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Luc Belaire: The New Tradition. Claim your table.

Pernod Ricard asked agencies to make Luc Belaire the go-to premium alternative to champagne for young adults. Our answer: a platform for success that is earned, not inherited, carried by club takeovers, a rewards app and one live view of every venue and shelf.

Pitch finalistHello Brand was a finalist in Pernod Ricard's agency selection for this brief. The work has not run.

  • Creative platform
  • Club takeovers
  • Rewards app
  • Creators and influencers
  • Premium retail
Client
Pernod Ricard
Sector
Drinks
Brief
FY27 creative agency brief
Engagement
A venue TV squeeze back: a packed club under a Belaire 100/100 Countdown Sold Out screen plays in the window, framed by Luc Belaire key art and logo, with a QR code, the words Scan to take part and an 18+ line.

QR code that opens this Luc Belaire page on hellobrand.co.za.

Luc Belaire members' club welcome screen: the Luc Belaire crest over a bottle, a loyalty programme to earn status and unlock rewards, and a Join button.

A pitch: Hello Brand reached the final round of the agency selection. No campaign has run, so there are no results.

Not for persons under the age of 18. Enjoy responsibly.

Chapter 1 of 9

The brief

Elevate Luc Belaire as the go-to premium champagne alternative for young adults, by building awareness, trial and visibility in top nightclubs, and so grow market share and cultural relevance.

The business ambition behind it: grow into the leading sparkling wine in Africa by challenging the traditional champagne status quo. Two marketing objectives carry it: build advocacy and desirability with lifestyle influencers, and give the brand distinctive visibility, experiences and presence in the leading nightclubs.

The challenge, in the brief's own question: how can Luc Belaire build champagne-level credibility while creating a culturally relevant connection that gives Gen Z a compelling reason to choose it?

The brief, distilled

Get
Young, culturally savvy champagne drinkers (Gen Z)
To
Choose Luc Belaire in moments where they want to make a statement
Instead of
Established competitor brands that are the safe choice
By
Establishing Luc Belaire as a modern champagne status symbol for flex and impress moments
Because
A unique range that breaks boundaries, with French heritage

The brand

Five Luc Belaire bottles on black, their labels glowing: Brut Gold, Rare Rosé, Luxe Rosé, Rare Luxe and Bleu.

Self-made tastes better.

The brand's purpose, and its big idea: The New Tradition. Luc Belaire is a French sparkling wine house founded in 1898, with a range built to break the codes of traditional champagne. Its Fantôme range carries glow-in-the-dark labels, designed to stand out in a nightclub.

Single-minded message: choosing Belaire makes a statement about who you are. It is not the safe choice; it is for those who know.

  • Build awareness of Belaire as a modern luxury alternative to champagne
  • Drive trial, in the club and in premium retail
  • Own visibility in the leading nightclubs
  • Build advocacy with lifestyle influencers

Chapter 2 of 9

Who it is for

Young, culturally savvy Millennial and Gen Z drinkers: pop-culture aware, trend-led and looking for new experiences.

Insight

Gen Z choose brands that reflect their values. Authentic, culturally relevant brands with a purpose matter as much as what is in the bottle.

How they drink

More Gen Z are drinking, but with intent: they value craft, storytelling and provenance, and expect a brand to stand for something beyond the bottle.

The moment: turnt up

Lifting the mood with friends in a high-energy setting: a club, a bar or an event, late in the evening, partly planned. The need is to impress.

What it is up against: established competitor brands that feel like the safe choice in moments made to flex or impress.

Our read: the optimistic achiever

Urban, fashion-forward and digitally native, aged 19 to 35 and female-skewed. They seek recognition, access and status, and to them celebration is not an event but a state of mind. They don't wait for occasions; they create them.

But the category has grown noisy, with celebrity endorsements, price promotions and visual clutter in clubs and stores. Being seen no longer guarantees being chosen. What is missing is meaning at the moment of celebration: a reason to choose Luc Belaire in real time, when the bottle is ordered, shared and displayed.

The mindset

“I decide when something matters.”

  • The cultural starters

    Early-career professionals, students moving into work, creatives. “I'm not there yet, but I'm on my way.”

    Champagne feels special but not yet meant for them. Luc Belaire is their first step into champagne culture: join the ritual without the pressure, and order bubbles in public with confidence.

  • The aspirational progressors

    Young professionals, entrepreneurs, side-hustlers. “Every move forward counts.”

