Colossal Public Phones

The Tele2 Giant Phone Lets Passersby Ring Free of Charge

The Tele2 Giant Phone was born from an idea to merge fixed telephones with the Internet. This playful publicity stunt brought three oversized ringers into three different Swedish cities, enabling passersby to use them to call friends free of charge.

Proving to the public just how easy it is to use, each Tele2 Giant Phone booth surely rounded up some calling converts. The Forsman & Bodenfors campaign also took on another teasing twist, telephoning the public from the Tele2 Giant Phone and awarding the answerer a prize.

Giant Public Phone Trend
The success of the Tele2 Giant Phone campaign highlights the potential for businesses to create playful and interactive public phone installations.
Free Calling Trend
Offering free calling opportunities to passersby could be a smart and attention-grabbing marketing tactic for businesses.
Internet-integrated Phone Trend
The Tele2 Giant Phone demonstrates the potential for businesses to merge fixed telephones with the internet to create unique and innovative products.

Where This Applies

Telecommunications Industry
The Tele2 Giant Phone campaign could inspire innovation and creativity in the telecommunications industry, particularly in the area of public phone installations.
Marketing Industry
The success of the Tele2 Giant Phone campaign highlights the potential for playful and interactive marketing tactics that engage with audiences in unexpected ways.
Technology Industry
The integration of fixed telephones with the internet demonstrated by the Tele2 Giant Phone campaign could spur technological innovation in the telecommunications and related industries.
SCORE
3.5 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 24%
Activity 73%
Freshness 8%

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