Kikkoman

Kikkoman was struggling with a lack of brand awareness and the versatility of their product beyond "just sushi".

I created a campaign around the idea of "Discovering Umami," the fifth and little-known "savory" taste (in addition to sweetness, sourness, bitterness, and saltiness). This educated website visitors and improved overall awareness of Kikkoman soy sauce usage in a variety of recipes. The goal was to create online banners and a microsite to show the history of Kikkoman and Michelin-star quality recipes with Kikkoman products and umami flavors.

The animation began with a savory animation of soy sauce leading into a horizontal scrolling thumbnail menu. The user hovers left or right to scroll to the various stories and recipes, clicking on them to expand the details.

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The campaign ran globally in six different languages for thirty days.

The thirty-day campaign received higher CTRs and a CVRs than any campaign the company had done to date.