    They understand the codes of champagne but often feel they overpay for a name. Luc Belaire becomes their go-to celebration bottle: the look and language of champagne, with control over the spend.

  • The hosts

    Founders, senior creatives, promoters, tastemakers. “Success is shared.”

    Not always the richest, but the most influential: they curate the room. Traditional champagne feels rigid to them. Luc Belaire becomes their hosting badge, setting the tone without flexing excess.

Chapter 3 of 9

The idea: a table earned, not inherited

The champagne category runs on heritage, lineage and old-money cues. Luc Belaire competes on culture, visibility and earned celebration. Our plan: reposition it as the sparkling wine of earned success, not inherited status, and make it the symbol for those building their own table.

Campaign key art: five Luc Belaire bottles, Gold, Luxe Rosé, Rare Rosé, Luxe and Bleu, on a stone ledge inside a frame of glowing pink lines on black.

The New Tradition: Claim Your Table.

Not champagne's tradition: our generation's tradition. A seat at the table has always meant permission: you're invited, you're accepted, you belong. It can also mean rejection: no chair for you, wait your turn. The campaign celebrates a new truth: when you build the table, you decide who sits. Luc Belaire moves the conversation from “May I sit?” to “Pull up, we built this.”

Behind it: a culture-to-commerce system. Cultural relevance leads to a confident choice, a rewarded choice to a repeat purchase, and repeat purchase to advocacy: one table, one venue, one celebration at a time.

  • Turn celebration into proof of progress
  • Own high-energy nightlife
  • Lift presence on and Off Trade
  • Make the point of celebration the point of conversion

The manifesto: we don't wait for seats

They told us to wait our turn. To follow tradition. To earn approval before we celebrate.

But where we're from, nothing was set for us. So we built anyway. Without invitations. Without handshakes behind closed doors. With ideas, long nights and people who believed before it worked.

And when the first win came, we didn't ask to be seated. We built a table. A louder table. A brighter table. A table earned, not inherited.

The pay-off

Luc Belaire is for those moments. For the builders. For the hosts. For the ones who turn progress into presence.

One idea, every touchpoint

Social
“The night reveals who we are. #ClaimYourTable”
DJ call-out
“If you're claiming the night, Belaire on the table.”
Entry
“You showed up. Now claim the night.”
Screens and POS
“Pop. Connect. Unlock. Your status is earned, not given.”

The new rituals

Moments designed to feel inevitable in club culture: champagne energy, but modern, and status without explanation.

The arrival moment

  • Belaire is the first bottle on the table: you didn't wait to celebrate
  • Guests tap in and their name lights up the venue screens

The Fantôme drop

  • Lights dim, the bottle glows, the staff move as one
  • It signals that this table matters

Belaire-only nights

  • Exclusivity builds credibility: if it's the only option, it becomes the right one
  • Staff trained to say what people are choosing tonight

Chapter 4 of 9

Own the night: the club, the screen and the shelf

The bars, clubs and bottle stores where people celebrate are where the choice is made, and they are almost invisible in data. The plan digitises those last three feet, so every screen, table, bottle and shelf leads to the same Luc Belaire members' club.

A venue screen: a packed club under a Belaire 100/100 Countdown Sold Out sign in the window, framed by Luc Belaire key art, with a QR code and an 18+ line.
How Luc Belaire would run on the Brand Box venue screens, with the live countdown in the window.
Luc Belaire members' club welcome screen with a Join button.
Scan, connect, unlock: the QR opens the members' club.

Three ways to own the night

Club nights
DJ-hosted nights with partner clubs, with call-outs for the big spenders who own the night and claim their seat at the table
Venue takeovers
Hired venues turned into Luc Belaire “Own the Night” events, with the full toolkit
Shared events
VIP access and lounges with LED tables, shared with other status-driven lifestyle brands
  • Concept render of an outdoor Luc Belaire takeover at night: a crowd dancing between glowing pink LED pods and bottle tables, under a lit Luc Belaire bar and DJ booth.
    A takeover, outside: LED pods, branded bars and the DJ booth
  • Cut-away 3D render of a venue dressed for Luc Belaire: branded bars and bottle walls, VIP booths with ice buckets, a dance floor and a terrace.
    A takeover, inside: every room branded, every table a stage

The Gold-tier toolkit

How Luc Belaire shows up and takes over an event: LED screens, DJ booths, LED tables for four and eight, couches, stanchions and rope, plinths, LED pods, ice buckets and light sabers for the service, a photo booth and a photographer. Packages sell the volume: table-booking combos are announced on the night by the invited creators.

