see how Sony Pictures Entertainment India used augmented reality to creatively engage users to promote Men in Black: International
objective
SPE India wanted to promote its upcoming movie Men in Black: International, with a distinct campaign that would engage users effectively on small screens. The brand also desired to further pique the user’s interest by highlighting the novelty of the characters in the movie.
Solution
In order to create buzz around the movie, the campaign encouraged users to actively interact with the movie's prominent characters - aliens; this was brought to life by seamlessly integrating augmented reality into the ad experience.
execution
The mobile ad challenged users to destroy the aliens in their environment, by switching on their phone’s camera. Keeping with the essence of fighting the aliens to save the world, just like the movie depicts, users were prompted to select a weapon and move their phone around to search for the aliens in augmented reality (AR). On finding the aliens, users were prompted to tap on them, to kill them. Thereafter, the movie poster and trailer were displayed on the closing screen. The ‘Book Ticket’ CTA directed users to the landing page to book a ticket or for more information.