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Costa Coffee

Sampling and Selling Costa in Public Spaces

Branded connected units sampling and selling Costa in high-footfall public spaces — a tap-to-play moment that turned passers-by into customers.

The Challenge

Costa wanted to put a new range in people's hands in the places they already were — without a staffed stand, a queue or a wasted sample.

The Solution

Bright.Blue wrapped its connected unit in Costa creative and dropped it into high-footfall public spaces. Passers-by tapped to play, claimed a sample and could buy on the spot, all through one branded, unattended flow.

The Outcome

A memorable, self-running activation that sampled and sold at the same time, with every interaction captured for the brand to review afterwards.

What We Deployed

The parts that made it work.

  • Fully branded unit as the centrepiece
  • Tap-to-play experience on the touchscreen
  • Instant sample dispense with consent captured
  • Contactless purchase built into the same journey
  • Live engagement data from the unit

One Machine, Three Jobs

An activation usually has to choose: build awareness, drive trial or make sales. Bright.Blue’s connected unit does all three from a single footprint. Costa creative on the screen draws the eye, a quick tap-to-play flow holds attention, and the sample or purchase lands in the customer’s hand without anyone behind a counter.

Turnkey, Start to Finish

Bright.Blue handled the build, wrap, delivery, stocking and reporting. Costa turned up to a working activation and left with a clear picture of who engaged and what they took away.

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