Media Case Studies

LOVEFiLM & Metro

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

The Brief

LOVEFiLM

  • Positive brand association with Metro
  • Introduction to a wider audience
  • Drive sales on LOVEFiLM

Metro

  • Positive brand association with LOVEFiLM
  • Offer an added value element to their readers

The Solution

  • Cocktail created a partnership promotion between LOVEFiLM and Metro newspapers to achieve the objectives of both brands
  • LOVEFiLM offered readers of Metro a free £10 Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate when signing up for a free 30 day trial on LOVEFiLM
  • These promotions were run across Metro publications country wide, reaching an audience of 1.8 million people. The promotions were run on an ongoing basis

The Results

  • LOVEFiLM was able to reach a wider audience through Metro
  • LOVEFiLM achieved data capture when the Metro readers took up the 30 day free trial in order to claim their 2 free cinema tickets.
  • Metro was able to promote the LOVEFiLM offer as an added value benefit at no extra cost to them