Center Parcs - ‘This Is Family’

Advertiser Center Parcs
Sector Travel & Tourism
Sector Travel & Transport
Target Audience Families
Package Family AGP
Creative Agencies VMLY&R
Media Agency Hearts & Science
Duration 30-60"

Background

On any given day 97% of rooms at Center Parcs are occupied – a real challenge for the brand when looking to further grow its revenue. Center Parcs’ solution was to increase the value of each customer and thus drive revenue without growth in penetration.

Idea

  • After re-evaluating its media strategy and insight, Center Parcs discovered its advertising had the greatest impact on parents when seen in co-viewing moments with the whole family. -In the modern fragmented media landscape, cinema continues to attract families by providing the perfect environment to escape and share in a quality experience together - an ideal moment for Center Parcs to tap into given it reflects its own proposition for families. -The family cinema trip allowed Center Parcs to engage families and shift brand metrics in the long-term and by pairing it with PPC would also help cinema drive short-term sales. 
  • To maximise cinema’s capability as a performance channel, Center Parcs needed to increase its presence on the big screen by moving to an ‘always-on’ approach selecting efficient family focused films and upweighting budgets around key blockbusters including Christopher Robin and Mary Poppins Returns.
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