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Subway brought Fresh Fit to the gym floor

Working closely with UM, Subway's media agency in Kuwait, part of Omnicom, one of the largest marketing communications groups

Estimated impressions

2.4M 77% men 23% women

Campaign: 4 weeks

  • Subway ad, landscape version: "Fresh Fit. Trillion ways to stay fit." The Chicken Teriyaki Salad Pro, the Oven Roasted Chicken Sub Pro and the Rotisserie Chicken Wrap Pro on green and yellow plinths, each with its protein content and a "Full of protein" badge, and the Subway logo

    English creative

  • Subway ad, landscape version: The Arabic version of the same ad: the Fresh Fit name and the "Trillion ways to stay fit" line in Arabic, the same salad, sub and wrap with their Arabic names, and the "Full of protein" badge in Arabic

    Arabic creative

  • Subway's Fresh Fit ad on a landscape screen above the treadmills of a gym

    Ad inside a gym

  • Subway's Fresh Fit ad on a standing screen beside a woman on an exercise bike, in a mixed gym in Kuwait

    Ad inside a mixed gym

Goal

Launch Fresh Fit, its high-protein salad, sub and wrap, to people who plan their meals around protein.

Audience

Men and women who train and watch their protein, in men's, women's and mixed gyms.

Across Salmiya, Jabriya, Mahboula, Shaab, Shuwaikh, Egaila, Hawally, Sahara, Murouj, Dasman and Kuwait City.

Result

The English creative ran where members prefer English and the Arabic one where they prefer Arabic, across our gyms.

KIB took its Premium package across our premium locations

Estimated impressions

2.5M 77% men 23% women

Campaign: 4 weeks

  • KIB ad, landscape version: Special service and priority worthy of you. Welcome to the Premium package. (Two men in a private KIB lounge, with the KIB Premium Visa card.)

    Men's creative

  • KIB ad, landscape version: With the concierge service, live in a style worthy of you. Welcome to the Premium package. (A couple met by a concierge beside their car at a hotel entrance, with the KIB Premium Visa card.)

    Mixed audience creative

  • KIB ad, landscape version: Enjoy rewards that suit your lifestyle. Welcome to the Premium package. (A woman choosing a handbag in a boutique, with the KIB Premium Visa card.)

    Women's creative

  • KIB's Premium rewards ad on a standing screen beside the mirror, as a client sits in the chair of a women's salon in Kuwait

    Ad inside a women's salon

  • KIB's concierge ad on a wall screen on the orange wall of a gym, above the mirrors

    Ad inside a gym

Goal

Reach affluent men and women with KIB's Premium package.

Audience

Premium men's, mixed and women's gyms, and premium men's and women's salons.

Across Kuwait City, Shuwaikh, Jabriya, Shaab, Mahboula, Sahara, Dasman, Abu Al Hasaniya and Al Jahra.

Result

Each audience saw its own ad: priority service for men, lifestyle rewards for women, a concierge for mixed audiences.

Ooredoo offered the new iPhone Pro at two prices

Working closely with Zenith, Ooredoo's media agency in Kuwait, part of Publicis Groupe, one of the largest communications groups

Estimated impressions

2.7M 57% men 43% women

Campaign: 3 weeks

  • Ooredoo ad, landscape version: "Pro Further." with the new iPhone Pro and the entry monthly price

    English entry offer creative

  • Ooredoo ad, landscape version: A bigger data plan with unlimited local minutes, the new iPhone Pro and the premium monthly price

    Premium offer creative

  • Ooredoo's entry offer for the new iPhone Pro across a giant screen above a men's gym floor

    Ad inside a men's gym

Goal

Sell the new iPhone Pro on monthly plans, at an entry price and a premium price.

Audience

High earners and average to lower-income earners, in gyms, padel courts and women's salons.

Across Adailiya, Bneid Al-Gar, Jabriya, Kuwait City, Mangaf, Murouj, Sabah Al Salem, Sahara, Salmiya, Shaab Al Bahri and Shuwaikh.

Result

Both offers ran in turn on the same screens, so one campaign spoke to buyers at both ends of the price range.

