• AZAMARA creating a deeper DESTINATION IMMERSION

    We are Daniel Mirkov and Lucas Compan, a duo of content creators and digital storytellers. Lucas is originally from São Paulo, Brazil, and runs a digital marketing agency in New York City since 2006. During more than two decades of his career, he's been lucky to work on projects he is passionate about, for brands such as Coca-Cola, Accor Hotels, Banco do Brasil, JPMorgan Chase, L'Occitane, The Welcome Hub, among others (check out track records below). Daniel, originally from Novi Sad, Serbia, is a book writer, photographer, video maker, blogger, and bartender in some of the most charming cities in the world. He is originally from Serbia, and has lived in Greece, Brazil, and now in the USA. He has been to 57 different countries, so far. He is always planning the next creative adventure. So what is this project about?

     

    Bringing the Destination Immersion to the Next Level

     

    We have been navigating and exploring your content for a while now. Before putting together this proposal, we've done our homework, learning more about the Azamara's DNA. So we could create something that would connect with your brand identity on a deeper level. That is what this project is about: creating a deeper emotional connection with your customers and brand ambassadors through high-quality content. In other words: creating a stronger emotional relationship with your brand, bringing the destination immersion to the next level.

     

    What do we have in mind?

     

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    WHAT PROJECT 360º DESTINATION IMMERSION IS ABOUT

    Digital interactions during the trip, sensory experiences at the cruise stops.

     

    The most successful companies in the world defied conventional wisdom when it turned the management structure upside down. By putting employees first and customers second, these companies were able to activate the value zone - the place where frontline employees interact with customers and create real value for them. By doing so, it fired the imagination of both employees and customers and set on a journey of transformation that has made these companies the fastest growing and profitable globally.

     

    That is what project 360º is about: Daniel Mirkov worked with Azamara for two years (two contracts), and has written a book about his experiences during the trips: "The Blue and White Ship."

     

    The truth is: he loves AZAMARA because he has the most significant and grateful memories of working with a company. That is what he is sharing on his second book "The Blue and White Ship", and we see it as the most valuable asset: premium content that Azamara could share with its customers in a multi-level interactive digital way.

     

    When Azamara's customers read this book, full of interactive hyperlinks with Daniel's testimonials and stories about his experiences working with Azamara, they will fall in love even more with Azamara traveling experiences.

     

    Also, customers could receive a printed copy of "The Blue and White Ship" as part of their premium package, which would make people engaging on a deeper level with the Azamara experience.

     

    Next: a chapter of this book, and a sample of how it works.

     

  • OUR TRACK RECORDS

    OUR EXPERIENCE AT A GLANCE

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    This project was designed by 9branding

    Established in 1999 in Sao Paulo City, since 2006 in New York City

    Why 9branding? 9 is our lucky number. Back in 1999 (lots of 9), Lucas Compan and Sylvio Compan put some ingredients into a blender: two decades of experience working with brands such as Coca-Cola, L’Occitane, Honda, Danon, Banco do Brasil, JPMorgan Chase + brave creativity + love for what they do + sense of humor + patience to keep up with the digital scene constantly changing. The result is a multicultural, multidimensional digital marketing boutique that designs digital strategies connecting #millennials with their needs. This Brave Creative Brazilian Duo is now living la vida loca for almost 10 Years in Nuts York - which we love so much.

     

    Please, keep reading to learn more about 9branding's successful cases on content creation.

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    Cisa Trading | Amyr Klink

    Content Changing Attitudes

    9branding collaborates with two giants to create an award-winning project: Amyr Klink, explorer and sailor, and Cisa Trading, the largest trading company in Latin America, create sponsorship promoting new adventures and improving teamwork. In one year, Cisa Trading's sales team was able to increase sales by up to 33%.

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    Telefonica | Botafogo F.R.

    Innovative Sponsorship

    How do you generate US$ 9 million through marketing actions in less than a year? Well, truth is, we had one of the most powerful soccer brands in Brazil, let alone the world, in our hands - Botafogo F.R. However, we made it even stronger. And as a sponsor, Telefonica had great R.O.I. For instance, 16,000 women (world's record in 2001) and 110,000 Botafogo soccer fans at Maracanã stadium attended one soccer match alone - which was the record in Brazil and in the world.

