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Las Parrandas Carnival VW Campervan – Disruptive / Experiential Activation

At Hussel Marketing, we’re no strangers to bold ideas. So, when Revolución de Cuba and Havana came to us with one mission – create a festive campaign that could turn heads and stop people in their tracks and make their holiday season unforgettable – we grabbed our maracas and said,

“It’s time to sleigh!” – (see what we did there?)

The Creative Challenge

The brief was clear: combine the vibrancy of Cuban culture with the magic of Christmas in the only a way a guerrilla marketing campaign could. Our solution? A mobile carnival that brought the party to the people – street by street, city by city.

Cue the Las Parrandas Carnival Campervan. Picture this: a decked-out VW campervan glowing with fairy lights, blasting tropical beats, with a “Bad Santa” in board shorts leading the charge alongside samba dancers and a saxophonist. It was Christmas, Cuban style, with a dash of cheeky chaos.

Execution and Solution

We hit nine major UK cities with a bang! At each stop, the van transformed into a full-blown street party, pulling crowds of hundreds who couldn’t resist the festive vibes. Dancers captivated, Santa bopped along, and the saxophonist hit the highest notes (despite the bitter weather) – a complete sensory experience that had people filming, singing, and dancing in the streets.

To maximise engagement, we dropped teaser trailers in the weeks leading up to the campaign going live, and ensuring every stop became the event to watch out for.

Once live, we captured endless content – from jaw-dropping UGC to professionally shot reels – ensuring the campaign could live on social media as evergreen content for years to come.

The pièce de résistance? QR codes adorned on the van, giving participants a direct link to enter a Christmas holiday competition.

With every stop, we saw increased footfall directly to the Revolución de Cuba bars, proving the direct impact of our street-side shenanigans.

Results

We love a good stat (and boy, do these deliver):

– 100’s of perfect strangers joining us across nine UK cities, turning bustling christmas shopping streets into full-blown party zones.

– Hundreds of people filming and UGC from those who encountered the bus and shared across their social media platforms.

– Thousands of organic views across Instagram and TikTok – and counting.

– Significant boosts in bar footfall during activation times at every location.

– Hundreds of QR code scans for competition entries, creating a tangible link between fun and foot traffic.

 

Conclusion

From a tropical Santa to street carnivals, this campaign was disruptive marketing at its finest. We turned pavements into dance floors, strangers into salsa partners, and a festive idea into a guerrilla marketing phenomenon.

At Hussel Marketing, we don’t just think outside the box – we throw the box onto a dance floor and set it spinning.

Got a wild idea? Let’s make it happen.

Cheers to disruptive marketing! 🎷🎄✨

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"We worked with Lewis on a CGI campaign for roll out across 6 of our key markets. Lewis and the team brought bags of energy from the start, with great creative thinking and pitch presentations. We LOVE the end result, all films delivered our expectations 100%. The Hussel team brought a wealth of creative ideas that perfectly complemented our vision and requirements. Lewis, in particular, was always accessible and keen to find the best solutions to our needs. His dedication, professionalism and outstanding ideas were essential to the success of our project"
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Nick Ratcliffe

Marketing Director - FASTSIGNS Manchester

"Lewis is my (not so) secret weapon for disruptive PR! We've worked on some brilliant brand activations this year with Revoluciòn de Cuba and I can't wait to carry on creating memorable moments, flipping the familiar into a fiesta. Our most recent activation in Birmingham Bullring was beautifully pulled together, the video has been a hit internally and i'm excited for the content to hit our digital channels for guests to see. Lewis is professional, enthusiastic, innovative and I feel confident that he can literally pull anything off we dare to dream up!"
Kate Hawkshaw

Brand Manager - Revolución de Cuba

"Hussel were exactly what we were looking for as a think outside of the box marketing agency. Brennan worked with Hussel to produce a video for use as an advert on our social media & YouTube channels. Lewis and his team were fantastic to work with & delivered exactly what we were looking for with the tone & presentation of the video. We've been so impressed with the first video they produced for us that we've decided to turn this into a series of adverts for our company. We're really happy to continue to work with Hussel and produce some compelling but fun content for our customers."
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Owner/Director - HM Staffing

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