Snapchat Announces New ‘Phantom House’ Activation for Halloween

With the Spooky Season hype rising, Snapchat has introduced a brand new activation for Halloween, with “Phantom Home”, an immersive Halloween expertise.

Yeah, the preview doesn’t clarify loads, however primarily, Phantom Home will likely be a weekly Snapchat video sequence, which customers will be capable of take part in through Snap’s numerous parts.

As defined by Snap:

“Snap creators Tony Talks, Sofie Dossi, and Ezee will star on this new sequence as they race in opposition to the clock to flee the Phantom Home. Snapchatters can tune-in to the weekly content material sequence to observe the story unfold, take part within the journey by serving to the creators collect new clues and resolve puzzles, and share what they’ve seen with pals by means of AR Lenses and AI-generated Goals selfies impressed by the Phantom Home.”

So you may also use Snap’s new AI-generated Goals photos within the course of. Could possibly be attention-grabbing.

What’s extra, Snap says that manufacturers may faucet into the encompassing dialogue, by linking again to the Phantom Home challenge.

“Manufacturers can seamlessly combine themselves into the Phantom Home dialog with interactive AR experiences of their very own, commercials positioned inside the present, and off-platform co-marketing. Actually, manufacturers together with Maybelline and Disney+ will likely be featured in our Phantom Home out-of-home takeover at Promoting Week New York.”

On Monday the sixteenth of October, Snapchat will take its Phantom Home to Promoting Week, with attendees capable of “step inside a Phantom Home expertise”.

Snap says that 80% of its customers are planning to make use of Snapchat throughout Halloween, and as such, reaching them with themed promotions may very well be a great way to maximise engagement and curiosity.

It’s an attention-grabbing challenge, although loads will come all the way down to how customers are literally capable of have interaction with the Phantom Home through Snap’s choices. If customers purchase in, and the interactive parts catch on, then it may supply invaluable new model consciousness and attain alternatives.

Could possibly be price tuning in both approach. The primary episode of Snapchat’s Phantom Home sequence goes dwell on Sunday October eighth at this hyperlink.