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    Coca-Cola | Sao Paulo F.C.

    Creative Content ​Touching Human Five Senses and Beyond

    São Paulo Futebol Clube is the 3rd largest soccer club in Latin America, and Morumbi stadium is the second largest stadium in Brazil. We invited Coca-Cola and McDonald's to design the first ever double-facing restaurant at Morumbi stadium. Meaning, the restaurant would work both during soccer matches, with concession windows facing the street and to the interior of the stadium, and facing only the street the rest of the days.

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    Banco do Brasil | Olympikus (Beach Volleyball International Circuit)

    Sports Touching Customer's Heart ​

    Founded in 1808, Banco do Brasil, the largest bank in South America and the 15th largest in the world (2014) has sponsored BB Beach Volleyball Circuit since 1992. Lucas Compan was part of the team in charge of designing this incredibly successful long-lasting project. The results were beyond great, to the point that we were getting much better R.O.I. with sponsorship than advertising.

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    Leblon Cachaça

    From 2-D to 5-D​

    The challenge: find a sponsor to team up with on creating, designing, and producing new cocktail menus for some of the coolest Brazilian bars in New York City.

     

    The answer: brand matchmaking, which brought us the perfect brand to sponsor this project, and get tons of exposure. We created a 5-D branding device. Sensory branding makes the experience with a brand much more memorable and enduring. That is how the first ever bottle menu was designed.

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    Cafes do Brasil​

    Multimedia Content: Digital and Sensory

    Did you know that 70% of all the coffee you drink at Starbucks comes from Brazil? Brazil produces the best coffee in the world but due to a lack of marketing, few people are aware of it. To change this perception, BSCA - Brazil Specialty Coffee Association commissioned 9branding to design a solution. We put together a thematic lounge where business and pleasure were walking hand-in-hand, and where touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound were being stimulated inputs all the time.

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    Embratur–Brazilian Destination Marketing Bureau

    Sponsorship Promoting a Big Hug​

    How do you promote tourism in Brazil during the FIFA World Cup 2014? We had a very nice conversation with The Christ the Redeemer and The Statue of Liberty. 9branding was playing matchmaking and it worked. We put them together in a thematic lounge in New York City - and the Brazilian Destination Marketing Bureau was more than happy. During the World Cup, Brazil welcomed 1.8 million tourists in one month alone.

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    9branding | PBS | Netflix

    TV Series Content Creation

    'The Brazilian Heat' is an opportunity to sponsor a unique media platform that connects and engages audiences with brands in much deeper emotional level. Because it delivers what the audience wants in terms of brand communication - just not with advertising. Consumers, especially Millennials, do not want to be sold to. They want to be educated. Click here to learn more.

  • – CASE HISTORY IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY –

    storytelling connecting PEOPLE to brands

    THE STORY OF THE 2ND LARGEST SNOWSTORM ON NEW YORK HISTORY, GENERATING 2.5 MILLION OF PEOPLE ENGAGEMENT (SHARE, LIKES, COMMENTS) FOR ONE OF OUR CLIENTS, THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE AGENCY – IN ONE WEEKEND ALONE. ONE THING WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE: NOTHING LIKE SNOW TO HEAT UP ENGAGEMENT :-)

  • R.O.I. ON Social media CHANNELS

    FOR A CLIENT IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY

    We plan to share this content on social media channels that are relevant to your audiences. 

    Please, take a look at some numbers on Facebook metrics for a travel industry client. These figures are incredible.

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    How about one single picture getting 18.8K of ORGANIC (not paid) engagement (likes, comments, shares)?

     

    And how's that: one single video reaching almost 500K people?

     

    This is the power of compelling visual storytelling. It turns users into fans, then into potential customers.

     

    More than 2.5 million people interacting with powerful content in one weekend alone.

    Facebook metrics during a weekend alone (23-24 January, 2016)