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Ant Forest

The sea buckthorn hotpot base

Agency: F5

Description

Since its launch in 2016, Ant Forest has been committed to encouraging the public to reduce carbon emissions by collecting digital “green energy points” that would be used to plant millions of real sea buckthorn trees in China. Sea buckthorn trees not only prevent soil erosion in northwest China, but they also provide nutritious sweet-sour berries that add more flavor and dimension to any dish. So, Haidilao and Ant Forest joint hands to formulate the sea buckthorn hotpot base with the vision of letting more sea buckthorn trees flourish the more people consumed the fruit.
F5 Shanghai was able to attract the target market of young consumers by latching onto two true traits — their love of eating and trying new experiences, and their “wokeness” and willingness to support good causes, resulting to a campaign with the simple mechanic, "for every pot of sea buckthorn hotpot consumed, Haidilao will donate one sea buckthorn tree to be planted in Ant Forest or to the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation”.
During the launch, a Haidilao store was dressed up like a forest, providing lucky diners with an immersive experience as if they were instantly transported to acres of sea buckthorn trees. At the same time, a charming animated film was aired to showcase the sea buckthorn origin and flavor story. Online celebrity Jackie (辣目洋子) also dined in the restaurant to introduce the newly launched hotpot variant to consumers.

This professional campaign titled 'The sea buckthorn hotpot base' was published in China in September, 2021. It was created for the brand: Ant Forest, by ad agency: F5. This Integrated medium campaign is related to the Food industry and contains 1 media asset. It was submitted over 2 years ago.

Credits

Advertising Agency: F5 Shanghai, China
Chief Creative Officer: Adams Fan
Creative Group Head: Enzo Wu
Senior Planner: Lluvia Chen
Copywriter: Yifan He
Art Director: Yuxi Wen
Art Director: Potato Zhang

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