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CEREMONY

Ceremony Major Arcana Tarot

Digital - Social - OOH - Product
To celebrate the launch of DEFTONES "Ceremony" we invited listeners to enter the mysterious, occult world of the release, carving their own path through the dark narrative. Thus they encountered the Deftones Major Arcana Tarot, a cryptic choose-your-own-adventure narrative eperience texploring the Ceremony Lounge and lore within. The locations and characters they encountered in the lounge depended on their choices along the way, but one thing was clear at the end of every journey - the Fortune Teller's designs are inescapable.
"This path you travel, you are not the first to walk it... but you may yet be the first to return..."
As they reached the narrative climax, fans were given access to the core Major Arcana Tarot experience, inviting them to ponder their fate using the DEFTONES Major Arcana - 21 bespoke illustrations and descriptions inspired by the dark aesthetic of the "Ceremony" narrative. This experience resonated with fans and new listeners deeply, blowing up the band's social platforms and setting conversation around the release ablaze. Social demand for the cards became so overwhelming that we created a limited print release of the cards, which completely sold out within 12 hours of pre-sale launch.
Alongside a social campaign supporting the experience launch, we used cryptic OOH placements in strategic locations and scattered art coasters in bars and coffeehouses, drawing those curious into our experience to stream and explore.

Results

The journey from marketing strategy to execution was incredibly rewarding, ending in an experience that obliterated engagement and conversion goals while building deep and lasting affinity with new and existing fans (I still get DMs from folks hungry for more of this world and an expanded DEFTONES Tarot).

This project is an excellent example of Creative Strategy implemented with purpose - driven by a deep understanding of our audience and adjacent affinities - to build a meaningful and wildly successful product. But don't take my word for it, peep the data:

84%

Engagement Rate

21%

Conversion Rate

18%

Subscriber Growth

68x

DSP Streaming Goal
Services:
creative strategy | copywriting | game design | website design | Illustration

Client:
Warner Records | DEFTONES

Sector:
Entertainment | Music