To encourage more visits and establish itself as a top-of-mind destination for all things Christmas, SM incentivized visits with vouchers in a way that was true to the brand’s innovative roots: Christmas Village 2022!
thoughts refreshed
SM knew that people needed a reason to want and claim vouchers for their own use. Christmas Village 2022 combined the functional benefit and appeal of vouchers with the brand’s take on aweSM customer experiences. Taking place in the metaverse, Christmas Village 2022 took on a gamified approach to keep them hooked.
hearts refreshed
SM elevated this year’s Christmas Village experience by encouraging stronger community ties and driving creative freedom. Players experienced the former by having the chance to chat and video call with family, friends, and even strangers in the metaverse. The latter was solidified by granting an end-to-end personal experience—from avatar customization to enabling visitors to hand-pick the vouchers they desired most.
actions refreshed
This initiative encouraged shoppers to form the habit of coming back to SM. How? In-game, players could collect in-game coins that they could exchange for vouchers that they needed to redeem IRL at SM malls!
refreshing outcome
With Christmas Village 2022, SM gave shoppers a real reason to keep coming back for more—online and offline—throughout the holiday season! This gamified, voucher-driven metaverse exceeded the performance of its previous iteration, achieving the following during its run:
191.8% more registrants*
319.9% more metaverse pageviews*
43.88% more frequent visits per user*
* vs. performance of Christmas Village 2021.