  • A black table edged with pink LED light, the Luc Belaire crest glowing on its top.
    The LED tableThe table you claim, lit for the photo.
  • A slim black kiosk edged in pink light, with a screen, a Rosé Fantôme scan-here panel and three bottles at its base.
    The scan plinthTap a wristband or scan to enter.
  • A white LED wristband glowing pink, printed with the Luc Belaire logo.
    The wristbandAn LED band linked to the guest's digital passport.
  • Screen artwork: Belaire Ballers in pink neon letters beside a black bottle of Luc Belaire.
    The screensLCD artwork for the big-spender tables.
  • A glowing black Luc Belaire ice bucket holding two bottles, in front of a neon Belaire sign.
    The ice bucketThe bottle arrives lit.
  • A black bottle of Luc Belaire Rosé Fantôme with a glowing pink label.
    The Fantôme bottleThe hero for high-energy rooms: a label that glows.
  • Two lit Luc Belaire bottle presenters shaped like banknotes, one in pink and one in gold.
    Bottle presentersLit frames for the drop-off moment at the table.
  • Tiered LED bottle displays lit in pink and gold, filled with Luc Belaire bottles.
    Back-bar displaysTiered LED stands that put the range on show.

Ways in

In the venue
QR codes and NFC on tables, menus, bottles and screens; tablets, menu inserts, table talkers and the service rituals
At the shelf
Brand-blocked shelves, high-gloss displays, wobblers, shelf strips and floor markers that lead to the bottle, with gift-with-purchase packs
On screen
Brand Box venue screens and 55-inch screens and digital posters in store, each with a clear call to scan
Connectivity
The Brand Box gives each venue Wi-Fi, with a SIM backup where there is none, so sign-ups never lag

What the brand already knows works

1
High energy is where to win: the club is the channel that builds desire
2
The Fantôme range, with its illuminated label, drives distinction
3
Full branding, from table talkers to bottle packages, drives trial and conversion
4
Drinks exclusivity on activation days helps sell out and keeps competitors out

From the client's brief. The pitch builds on all four: the toolkit is Fantôme-led, branded end to end, and the Belaire-only night is one of the new rituals.

Chapter 5 of 9

A member's journey, from the scan to the CRM

Scan, connect, unlock: from the point of purchase to a long-term relationship, every step rewards the member and tells the brand something.

Seven steps

  1. Scan or tap inA QR code or NFC tag on the table, menu, bottle or screen, on the venue's Brand Box Wi-Fi, opens the members' club. Luc Belaire members' club welcome screen with a Join button.
  2. Join, with consentA short sign-up: email, password and an optional VIP invite code. Members accept the terms and privacy policy, and age is checked. Luc Belaire sign-up screen: email, VIP invite code and password fields, a tick box to accept the terms and privacy policy, and an Activate Membership button.
  3. Spin and winJoining, and every bottle bought, earns a free spin for an instant prize. Spin and Win screen: a glowing gold prize wheel with Luc Belaire prizes, two spins left and a Spin button.
  4. Claim the prizeThe winning screen carries a claim code that venue staff scan to hand over the prize. Claim your Prize screen: You are a winner, a pair of Luc Belaire wireless earphones, and a claim QR code.
  5. Bought it in a store? Snap the till slipOff Trade purchases count too: a photo of the till slip is checked automatically. Capture Till Slip screen with a photographed receipt and a Capture and Submit button.
  6. Earn points, climb the tiersEach verified purchase earns points and moves the member from Bronze to Silver to Gold. Verification Status screen: a verified bottle of Luc Belaire Rare Rosé earns 500 points, above a list of recent purchases.
  7. Stay in the conversationShort surveys on nightlife, music and taste earn points, and the CRM keeps in touch by email, WhatsApp, SMS and push messages. Surveys screen listing short member surveys, social scene and nightlife habits, brand perception, music preferences, purchase behaviour, and influences and media, each with points.
Luc Belaire members' club welcome screen with a Join button.
Step 1 of 7

