From wired to the airwaves: Migrating online creative to TV

The Coca-Cola Company developed the "Happiness Machine" online video campaign. Released solely through Coca-Cola's Facebook page, it went viral like nothing else previously created by Coke.

From wired to the airwaves: Migrating online creative to TV

Rob CartwrightThe Coca-Cola CompanyPaul McCleanMillward Brown

"Where will happiness strike next?"

This was the core of the brief that was given to an agency in late 2009. Like many other consumer package goods companies, we were desperately trying to stay ahead of the evolving social media landscape. TV – we know how to do that. But other channels were still somewhat of a mystery.

More specifically, the agency was briefed to produce a video for online use that would convey two key insights of today's consumer:

  1. Authentic...

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