The Snickers 'Hungerithm' Will Drop Its Candy Bar Prices When You're in a Bad Mood
Brand and Clemenger BBDO Develop a 'Hungerithm'
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Snickers wants to make it as easy as possible for you to grab one of its candy bars when you're pissed off and hungry, so along with its Australian agency Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, in Australia, the brand is dropping its candy bar prices whenever you feel out of sorts with the "Snickers Hungerithm." The special algorithm monitors the current mood of consumers online, and when it notices that people are starting to get angry, it drops the candy bar's prices accordingly.
For example, if something huge happens to enrage audiences -- as the brand notes in its statement, like if Donald Trump gets the endorsement of the Republican Party, the "Hungerithm" might send Snickers prices diving to as low as 50 cents.
Consumers need to visit Snickers.com.au to check out and claim a lower price by clicking on the "Get a Snickers" button. The site will generate a barcode coupon, which consumers can use at any of Australia's 630 7-Elevens, which has partnered with the brand to bring scale to the idea.
The idea uses data to drive thhe "You're Not You When You're Hungry" tag in a fun way. The Hungerithm updates more than 140 times a day, and the angrier consumers get, the lower the prices will go -- down to as much as 82% off its shelf price.
The Hungerithm is based on a 3,000-word lexicon and also understands slang and sarcasm. It will be applied to determine the sentiment of about 14,000 social media postings a day.
"Considering how quickly the Internet can swing from a place of sharing and enlightenment to one of incredible vitriol, we felt this was the perfect way to bring the, 'You're Not You When You're Hungry' platform to life," said Clemenger BBDO Melbourne Executive Creative Director Ant Keogh in a statement.
And given that Aussies aren't the only ones who ever get pissed off, Snickers Marketing Manager Renee Lewington said, "We're hoping this shows consumers that Snickers is on their side during trying times, and we plan to satisfy even more hungry consumers by rolling the Hungerithm out globally in 2017."
Credits
- Date
- May 25, 2016
- Brand :
- Snickers
- Client :
- Snickers
- Agency :
- Clemenger BBDO-Melbourne
- Director, Marketing :
- Matthew Graham
- Brand Manager :
- Renee Lewington
- Assistant Brand Manager :
- Heidi Keller
- Retail Manager :
- Shaun Thomas
- Executive Creative Director :
- Ant Keogh
- Creative Director :
- Evan Roberts
- Creative Director :
- Stephen de Wolf
- Digital Creative Director :
- Ben Keenan
- Art Director :
- Jackson Harper
- Copywriter :
- Shannon Crowe
- Copywriter :
- Jim Robbins
- Regional Director :
- Jennifer Chin
- Group Account Director :
- Bryce Coombe
- Senior Account Manager :
- Sam Ayre
- PR Director :
- Nichola Patterson
- Planning Director :
- Michael Derepas
- Senior Planner :
- Matt Pearce
- Executive Producer :
- Sonia Von Bibra
- Head of Interactive Production :
- Christian Russell
- Community Manager :
- Will Barber
- Senior Digital Producer :
- Nathan VanderByl
- Senior Digital Producer :
- Ben Crowe
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