The night out, booked, shared and rewarded

  1. Pick the nightUpcoming Luc Belaire nights list tickets and VIP tables from R250 to R4,000, with the tables left counting down. Luc Belaire app events screen: a featured Luc Belaire SOHO night with only four tables left and a Buy ticket button.
  2. Pay in the appA VIP table is ordered and paid in the app, by card or a mobile wallet. Luc Belaire app order screen: a VIP table ticket for R3,600 with card and mobile-wallet payment options.
  3. Build your own tableThe host fills each seat at the VIP table and sees who has accepted and who is still pending. Luc Belaire app My Tickets screen: a VIP table with guest seats, some accepted and some pending.
  4. Guests get the inviteEach guest receives a WhatsApp invite with the date, the time and a link to register and accept their ticket. A WhatsApp message inviting a friend to join a Luc Belaire VIP table at SOHO, with the date, time and a link to accept.
  5. Walk in with the passportAt the door, one QR code in the digital passport carries every ticket the member has booked. Luc Belaire app My Passport screen with a large QR code above a list of booked tickets.
  6. Check in nearbyGPS-verified check-ins at partner venues nearby earn 500 points each. Luc Belaire app check-ins screen: GPS verification active and nearby venues, each with a Check in now button and +500 points.
  7. Watch the points climbEach verified visit shows the points earned, the balance and how close the member is to the next tier. Luc Belaire app check-in status: +500 points at a venue, a balance of 12,450 points and progress to the Gold tier.
  8. Take on the Belaire challengeA live social challenge counts down; members share their night with #LucBelaireSA to enter. Luc Belaire app social challenge screen: a live Belaire challenge with a countdown, the #LucBelaireSA hashtag and an Enter button.
  9. Buy from the Belaire storeThe in-app store sells the range, and every bottle adds points and an entry to the Mini Cooper draw. Luc Belaire in-app store listing Rare Rosé, Luxe and Brut Gold bottles at R320, each with +2,000 points.
  10. Count the Mini Cooper entriesMembers see every entry they have earned for the Mini Cooper, drawn live at the campaign finale. Luc Belaire app Your Entries screen: stand a chance to win a Mini Cooper, 42 entries earned and a list of entry tickets.
Luc Belaire app events screen: a featured Luc Belaire SOHO night with only four tables left and a Buy ticket button.
Step 1 of 10

Chapter 6 of 9

Status, rewards and the prizes

Earned access, not given. Every purchase, check-in, post and challenge earns points, a lifetime score that never expires, and credits to spend. Levels unlock premium experiences, exclusive content and bragging rights, on the way to King or Queen of Belaire.

  • Verification Status screen: a verified Luc Belaire purchase earns points.
    PointsFor every verified bottle.
  • Luc Belaire Store rewards screen: branded wireless earphones, a power bank and a card wallet, each with a points price and a Claim button.
    The rewards storeBranded gear for credits.
  • Invite a Friend screen: friends celebrating in a club, with View My Invites and WhatsApp Invite buttons.
    Bring your peopleInvite friends on WhatsApp.
  • Spin and Win screen with a glowing gold prize wheel.
    Spin and winInstant prizes on the night.

The tiers: Bronze, Silver, Gold

Promoters walk members up the ladder on the night: “You're currently Bronze. One more bottle and you hit Silver, with access to the exclusive lounge.” Higher levels unlock better bottle prices, early access to limited drops, VIP bundles, celebration kits and invitations.

What members could win

  1. Instant Spin and win Black wireless earbuds in a charging case printed with the Luc Belaire logo.

    A free spin for joining and for every bottle: Luc Belaire merchandise, vouchers, event and festival tickets, or an entry into the grand draw.

  2. Status The best seat

    VIP access, priority queues and table upgrades; hosted tables and crew nights; DJ shout-outs and playlist features; and, at the end of the year, festival VIP tickets or a curated travel experience for two.

    In the take-it-home month, members can win one of 2,000 Luc Belaire cooler boxes.

  3. The grand prize A Mini Cooper

    Every bottle bought is one entry: in the app, through a promoter at an event, or in a bottle store with a till slip. A live digital draw at the Grand Finale party picks one verified winner, who must prove their identity.

Wear the brand

Credits buy limited Luc Belaire gear in the rewards store, so members become walking ambassadors.

  • A black cap with a pink peak and the Luc Belaire logo.
  • A black T-shirt printed Belaire France.
  • A black bucket hat printed Belaire France.
  • A black power bank with the Luc Belaire logo.
  • Black wireless earbuds in a Luc Belaire charging case.

