FC Barcelona used Facebook video ads Reaching ad goals by showing fans exclusive behind the scenes content. This resulted in a boost of intent to view by 10 points, continue reading this blog to find out how they did it.
Background
FC Barcelona is one of the world’s best-known and most successful football teams with a strong and dedicated fanbase. They decided to treat the fans and film and documentary series featuring hebinh the scenes images from the teams dressing room during 2018–19.
Creating a buzz with Facebook video ads
First, they had to think about promoting the documentary series "Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona, FC" They decided to run Facebook video ads across a broad range of audiences creating a buzz around what could be happening! The video ads were produced by Rakuten and featured short clips from the Matchday series, showing famous players off the pitch, or preparing for a game. Each teaser ended with a screen explaining that the show would be streaming on Rakuten TV.
The results are in
FC Barcelona and Rakuten managed to excite fans and reach a huge audience. Between November 29–December 29, 2019, the campaign achieved:
A 10-point increase in intent to view in Spain1
A 13-point increase in ad recall in the UK2
The 8.3-point increase in campaign awareness in France3
6 million 3-second video views
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