Caribou Coffee launched Bousters in gyms and salons

Estimated impressions

4.5M 51% men 49% women

Campaign: 4 weeks

  • Caribou Coffee ad, landscape version: New Bousters from Caribou Coffee: Unflavoured Collagen and Protein Vanilla Foam.

    Creative

Goal

Introduce Bousters, its new collagen and protein drinks, to the people most likely to try them.

Audience

Protein-focused people in men's, women's and mixed gyms, and women at salons and spas.

Across Abu Halaifa, Bneid Al-Gar, Egaila, Fahaheel, Fintas, Hawally, Jabriya, Kuwait City, Mahboula, Maidan Hawally, Mangaf, Murouj, Riggae, Sabah Al Salem, Salmiya, Salwa, Shaab, Shaab Al Bahri, Shuwaikh and Yarmouk.

Result

Bousters was on screen where people already think about protein: the gym.

Al Sayer Lexus showed the UX and the RX to women in Kuwait

Working closely with Media Market Gulf, Al Sayer's media agency in Kuwait, the agency behind Toyota, Lexus and McDonald's in Kuwait

Estimated impressions

3M 100% women

Campaign: 4 weeks

  • Lexus ad: a champagne Lexus UX parked in front of a white house in Kuwait

    Lexus UX creative, 2 weeks

  • Lexus ad: a woman opening the door of a black Lexus RX in a Kuwait City plaza, signed Lexus, Experience Amazing

    Lexus RX creative, 2 weeks

Goal

Put the Lexus UX and RX, two cars bought mostly by women, in front of women in Kuwait.

Audience

Women, in every women's gym and women's salon on our network in Kuwait.

Across Abu Halaifa, Bneid Al-Gar, Jabriya, Khalidya, Kuwait City, Mahboula, Maidan Hawally, Mangaf, Mansouriya, Qortuba, Sabah Al Salem, Salmiya, Shaab, Shaab Al Bahri, Shuwaikh and Yarmouk.

Result

Each car had two weeks on screen, seen only by women, in the gyms and salons where they spend long, unhurried time.

NBK launched Kuwait's first digital loan in gyms

Estimated impressions

1.6M 82% men 18% women

Campaign: 2 weeks

  • NBK ad, landscape version: "The first fully digital loan in Kuwait", in Arabic, with a phone showing NBK's car, consumer and housing loan offers, the NBK phone line and nbk.com

    Creative

  • NBK's first digital loan ad on a wall screen on the orange feature wall of a premium men's gym

    Ad inside a men's gym

  • NBK's first digital loan ad on a large wall screen above the free weights of a premium gym

    Ad inside a mixed gym

Goal

Launch Kuwait's first fully digital loan to the mass market.

Audience

Men and women of borrowing age, in men's, women's and mixed gyms.

Across Al Jahra, Shuwaikh, Kuwait City, Dasman, Shaab, Hawally, Salmiya, Jabriya, Sahara, Abu Al Hasaniya, Egaila and Mahboula.

Result

The loan reached active men and women across Kuwait, without narrowing the audience.

AIU put registration season in front of Kuwait's next students

Estimated impressions

1.6M 29% men 71% women

Campaign: 2 weeks

  • AIU ad: the American International University campus at dusk, its buildings lit along a palm-lined road

    Creative

  • AIU's campus ad on a portrait standing screen in the reception of a mixed gym

    Ad on a standing screen in a mixed gym

  • AIU's campus ad on a wall screen above the floor of a mixed gym, under the mezzanine's netting

    Ad inside a mixed gym

Goal

Fill AIU's registration season with school leavers and current students, the people choosing a university in those weeks.

Audience

University-age men and women, in men's, women's and mixed gyms and in men's and women's salons across Kuwait.

Across Al Bida, Bneid Al-Gar, Jabriya, Khalidya, Kuwait City, Mahboula, Maidan Hawally, Mangaf, Mansouriya, Qortuba, Sabah Al Salem, Sahara, Salmiya, Shaab, Shaab Al Bahri, Shuwaikh and Yarmouk.

Result

The campus film met students on the gym floor and in the salon chair through the weeks registration was open, in the places they already go.