Chapter 7 of 9

Every mechanic, in detail

One platform behind every ritual, powered by Social Wiiv: tickets, wristbands, photos, points, prizes and messages all land in one CRM.

The Belaire 100/50 Countdown

The volume driver for club nights. Live counters on the venue screens count the bottles down to “sold out”, with hype-men calling out every table that orders, and bottle packages that make the bulk order the natural one. Headline nights count down from 100 bottles, weekly club nights from 50. It also runs as a leaderboard: everyday purchases in stores fuel a member's status at the takeover events.

Concept render of a club lounge: friends toasting at glowing LED high tables under screens that read Belaire 100/50 Countdown, 50 of 100 sold.
The arrival moment: RSVP and RFID

Creators and VIPs get branded invitations with QR tickets from a custom RSVP system. Every guest, invited or ticketed, gets a digital passport. At the door they receive an LED RFID wristband linked to it; when they tap in, their name appears on the venue screens, a digital badge of honour. The same tap checks them in at brand activations and sends them their photos.

Concept render of a packed club: guests celebrate with sparklers under a giant Belaire 100/100 Countdown Sold Out screen, with Belaire ice buckets on lit tables.
Signature service: the Fantôme drop

The luminous Fantôme range is the bottle for high-energy rooms. When a table orders, the lights dim and the bottle arrives glowing, on a plinth or in an LED ice bucket, with light sabers and staff choreography: a parade that tells the room this table matters. Bars are stocked with the full range of five cuvées.

The social snapper: a roaming photo booth

Roaming photographers capture the flex moments. A promoter sends each photo by SMS, email or WhatsApp, or the guest taps their wristband. Registering through the link unlocks the high-resolution photo and a free spin for an instant prize; the guest then shares it, and climbs the leaderboard.

Post and tag challenges+50

A new challenge each week, such as “Best Group Pic”, “Hottest Outfit” or “Glow Selfie”: members post a photo or video from their check-ins on Instagram or TikTok, tag Luc Belaire and use the challenge hashtag. A verified post earns 50 points, and the top three win bonus points, vouchers or free tickets. Members can link their social profiles so approved posts sync automatically. Posts are checked once a day and inappropriate content is rejected.

Till slips, the in-app store and the draw

Three ways to buy, all of them counted. In the app, members buy the range for delivery, with discounts that grow with their level. At events, promoters sell through an official link and deliver to the table. In a bottle store, members upload the till slip: it must be no older than seven days, clear and not a duplicate, with at most ten entries per slip. Every bottle is one entry in the grand draw, listed under My Entries.

Check-ins at partner venues

Members check in by GPS or by scanning a branded QR code at partner bars, restaurants, lounges and clubs, and earn points for each verified visit. Repeat check-ins bring members back, and every check-in shows Luc Belaire its top venues and regions.

Book your table, build your table

Events sell in the app: general access, VIP cocktail tables and VIP seated tables with bottles and food included. The host of a table assigns its seats and invites friends by WhatsApp, email or SMS; friends register to accept. A virtual table lets a crew gather around one host, and a free bottle goes to a host when 12 friends join it.

A black LED-edged table with the Luc Belaire crest glowing on its top.
Invite a friend

Members send a WhatsApp link; when a friend signs up and verifies their email and mobile number, the member earns points and credits, and friends can vote for each other's photo submissions for more. Peer-to-peer growth on one of South Africa's most used messaging platforms.

Promoters, on the floor and online

A promoter app runs shifts, check-ins, sign-up QR codes, sales and prizes. On the night, a capture team works the entrance and the photo booth, and a VIP team moves members up the tiers at the tables, with a three-step conversation: the hook (“Ready to own the night?”), the value (your photo on WhatsApp and a free spin) and the access (the next tier). Promoters are rewarded for verified sign-ups, so no fake addresses get in. Online, social coordinators with trusted communities share the campaign on WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and email, paid on performance.

Surveys and messages: the CRM

The brand team writes surveys in the dashboard, from a one-question poll to a full questionnaire, and sends them by level, region or behaviour; members earn points for each. Welcome and verification emails, WhatsApp reminders and invitations, SMS one-time PINs, push notifications and in-app messages keep members active between events. Members' data is captured with consent, stored to POPI standards and linked to Pernod Ricard's own database.

