urbanites to new adventures off their beaten track. The real-time recommendations engine will help consumers answer that eternal night-out question, ‘Where next?’ The real-time activity will also be provided on a mobile responsive website www.heineken.com/openyourcity for access to all consumers around the world.
The new digital platform – developed in collaboration with R/GA London – is a solution to findings from recent Heineken research which revealed that consumers experience a ‘fear of missing out’ (FOMO) on the exciting experiences in their city.
Different cities, different ‘social currency’
The research also showed how consumers from different cities seek a different ‘social currency’ in each urban environment. People who live in them want to break from routine, experience new places and embark on urban adventures that will add to their social currency. For example, New Yorkers see ‘making it’ as the ultimate social currency whereas people from Rio de Janeiro see happiness as the absolute mark of achievement. For Londoners, it’s all about personal development and defining success for themselves.
Inspiring people to be courageous and inspirational
“Our world-class marketing campaigns are global, integrated and digitally-driven as everything we do is inspired by and oriented towards our fans. The success of the Heineken brand is rooted in a commitment to continual innovation,” said Gianluca Di Tondo, Senior Brand Director Global Heineken Brand.
“We boldly break away from traditional beer marketing approaches to create stories that inspire people to be courageous and aspirational. @wherenext and Cities of the World is the latest iteration of Heineken strategy, using rich consumer insights to respond to their desires to explore the great adventures in their cities.”
Identifies which locations are trending
The social-media-based service uses a unique algorithm that listens to social media activity, such as tweets, check-ins and photos across popular platforms like Twitter, Instagram and Foursquare and analyses which locations are trending. The platform will help people navigate nightlife, overcome their fear of missing out and live their city to the fullest.
JP Maheu, Managing Director, Global Brand & Agency Strategy at Twitter, said: “Heineken is a consistently innovative brand on Twitter, and we’re excited to see them continue this into the lifestyle and entertainment space with the @wherenext campaign.
“The initiative is really creative use of Twitter. It’s well-suited to the real-time and mobile nature of the platform and will give fans a window into the most vibrant experiences in cities around the world, right in the palm of their hand.”
@wherenext will be put to the test in a live televised social experiment that will see real people in three cities challenged to uncover the best kept secrets in a race against the clock. More details to be released in July 2014.
See @wherenext in action at http://youtu.be/hiUsikDoU1Q
More about @wherenext – how does it work?
The platform uses a unique algorithm that listens to social media activity, including:
tweets
check-ins
photos
This data is pulled from popular social media sources, including:
Twitter
Instagram
Foursquare
@wherenext uses this data to analyse where and what is trending
Users must tweet ‘@wherenext’ plus their location (e.g. @wherenext Shoreditch) and @wherenext will produce recommendations on where to find the next hidden gem in their city
About Heineken
The Heineken brand, that bears the founder’s family name – Heineken – is available in almost every country across the globe and is the world’s most valuable international premium beer brand.
To follow Heineken® on Twitter visit www.twitter.com/heineken and to become a fan on Facebook go to www.facebook.com/heineken. To view videos, subscribe to the YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/heineken.
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