The objective
Doritos® is known for its bold and innovative campaigns. For the 5th year of Doritos® Rainbow, a limited-edition flavor celebrating Pride month, it was necessary for the brand to push the boundaries in connecting with its target audience and amplify the brand positioning that "there's nothing bolder than being yourself." The objective was to communicate Doritos’ support for the LGBTQI+ cause and build awareness around the Doritos Rainbow campaign.
The solution
For 2021, Doritos® launched the #LiveYourFreedom campaign focused on the eternal George Michael's hymn "Freedom" interpreted by Gloria Groove, a famous drag queen with a powerful vocal range. The campaign invited people to celebrate and live the freedom of being who they are and want to be.
The strategy was to provide a way for TikTok users to sing Freedom in a Branded Hashtag Challenge by performing a duet with the singer. The format was sustained by three powerful One Day Max and Brand Premium In-Feed Ads that guaranteed visibility and promoted engagement with the challenge.
The results
The campaign was a huge success, exceeding previous benchmarks with 1.05 billion video views for the Branded Hashtag Challenge and an engagement rate of 14.4%. The creative successfully stood out on TikTok with a 17.3% lift in Ad Recall as well as a 16.4% lift in Brand Association with the LGBTQI+ cause—the only brand to experience such a lift.
"Making Hashtag Challenge's daily with Doritos® Rainbow was fundamental to the campaign's reach. There were more than one billion video views in one week. These numbers have never been reached before!" exclaimed Carla Di Sarno, Account Director at digital media agency Blinks/e.