The channels: screens, social and creators

Brand Box venue screens with an audience report; digital billboards bought programmatically by area and audience; paid social on Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube and X; content, video and copy made for each; an influencer programme of DJs, hosts and nightlife tastemakers; and the promoter app. Before each event, paid social builds the hype four weeks out and is boosted two weeks out, creators post daily, the local Luc Belaire pages share it, and tickets open through a limited RSVP guest list, then free-ticket draws and paid tickets. Creators say: “This is where the night happens.”

Chapter 8 of 9

What we proposed, and how it would be measured

From guessing to leading.

A pitch, not a campaign: Hello Brand reached the final round and the work has not run. This is how our response answered the brief's four asks.

One big idea

Asked: a long-term, 360-degree creative idea that makes Luc Belaire a modern champagne status symbol for Gen Z flex and impress moments, with a narrative and messaging framework and early art direction within the global brand guidelines.

Our answer: The New Tradition: Claim Your Table. A manifesto, a brand pay-off, lines for every touchpoint and new rituals, anchored in the brand's own purpose, “Self-made tastes better”.

Nightlife toolkit

Asked: high-energy, ritual-led activations in clubs, with a map of how guests enter, engage, taste and learn, branded point-of-sale, bottle rituals, VIP table cues and signature drop-off moments.

Our answer: the Gold-tier takeover kit, the arrival moment, the Fantôme drop and the 100/50 Countdown, with a run sheet for each night from load-in to the final data sync.

Creators and influencers

Asked: a tiered playbook for Gen Z creators, nightlife personalities, DJs and tastemakers, with content guidelines and the hero serve.

Our answer: a platform for members to show their own hustle, whether DJs, artists, gamers or creators; curated DJ and influencer nights; post and tag challenges; the social snapper; and paid online coordinators, all of it tracked.

Premium retail

Asked: shelf presence, premium displays, gifting and seasonal moments, with trial and conversion through tastings, samplers, QR-led storytelling and digital touchpoints.

Our answer: brand-blocked shelves, displays, floor markers and screens with a call to scan; gift-with-purchase packs; till-slip entries that link the shelf to the grand draw and to status at the next takeover.

How the work would be judged

  1. Distinctive and ownable: fresh, bold and unlike other champagne or spirits campaigns
  2. Strategic relevance: a deep understanding of Gen Z, nightlife culture and flex moments
  3. Clarity and coherence: one idea across every touchpoint
  4. Longevity and flexibility: it adapts across channels and activations over time
  5. Solves the core challenge: difference, relevance and consideration in the ultra-premium category
  6. Commercial impact and ease of execution: realistic in a high-energy club, and scalable

Mandatories included compliance with Pernod Ricard's code for commercial communications and South African regulations.

Three tiers of venue

  • Gold: must-win

    • Premium flagship venues: headline “100 bottles” nights and weekly “50 bottles” club nights
    • A permanent branded area, the VIP gold chair and the photo booth
    • Curated DJ and influencer nights, in-app tickets and rewards
  • Silver: growth relays

    • Secondary and niche local venues, with DJ sets and digital activation
    • Bar and DJ-booth naming rights, photo-booth moments
    • Community building and event storytelling
  • Bronze: trial

    • Promoter-led digital activation
    • Boutique activations with local influencers
    • Every bottle package recorded for insight and follow-up

The rollout, event by event

I. Pre-event hype: days 23 to 1

  • Teasers through creators, invitations unboxed on social, national countdowns
  • Builds the fear of missing out and drives RSVPs

II. Live: the national tour

  • Standard “Own the Night” events, venue by venue
  • The rituals live; first-party data captured at the door, the booth and the table

III. The legacy: days 1 to 14 after

  • Recap reels, “Top 5 moments” and a personal recap for each guest
  • Keeps the night relevant and the member loyal

The always-on year

The members' club never switches off: joining, check-ins, till slips, the wallet, the rewards shop, badges, birthday bonuses and surveys run all year. Each month adds a theme on top.