Best Al-Yousifi brought its appliances and instalment plans to the salon chair

Estimated impressions

1.1M 7% men 93% women

Campaign: 2 weeks

  • Best Al-Yousifi ad: a Shark hair styler and dryer set laid out on linen, with four easy instalments and best.com.kw

    Women's creative

  • Best Al-Yousifi ad: a De'Longhi coffee machine with two espressos, with four easy instalments and best.com.kw

    Men's creative

Goal

Put Best Al-Yousifi's home appliances and four-instalment plans in front of salon-goers and send them to best.com.kw.

Audience

Women in women's salons and men in men's salons across Kuwait.

Across Al Bida, Bneid Al-Gar, Jabriya, Khalidya, Kuwait City, Maidan Hawally, Mangaf, Mansouriya, Qortuba, Sabah Al Salem, Salmiya, Shaab, Shaab Al Bahri and Yarmouk.

Result

Each audience saw its own products, with the price and the instalment plan on screen, through a salon visit long enough to take it in.

IKEA brought its Ramadan catalogue into women's salons across Kuwait

Working closely with UM, IKEA's media agency in Kuwait, part of Omnicom, one of the largest marketing communications groups

Estimated impressions

2.1M 100% women

Campaign: 4 weeks

  • IKEA ad: the IKEA catalogue and a phone opening it, Flip it, scan it, love it, inspiration for your home, in Ramadan lantern light

    English creative

  • IKEA ad in Arabic: the IKEA catalogue and a phone opening it, flip, discover and enjoy, inspiration for your home

    Arabic creative

Goal

Launch IKEA's Ramadan catalogue to the women who plan the month's gatherings.

Audience

Women, in every women's salon on our network in Kuwait, for the whole of Ramadan.

Across Bneid Al-Gar, Jabriya, Khalidya, Kuwait City, Mahboula, Maidan Hawally, Mangaf, Mansouriya, Qortuba, Sabah Al Salem, Salmiya, Shaab, Shaab Al Bahri and Yarmouk.

Result

The catalogue creative, in English and Arabic, had a full month in front of women during a visit long enough to scan it.

Kuwait Oil Company filled Ahmadi Sports Day from the gym floor

Estimated impressions

5.2M 75% men 25% women

Campaign: 4 weeks

  • Kuwait Oil Company ad: the Ahmadi Sports Day 2026 title in bold blue Arabic letters standing on the pitch of a floodlit stadium, beside the KOC logo, Register now through the official website, a QR code and kockw.com/asd

    Creative

Goal

Get active men and women to register for the tournaments of Ahmadi Sports Day, Kuwait Oil Company's community sports day with Al-Ahmadi Governorate.

Audience

Active men and women, in men's, women's and mixed gyms across Kuwait.

Across Abu Al Hasaniya, Abu Halaifa, Al Jahra, Dasman, Egaila, Fahaheel, Fintas, Hawally, Jabriya, Kuwait City, Mahboula, Murouj, Riggae, Sabah Al Salem, Sahara, Salmiya, Salwa, Shaab, Sharq and Shuwaikh.

Result

For four weeks before the day, the invitation to compete played where people already train, in front of the men and women the tournaments were made for.

In wedding season, Floward completed the wedding on the screen and on the salon counter

Estimated impressions

1.1M 100% women

Campaign: 2 weeks

  • Floward ad in Arabic: a bride in a flower crown holding a bouquet of cream roses topped with two gold rings, Floward completes your weddings, the app available on iOS and Android

    Creative

Goal

In wedding season, tell women planning weddings and parties that Floward arranges the flowers for the whole occasion, not only the bouquet.

Audience

Women, in every women's salon on our network in Kuwait, through wedding season.

Across Bneid Al-Gar, Jabriya, Khalidya, Kuwait City, Mahboula, Maidan Hawally, Mangaf, Mansouriya, Qortuba, Sabah Al Salem, Salmiya, Shaab, Shaab Al Bahri and Yarmouk.

Result

With Floward's arrangements on the counter and its ad on the screen in the same salons, the offer was seen and understood in one visit.

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