Cannes Lions

FOLGERS COFFEE

SAATCHI & SAATCHI, New York / PROCTER & GAMBLE / 2006

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Description

Designed to help single twenty-something's meet the challenges of early morning starts, Folgers created mobile phone alarm calls that users can upload to their mobile from Toleratemornings.com. The calls were intended to start the users day pleasantly, making morning more tolerable. Consumers choose the calling character they wish to hear from - and a time to be woken up. An SMS code is sent direct to their mobile. At the requested time the consumer receives the wake up call direct to their mobile phone from their chosen character. 

Execution

Through dreamscape print ads, a uniquely off-beat commercial, and “walking billboards” we aroused curiosity and drove twentysomethings to toleratemornings.com.

Once on the site we armed them with all sorts of ammunition to make their mornings a little less morning-like. Downloadables like: a boss tracker that allows them to keep an eye on their boss’s movements; a selection of auto-response emails that respond to those early requests; a choice of pleasant wake-up calls to replace the dreaded “beep” of their alarm. For sleepy twentysomethings, toleratemornings.com was yet another way that Folgers found to make their mornings a little bit more tolerable.

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