Month 1
Join the Club: “Welcome to the New Tradition”
Month 2
Bring your people: “Baller energy is shared”
Month 3
Show your taste: post the moment, book your seat
Month 4
Prove it Off Trade: “The night starts before the night”
Month 5
Own the night: tickets, check-ins, status
Month 6
The invitation: “This isn't public”
Month 7
Rest and reignite: surveys, early-access drops
Month 8
Culture carriers: “People don't ask what's trending. They ask you”
Month 9
Passport season: multi-venue check-ins, city against city
Month 10
The winners' circle: badges and invite-only events
Month 11
End-of-year access: “This isn't a prize. It's a place you earned”
Month 12
Legacy: leaderboard finals, “It's where your name stays”

One live view: the brand situation room

A live dashboard joins trade, media and consumer data, so the brand team sees performance by country, region, venue tier and channel, talks to venues directly, and moves spend to what works. Data exports in one click and syncs with Pernod Ricard's database through an API. It is how the brand would move from guessing to leading, measured by:

Luc Belaire situation room

What it would be measured by

12 months · sample

Example dashboard Mostly sample data, not campaign results. This was a proposal, so there are no results. The 11 venues and 22 activations in South Africa are the pitch's plan, as stated on this page. Those figures are tagged From the case study; everything tagged Sample is made up to show how the dashboard works, and is replaced by real figures once they are reported.

  • Sample

    26,480

    Verified consumer profiles

  • Sample

    +14.2%

    Depletion in full-range accounts

  • Sample

    6,842,000

    Impressions from creators and content

  • Sample

    23.6%

    Mobile engagement rate

  • Sample

    413

    Guests per activation

  • Sample

    15,385

    Verified purchases, on and Off Trade

The members' club

  • Sample

    26,480

    Verified consumer profiles

    Members who joined with consent and passed the age check

  • Sample

    23.6%

    Mobile engagement rate

    Members active in the app in a month: check-ins, posts, surveys, spins

Verified consumer profiles, month by month (running total)
Verified consumer profiles, month by month (running total)
ItemValue
M11,860
M23,940
M35,720
M47,980
M510,150
M612,040
M713,870
M815,920
M918,410
M1020,630
M1123,350
M1226,480
Members, by tier
Members, by tier
ItemValue
Bronze19,840
Silver5,120
Gold1,520
Mobile engagement rate

of members active in the app in a month

Own the night

  • From the case study

    11

    Venues in South Africa

    Across Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal

  • From the case study

    22

    Activations

    Club nights and takeovers in South Africa

  • Sample

    413

    Guests per activation

    Guests who tapped in at the door, 9,086 across the year

  • Sample

    +14.2%

    Depletion in full-range accounts

    Bottles sold through venues stocking all five cuvées, against last year

Guests per activation, by venue tier
Guests per activation, by venue tier
ItemValue
Gold: must-win685
Silver: growth relays394
Bronze: trial228
Depletion in full-range accounts, change on last year, by quarter
Depletion in full-range accounts, change on last year, by quarter
ItemValue
Q16.8%
Q211.5%
Q315.9%
Q422.6%

Creators and influencers

  • Sample

    6,842,000

    Impressions from creators and content

    DJ and influencer nights, creators' posts, post and tag challenges and venue screens

  • Sample

    4,930

    Post and tag entries

    Verified challenge posts, 50 points each

Impressions, by source
Impressions, by source
ItemValue
DJ and influencer nights2,915,000
Creators' own posts1,846,000
Post and tag challenges1,264,000
Venue screens817,000
Impressions, by quarter
Impressions, by quarter
ItemValue
Q11,215,000
Q21,604,000
Q31,788,000
Q42,235,000

Premium retail

  • Sample

    15,385

    Verified purchases, on and Off Trade

    Bottles bought and verified: each one an entry in the grand draw

  • Sample

    36%

    Off Trade share

    Bottles verified by till slip or through the in-app store

Verified purchases, On and Off Trade
  • On Trade 64%
  • Off Trade 36%
Verified purchases, by route
Verified purchases, by route
ItemValue
In the club9,846
Till slips from bottle stores4,212
In-app store1,327

Rand values excl. VAT. Figures tagged Sample are for illustration only: not results from this or any campaign.

Chapter 9 of 9

Across Africa, and what's next

Shown for South Africa first, in Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, then the same kits and the same mechanics in Kenya, Angola, Nigeria and the DRC, with spend scaled to each market. One idea, run centrally and expressed locally.

Markets
South Africa, Kenya, Angola, Nigeria and the DRC
South Africa
11 venues and 22 activations across three provinces
Culture
Music first: Afro, amapiano, house, hip hop and pop, with art, fashion and lifestyle
The team
Hello Brand (strategy and creative), Social Wiiv (the software) and an experiential production partner

Hello Brand reached the final round of Pernod Ricard's agency selection for this brief. Nothing has run, so this page will not show campaign results. For the same client, the Martell programme shows the same platform at work for cognac.

A table earned, not inherited.

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