The Floating Gaardens

Client Hoegaarden | Agency Momentum
Role Creative Director

The brief

Create an experience that would make adventurous urban drinkers reappraise Hoegaarden in a market increasingly crowded by craft beers.

The Floating Gaardens, a garden barge that brought the brand's story of discovery to east London's canals through unique sound installations and food pairings. I drove the project beyond the brief to become an extremely effective digital, social and PR campaign.

The response

My role

Developing Floating Gaardens as a strategic creative platform.

Concepting the executional idea.

Storytelling across multiple channels – experiential, POS, digital, eCRM, social and PR.

Creative direction of all campaign assets.

Leading the creative and UX of digital competition assets.

Working with the PR team to ensure coverage was on-message
and consistent.

The results

People who experienced sailings: 708 (+23% vs. target of 576).

Visitors to moored barge: over 100 per night – 800+ overall.

OTS (opportunity to see) of 66,000 (+20% vs. target of 55,000.

41 editorial pieces in 30 titles, from Time Out London to Tatler.co.uk.

Total social reach: 943,574.

1,416 beers served.

Awards

Winner, Event of the Year
Eventex Awards

Bronze, Age-Specific Event
REGGIE Awards

Highly commended
The Event Awards