AMV BBDO and Pepsi find a useful purpose for drones

Since 2014, drones have become increasingly popular, but until now no brand had managed to find any good use for them. Pepsi and AMV BBDO created the Friend Finder, a tech activation that allows people to find their friends in music festivals. This marketing effort is aimed at millennials, who have a strong link with Pepsi through music.One of the main problems in music festivals is that groups split and many people get lost in the crowd. To solve this problem they came up with this activation. Through a series of drones connected to an app that must be downloaded when arriving at the festival, people can track their friends in case they get lost. Through a design similar to a balloon with lights and friendly graphics, they managed to implement the Friend Finder. The agency worked with RSA and directing collective O.M.D to develop the innovation. Nicholas Hulley and Nadja Lassgott directed the creative team behind this idea.