By 
Summary
In order to reach teens and millennials in Croatia, Coca-Cola, the Croatian YouTube network JoomBoos and 24sata d.o.o. created a YouTube talent show. The show helped jump-start the Croatian YouTube scene.
Publisher/Agency: 24sata d.o.o / JoomBoos
Campaign: Videostar: First YouTube Talent Show
Brand: Coca-Cola
Country: Croatia
The project’s aim was to define and organise the YouTube scene in Croatia and find new talent among thousands of young YouTube users.
Mission
The objective was to create an innovative concept to communicate Coca-Cola’s platform “Taste the feeling” and connect Coca-Cola with teens and millennials. To achieve that, 24sata d.o.o needed to jump-start the Croatian YouTube scene.
RELATED: How Coca-Cola Connected With Millennials by Letting Them Co-Create a YouTube Series
That is how the Videostar: First YouTube talent show was born. The project’s aim was to define and organise the YouTube scene in Croatia and find new talent among thousands of young YouTube users. 24sata d.o.o combined Coca-Cola’s communication platform with JoomBoos’ YouTube fan base to create innovative content never before seen in the region.
KPIs
- 700 video submissions
- 3,000,000 minutes of view time
- Increase of YouTube reactions and social fan base
Target audience
JoomBoos and Coca-Cola both have the same target audience: teens and millennials aged 14-30. They are considered the hardest target audience to please when it comes to content creation.
The strategy was to create an innovative type of online content in which fans would not only be passive viewers but engaged content co-creators.
Strategic approach
The strategy was to create an innovative type of online content in which fans would not only be passive viewers but engaged content co-creators. Through Videostar: First YouTube talent show, 24sata d.o.o offered the fans an opportunity to “Taste the feeling” of success and become the next big YouTube superstars.
RELATED: How Electronics Company Penetrated Gaming Market by Pranking YouTube Influencers
Unfortunately, the YouTube scene in Croatia is pretty undeveloped and poorly organised. Teens and millennials are the hardest target audience to impress today because of their short focus span and tendency to pick their favourite content very carefully. Since they spend most of their time online, browsing the Internet and using social networks, 24sata d.o.o. focused the entire strategy on those platforms, especially YouTube as JoomBoos is the greatest Croatian YouTube network.
Videostar consisted of weekly episodes, and each elimination round included new assignments for the candidates, surprise Coca-Cola challenges and live broadcasts on YouTube.
Creative idea
Although there are many young talents among Croatians, the lack of a fan base and views prevents them from showing how interesting they are. That is why 24sata d.o.o. created Videostar: First YouTube talent show and offered everyone a chance to show off their talent and become the new YouTube star.
RELATED: The Dos and Don'ts of Branded Videos
Videostar consisted of weekly episodes, and each elimination round included new assignments for the candidates, surprise Coca-Cola challenges and live broadcasts on YouTube.
The most popular regional YouTubers were special guests in Videostar. The fan base grew rapidly during the show on all social networks and the show made a solid foundation for the Croatian YouTube scene. JoomBoos and Coca-Cola started a whole new YouTube era in Croatia. Coca-Cola also connected with millennials on the most popular social media platforms while offering them unique content.
24sata d.o.o. also integrated Coca Cola's digital platform "Shake & Take" into the content in a subtle way, along with Coca Cola's Instagram profile.
Platforms
The campaign carrier was the JoomBoos YouTube channel plus all JoomBoos’ social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Instagram Story, Snapchat, Viber).
24sata d.o.o. also integrated Coca Cola's digital platform "Shake & Take" into the content in a subtle way, along with Coca Cola's Instagram profile.
Content distribution and promotion efforts
JoomBoos’ YouTube channel was the main campaign carrier where the Videostar show was published and distributed. Besides that, all JoomBoos social networks, Facebook, Instagram feed and Story, Snapchat and Viber, were also included in promotion of the show. Those were the main platforms used to engage the fans.
RELATED: How a Taxi Company Gained User Trust by Recreating Famous Movie Scenes
24sata, the biggest Croatian media brand, was also used as the additional, supporting outlet for online banners, articles and videos.
The YouTube fan base doubled in only two months (during the show), with five times faster growth than usual.
Results
- More than 2,000 submissions for Videostar, which was more than for the most popular reality TV show this year.
- During the show, the total video view time on JoomBoos’ YouTube channel was 16,000,000 minutes, which roughly translates to four minutes per Croatian citizen.
- The fans recognised Videostar as very innovative and exciting content, so the YouTube fan base doubled in only two months (during the show), with five times faster growth than usual.
- The growth of JoomBoos’ fans was 150% on Facebook and 300% on Instagram. The channel gained 68% more view time, 127% more views and 159% more YouTube reactions during Videostar.
- Finally, Videostar strengthened and started a real YouTube revolution in Croatia.
This case study is part of a collection of award-winning native advertising examples studies from Native Advertising Awards presented by The Native Advertising Institute.
We aim to acknowledge and reward great native advertising and promote inspiring, effective and creative work that helps organizations worldwide achieve their goals and tell great brand stories in a non-disruptive way.
