When it comes to online shares, people only see the clicks and numbers, but never the actual people and experience.

To remind people of the original meaning of “sharing”, we decided to show what online shares mean in real life in an entertaining way.

So we looked up the most shared food post in Hungary, and shared it as many times physically as it was shared online.

We found out that Monika Barna Pap’s coconut cake recipe was shared the most with 102,642 shares online in 2015.

So we baked 102,642 pieces of the same cake from the exact same recipe with Monika, and shared them with 102,642 people on the streets of Budapest.

For the first time, through this PR event, 102,642 people could experience sharing together, next to each other, and not through a digital screen.

First we found Monica who invented the 102,642 shared food post in Hungary. Then we invited her to become the chef ambassador to bake the 102,642 cakes together.

The “Share you can eat” event took place on 25th November 2015 in Budapest, where we handed out 102,642 cakes to everyone.

We also invited many special guests, who previously “shared” Monika’s cake on social media, but never tasted it before themselves.

As for the advertising of the event we deliberately held the scope minimal as we wanted to use the surprising effect of the happening. That is why we only used a small scale teaser campaign.

Once user content of the surprise stunt started spreading, national TV joined with a special coverage with Monika, first at the event, and later at popular morning shows.

Hungary’s national television news, talk shows and many other online and offline media reported the “Share you can eat” event, resulting in a reach of over 2.03 million people, surpassing the total population of Budapest.

Also during and after the campaign, Telekom dominated 71.3% of all social mentions in the sector, making it the most talked about telecommunication brand in Hungary.

This was a 32.1% growth compared to the average yearly mentions.

And Monika Barna Pap became the most famous cake celebrity in Hungary in 2015, with many fans baking the same cake all over the country.

We turned one online food post into a real-life experience, entertaining 102,642 people and expanded it into a nation-wide conversation about Telekom’s brand values, “Life is for sharing.”

With an attention-grabbing, PR stunt, we turned a one day event into a nation-wide conversation throughout Hungary.

We turned one cake post which was shared 102,642 times online into a real-life experience, by baking the same 102,642 cakes and handing them to 102,642 people in Budapest.

For the first time we showed what our social sharing habit looks like in real life, which strengthens the value for the Hungarian Telekom brand, “Life is for sharing.”

Through this single day event 102,642 people were able to experience and taste the most famous cake in Hungary and millions joined the conversation through PR.

The target audience was all Telekom subscribers and non-subscribers in Hungary.

But we especially wanted to reach younger people who live their every minute on social media.

So we picked places in Budapest where millennials tend to show up (universities, downtown) for the stunt event.

We also circulated an online video and made a Facebook event to tease people and bloggers and inform them of the world’s first real “Share you can eat.”

Hungarian Telekom believes that sharing makes lives better because it brings people together. Their brand message is “Life is for sharing.”

But since they introduced this slogan in 2007, the word “sharing” became overused. People associate it with online shares when they hear it. “Sharing” is only a push of a social button for the younger generation.

Our brief was to develop an exciting idea that can change the perception of their slogan, “Life is for sharing.”