Munch Madness
2019 ASAE Gold Circle Award Winner: Member Engagement Campaign
The US Apple Association was eager to refresh its “Apple Madness” campaign—a bracket-style tournament modeled after the NCAA Basketball Tournament. For the 2018 campaign, Mekanic provided campaign strategy, creative direction, microsite development, campaign messaging, campaign execution and creative assets ranging from print collateral to social media posts to bring the concept to life.
The “Munch Madness” tournament features the sixteen highest-selling apple varieties in the US. Each variety was seeded into an interactive bracket where fans could read about each variety’s unique flavor profile, helpful nutritional facts, and vote for their favorite varieties through four rounds of voting—The Vitamin C-16, The Edible 8, The Fiber Four, and the National Chomp-ionship. Mekanic saw strong engagement with the 2018 campaign, which received over 30,000 website views, 3,000 individual voters, and thousands of social engagements and followers during National Nutrition Month.
