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Los Angeles Philharmonic and Starbucks


Objective: To promote Los Angeles Philharmonic's Friday Night Concerts at the Hollywood Bowl and boost attendance by partnering with several partners, including Starbucks and Hollywood & Highland Center, to make travel experience to the Bowl as easy as possible for patrons.

Los Angeles Philharmonic patrons who presented their same-day concert ticket on a Friday night at the Hollywood and Highland shuttle stop from June through September 2007 received free roundtrip shuttle service to the Bowl and a complimentary iced beverage from Starbucks.

Elements:
  • Print:
    • The Los Angeles Philharmonic advertised “Friday Nights at the Bowl” in Los Angeles papers and Starbucks received name and logo recognition in select print advertisements.
  • Radio:
    • KOST 103.5 FM promoted the concerts on-air in June, July, and August by giving away tickets to featured Friday night shows as well as Starbucks Gift Cards to listeners.
  • Online:
    • Friday night events were listed on www.hollywoodandhighland.com as well as www.hollywoodbowl.com, where partners received name and logo recognition.
    • Hollywood & Highland Center promoted the event via their June, July and August e-newsletters to 35,000 names.
    • Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl promoted the event via their e-newsletter to 75,000 names.
  • Outdoor:
    • A thirty second spot was created to promote the Friday Night concerts on an electronic zipper board at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.
    • A thirty second spot was displayed on an electronic Jumbotron for two months.
    • Advertisements for the series with partner logos were displayed on flat screen televisions in all shuttles.
  • Collateral:
    • Starbucks provided in-store placement of “Friday Nights at the Bowl” brochure at the condiment bar at two hundred participating Starbucks stores in the Los Angeles area.
    • Event was promoted in the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl’s summer mailer to approximately 100,000 residents and VIPs. Partners received name and logo recognition.
  • On-Site Exposure:
    • Friday night series was promoted at the Bowl’s Wine & Jazz event every Tuesday throughout the summer. Starbucks also provided gift cards for use at these events.
Overview of Results: The Los Angeles Philharmonic saw an increase in sales for their Friday night concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.