Argos reveals their Top Toys predictions for Christmas 2016
markettiers worked closely alongside toy specialists, Playtime PR, and the PR team at Argos, to help them reveal their predictions for the Top Toys for Christmas 2016. For the second year running Argos were the first major retailer to release their list, further cementing their status as the UK’s leading toy retailer.
We revealed this year’s predictions via a pre-shot glittering red carpet event and shared with journalists across the spectrum to engage and steal a march over other toy retailers, as both bricks and mortar and digital retail teams gear up for this year's festive season. The campaign was carefully orchestrated to achieve maximum media appeal via a tight sell-in window given the commercially sensitive nature of the reveal.
Coverage appeared on the likes of BBC Breakfast, Sky News Radio, talkRADIO, LBC, Absolute, talkSport, Heart London, Magic London and 10 regional BBCs including Manchester, Scotland, Surrey, Merseyside and Humberside. The video content was carried across sites including The Sun Online, Mirror Online, Huffington Post, Netmums, ITV News Online, Liverpool Echo, Wales Online, Fun Kids and Toy News.
Combined outreach across TV, radio, print press and online resulted in 371 opportunities being secured, with the reach in excess of 320 million.