The Puma Social has been the talk of the town, Braamfontein part of Joho
town to be specific. It has without a doubt earned its spot as one of
the most reliable joints to not only offer great entertainment but a
potentially unforgettable experience, emphasis on “experience”.
In the past few years, we have seen a number of brands effort to reach
their market through lifestyle marketing; street culture to specific,
some utilising cliché methods while others opted for more conventional
strategies, too safe to say the least!
This year on the contrary has seen interesting campaigns led arguably by
the top three commercial clothing brands in South Africa. Nike
maintained its allegiance with sports through its “Run Jozi”, Str.Kings
(Basketball) amongst other sporting activities and campaigns; Adidas
appealed to street art with its “AdiBus Tour” which boasts the Jeremy
Scott original and other animated designs, the search for SA’s most
original crew and most recently the "I art Woodstock"; "I art Soweto" and "I art Joburg" campaign based at
Maboneng precinct (pretty cliché spots if you ask me but it works). Lastly,
Puma brought the “After hour athletes” campaign- the inspiration behind
this offering.
Nike, Adidas and Puma, I honestly haven’t had much interest in blogging
about the former two brand’s campaigns, Puma on the other hand has
offered something worth exploring. So then, what gets a huge crowd
lining up for hours to get into the Puma social events every Friday
night? Could it be that entrance is free when registered on their online
site (smart way to gather data); is it the smiley face the friendly
lady draws on your hand when you enter, the amazing after hour sport
games that make one reminiscent about their childhood, the relatively
cheaper drinks, the imaginative photo booth, amazing performances or the
cross culture and racially diverse audience???????. IT’S ACTUALLY ALL
OF THAT.
To cut to the chase- Puma Social events not only offer great
entertainment but an overall impeccable experience through a
complimentary fusion of lifestyle and sports. A big Shout Out to Puma for
successfully executing a campaign that fairly appeals to a diverse
market and giving me something worth blogging about. Its about time that these commercial brands no longrer get commanded for achievements of their Western cousins' campaigns or former campaigns. In all fairness this post may not have acknowledge all relevant campaigns by the discussed brands, however we wish to see more innovative and relevant campaigns in the following year.
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