New Yorkers were treated to free coffee this winter and they didn’t even have to stand in line at a coffee shop.  Our Jetpack street team served Taster’s Choice instant coffee to commuters right at the entrance to Grand Central, generating thousands of impressions throughout the day.  The branded jetpack contained steaming hot water so the team could demonstrate on the spot how easy it is to make great-tasting coffee with Taster’s choice single packs.  The team also distributed sample packs of Taster’s Choice in French Roast flavor and $1 off coupons.  This one-day campaign successfully generated buzz among thousands of commuters who left excited to try the other flavors in the Taster’s Choice roster.

GoGorilla Media had lots of fun planning and executing these and many other exciting campaigns.  From branded food trucks to hot exotic dancers in a glass truck, this year’s campaigns made people across the country happy and created many memorable brand experiences.  Social media played a huge role in most of these guerrilla marketing tactics.  To drive traffic to events, GoGorilla promoted them through a large variety of social media outlets.  QR codes were used to engage smart phone users and to give interested consumers access to more information on the spot.

Asus chose GoGorilla Media to be their US partner in their global advertising N5 laptop promotion titled “In Search of Incredible.”  The campaign, which launched in select metropoles in the fall of 2011, encouraged consumers to submit their most amazing story online for a chance to be featured in a documentary starring Jason Mraz.  The Asus video projection included a huge QR code that directed consumers to the Asus website insearchofincredible.com.  GoGorilla also placed artwork in three upscale venues in NYC.  The three participating venues were Villa Pacri, G2 Lounge and Yotel. Under each picture a small plaque displayed information about the photographer, Don McCullin as well as a QR code directing to the campaign’s website. At G2 Lounge in the Meatpacking district, customers also got a chance to test the new laptop, which was placed on a computer stand next to the entrance.

GoMODELS wearing nothing but underwear and covered with temporary tattoos of tweets and hashtags invaded New York City on September 15th, asking the public “Are we revealing too much?”  The team was a diverse mix of men and women of all ages and sizes, which consumers could easily identify with.  People were eager to take photos with the team and to share their opinions on privacy in social media with an on-camera interviewer.  The video feedback became a vital component of this year’s Advertising Week Trust Forum presentation presented by Unit 7.  The GoModels distributed postcards and encouraged people to tweet the most embarrassing thing they’ve ever shared online using the hashtag #veryexposed.  The “very exposed” GoMODELS were a living demonstration of how consumers divulge their private lives in the social media marketplace, bringing Unit 7’s Trust Forum III theme vividly to life.

In an effort to fight air taxes, GoGorilla Media partnered with the coalition “Stop the Air Tax Now” to spread the word at Reagan National Airport.  For eight hours per day, brand ambassadors informed airline travelers and employees of the negative impact the proposed air taxes would have on travel costs, services and the economy.  They also distributed over 3,000 branded airsickness bags that featured a QR code directing travelers to the coalition’s website.  Once on the website, people could email and tweet their Congressmen to “Stop the Air Tax Now!”  Thousands of people stopped in their tracks to talk to our team and were very eager to help out in the fight against air taxes.  All agreed that the “barf bags” with the question “Sick of Taxes?” were a brilliant way to communicate ATA’s message about the proposed airline taxes.

GoGORILLA Media caught the attention of Upper West Siders with a three-day street team campaign to promote the grand opening of the Century 21 store located in NYC’s Lincoln Square.  A huge 7ft sphere balloons was tied to each of the twelve brand ambassadors who were stationed in strategic areas near the store. The branded balloons read “Century 21, Now Open” and could be seen from far away gaining thousands of impressions per day.  Many consumers stopped to pose for photos while holding the huge balloons, which were particularly popular with families.

Sfoglia-whaaat? New Yorkers had to practice their language skills to be able to sample international treats from Living Language’s food truck on two days in August.  The truck promoted the launch of Living Language’s Platinum Edition language courses in German, Italian, Spanish and French.  Each treat represented one language from the Platinum launch roster.  Thousands of New Yorkers queued up in front of the mobile bistro to order Pretzels, Sfogliatelle, Watermelon Mint Coolers, and Grapefruit Sorbet in the respective languages. Bi-lingual street team members trained people on how to pronounce the orders in their mother tongue and a Living Language menu with a pronunciation guide helped them to “say it right to get a bite.”  The campaign was a huge success as it generated a vast amount of press and took over the social media scene before and during the 2-day event.  The food truck caught the attention of various media outlets including Gothamist, NY Times, NY Daily News, AM NY, Jetsetter Report and many more.

Media planners and buyers were in for a special treat this summer when SiTV surprised them with gift boxes delivered to their desks.  The gift boxes, stuffed with branded goodies such as tumblers and shot glasses, announced SiTV’s name change to NuvoTV and invited agency personnel to join them for a complimentary breakfast at their agency the following day.  GoGORILLA Media set up a branded coffee cart and breakfast tables at OMD, MediaVest, and Mindshare in New York and at Starcom in Chicago. The breakfast featured Latin American delicacies including fruit smoothies, pastries, breakfast burritos,  pancakes with exotic fruits and gourmet coffee. Employees enjoyed this opportunity to gather with colleagues and were amazed by the extensive selection of delicious treats compliments of NuvoTV. The network showcased NuvoTV’s upcoming programming on TVs set up next to the breakfast and GoMODELS encouraged agency employees to enter a raffle for a chance to win an iPad.

GoGorilla Media partnered with The Salvation Army in its fight against hunger and reached out to Chicago residents in a very unique way. An interactive projection allowed pedestrians to donate to The Salvation Army by texting in. A huge projection on buildings and walls in various high traffic locations showed a hungry child with an empty plate and a call to action.  The call to action asked people to “See what can happen when you erase hunger” by texting “FEED” to the displayed phone number.  Once the text was received by our system, food appeared on the child’s plate along with a second call to action to donate $10 to The Salvation Army via a new text message. For a total of 6 nights, the GoGORILLA team projected at 14 different locations in Chicago, including Wrigleyville, River North, and Michigan Avenue. The projection generated thousands of lasting impressions and collected donations for the Salvation Army’s mission. Our projection team reached out to pedestrians, encouraged them to text in, and assisted them during the texting process, which made this projection a truly interactive and memorable experience. The projection was inspired by Pathways To Housing’s interactive projection in 2010.

Spirit Airlines and their agency Siquis win our famous ballsy award for creating the hottest campaigns of the summer. Here’s the scoop: Sexy girls in bikinis pole-danced inside a glass truck in Los Angeles causing a stir and tons of buzz in the media and online. A street team of hot bikini models supported the stripper pole truck with signs saying “Take me home home for $9″ and”I go both ways for $18.” The goal of this provocative campaign was to promote Spirit Airline’s new $9 flights from LA to Las Vegas.