Christmas been completely freezing here in Stockholm with around -15 degrees celcius on average. That is about the same temperature as inside the Absolut Icebars. A joint venture between Absolut Vodka and the Icehotel in Northern Sweden, the company run bars completely made of ice at different locations across the globe. Earlier this year we conducted a study to measure the effect of the music identity we developed and implemented in their bars.
The result was stunning. It showed that 77% of respondents reported a greatly enhanced experience when the music identity was played (the opposite of when commercial radio was played). And furthermore, the number of respondents who wanted to stay longer or come back rose by almost 250%.
“Music is both content and media. If we characterize consumer engagement as the sum total of the numbers of daily impressions plus the total amount of content consumtion, then music offers the largest array of consumer facing touch points (reach) than any other category and is by far, the most consumed entertainment content today.”
Steve Yanovsky, Music and Emerging Media Consultant, Mindshare
Thank you everyone for showing up at this weeks Eurobest Amsterdam. Enjoyed our conversation and here is as promised a Youtube playlist with the videos from the presentation. More to come soon.
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You are probably already aware that the social media network platforms will be of greater importance in your brand communication in the future. The questions are: How do you enter into this market of dialogue? How do you market in a digital culture where traditional advertising doesn’t work? How do you engage your customers and transform this engagement into business for your brand? Could music branding be the key to unlocking the potential of these platforms?
