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We’ve recently announced that Nativex became an official Kwai for Business marketing partner. One of the first projects we worked on together was a hashtag challenge, #SeuEstiloMetal, which we created for Metal Revolution.
Published by Yoouzoo, Metal Revolution is a mid-core fighting game launched in 2021 that quickly became a popular hit, especially in South America. The publisher wanted to increase its exposure in Brazil and acquire high-quality users in the market – this is where we came in.
Making a successful hashtag challenge
We decided that the best way to reach Metal Revolution’s target audience in Brazil would be to create a viral hashtag challenge. Using the Nari mask (which belongs to the game’s main character) as our main element, we encouraged mobile users in Brazil to take part in the #SeuEstiloMetal hashtag challenge.
The hashtag challenge ran for 7 days, from December 15th to December 22nd. Before running the challenge itself, we worked on preparing the campaign itself by creating custom designs, partnering with content creators, and building promotional materials.
The 5 key strategies behind the #SeuEstiloMetal hashtag challenge
How did we make this hashtag challenge a success? Let’s take a look:
- Hashtag localization. The first thing we did was to localize the hashtag itself, which is why we decided to use #SeuEstiloMetal, which translates to #YourMetalStyle, prompting the audience to create user-generated content (UGC) and interact with the hashtag itself.
- Custom effects. We used the famous Nari mask from the game and customized it to allow users to show enough of their faces while still being able to clearly display it in their own clips and images for increased exposure and engagement.
- Branding ads. To increase exposure, we ran a set of branding ads alongside the hashtag challenge itself, for a total of 3 days. During those days, the number of hashtag challenge videos doubled and the number of video views increased by over 60%.
- Working with local influencers. Partnering with local content creators was crucial. We worked with 24 content creators to create videos that were promoted by these influencers on their channels to a combined audience of more than 7 million fans. On top of that, another 85 content creators joined and promoted their videos to another 1 million fans in Brazil.
- Direct conversion paths. The videos created by our partnered influencers had the #SeuEstiloMetal hashtag inserted in the video description to facilitate conversion rates. Users were able to watch the native video and then jump straight to the game’s landing page
The 3 key results from our hashtag challenge
The #SeuEstiloMetal hashtag challenge ran for 7 days and the results were incredible. During that time, this hashtag challenge managed to generate over 340 million impressions, as well as 290 million video views. Not only that but there were also over 82,000 user-generated videos during this period as a result of this campaign. Also, our branding ads generated 48 million impressions and over 4 million clicks, with a CTR of 8.6%.
Our focus on localization, combined with our partnerships with local influencers, made it possible for this hashtag challenge to go viral in Brazil and give Metal Revolution a massive influx of new players. If you would like to work with an official Kwai for Business Marketing Partner to take your campaign to the next level, contact the Nativex team today!