Top 50 Interactive Concepts in July

From Immersive Horror Videos to Underwater Radio Stations

Playlists, crosswalk signs, scavenger hunts and emoji decoders are just a few of the ways the top July 2015 interactive marketing examples drive interaction. In addition to popping up in unusual places, many brands are going out of their way to make advertisements particularly hard to find, such as with campaigns that are covert or ephemeral in nature. This is exactly what Les Paul did with a challenge that asked elite music fans to prove they were worthy of winning one of its legendary guitars, using Shazam as a judge.

In addition to mobile advertising being extremely popular, advertisers are taking this idea literally by amping up marketing efforts using vehicles. For instance, Amazon is driving around discounted goods on its Treasure Truck, while gum company Dentyne has a vehicle that follows food trucks in order to promote fresh breath post-meal.

At the heart of it, these are all great examples of memorable experiential marketing.

SCORE
5.2 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 73%
Activity 76%
Freshness 8%
Animal Shadow Posters
CATEGORY
Marketing
Animal Shadow Posters
Auto-Printing Crime Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Auto-Printing Crime Campaigns
Upcycled Airplane Objects
CATEGORY
Eco
Upcycled Airplane Objects
Compassionate Soccer Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Compassionate Soccer Campaigns
Crowdsourced Beer Branding
CATEGORY
Marketing
Crowdsourced Beer Branding
Messenger Music Services
CATEGORY
Marketing
Messenger Music Services
User-Generated Stock Photos
CATEGORY
Tech
User-Generated Stock Photos
Crowdsourced Sleep Playlists
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Crowdsourced Sleep Playlists
Entertaining Sign-Up Forms
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Entertaining Sign-Up Forms
Subway Fare Books
CATEGORY
World
Subway Fare Books
Musical Glassware Concerts
CATEGORY
Marketing
Musical Glassware Concerts
Soda-Inspired Speakers
CATEGORY
Art & Design
Soda-Inspired Speakers
Mid-Mission Army Recruitment
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Mid-Mission Army Recruitment
Eye-Tracking Donation Sites
CATEGORY
Marketing
Eye-Tracking Donation Sites
Educational Air-Purifying Kits
CATEGORY
Autos
Educational Air-Purifying Kits
Underwater Radio Stations
CATEGORY
Marketing
Underwater Radio Stations
Dad-Celebrating Coupons
CATEGORY
Marketing
Dad-Celebrating Coupons
Challenging Guitar Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Challenging Guitar Campaigns
Distance-Minding Auto Ads
CATEGORY
Autos
Distance-Minding Auto Ads
Urban Survival Competitions
CATEGORY
Autos
Urban Survival Competitions
Mindful Salt Shakers
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Mindful Salt Shakers
Traffic Coffee Dispensers
CATEGORY
Marketing
Traffic Coffee Dispensers
Helpful Parking Billboards
CATEGORY
Autos
Helpful Parking Billboards
Voice-Activated Beer Fridges
CATEGORY
Marketing
Voice-Activated Beer Fridges
Consumer-Targeting Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Consumer-Targeting Billboards
Cry-Proof Mascara Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Cry-Proof Mascara Ads
Social Mortgage Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Social Mortgage Campaigns
Immersive Horror Videos
CATEGORY
Tech
Immersive Horror Videos
Senior-Engaging Social Media Campaigns
CATEGORY
Life-Stages
Senior-Engaging Social Media Campaigns
Awareness-Raising Text Lanes
CATEGORY
Tech
Awareness-Raising Text Lanes
Social Good Currency
CATEGORY
Social Good
Social Good Currency
Emoji Analysis Campaigns
CATEGORY
World
Emoji Analysis Campaigns
Interactive Storytelling Ads
CATEGORY
Autos
Interactive Storytelling Ads
Social Media Magazines
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Social Media Magazines
On-Demand Ice Cream Trucks
CATEGORY
Autos
On-Demand Ice Cream Trucks
Spirited Scavenger Hunts
CATEGORY
Marketing
Spirited Scavenger Hunts
Covert Adoption Campaigns
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Covert Adoption Campaigns
Engaging Activity Shops
CATEGORY
Marketing
Engaging Activity Shops
Virtual Reality Brewery Tours
CATEGORY
Marketing
Virtual Reality Brewery Tours
Engaging Brand Concerts
CATEGORY
Marketing
Engaging Brand Concerts
Oral Health Challenges
CATEGORY
Marketing
Oral Health Challenges
Immersive Whiskey Simulators
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Immersive Whiskey Simulators
Mobile Discount Stores
CATEGORY
Business
Mobile Discount Stores
Breath-Freshening Food Trucks
CATEGORY
Marketing
Breath-Freshening Food Trucks
Compelling Donation Posters
CATEGORY
Marketing
Compelling Donation Posters
Workout-Advertising Robots
CATEGORY
Tech
Workout-Advertising Robots
Comforting Tissue Stunts
CATEGORY
Marketing
Comforting Tissue Stunts
High-Tech Retail Hubs
CATEGORY
Marketing
High-Tech Retail Hubs
Social Shopping Pop-Ups
CATEGORY
Business
Social Shopping Pop-Ups

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