Windhoek Draught, a beer brand brewed and bottled by Namibia Breweries Limited, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver and List Group of Companies, in May 2021 launched a campaign that allowed Namibians to design the perfect limited-edition Windhoek Draught can.
“The insight that inspired this campaign was that Namibians feel a sense of ownership of their lifestyle brands. Windhoek Draught, being one of Namibia’s leading lifestyle brands, sought to offer Namibians an opportunity to express this sense of ownership by co-creating the brand’s first-ever limited-edition can.” Tasneem Klazen, Windhoek Draught Brand Manager.
We called on Namibians to design a limited-edition Windhoek Draught can and thereby granting them an opportunity to be awarded legendary status.
The goal was to find the perfect design for the perfect limited edition can, designed and voted for by the people of Namibia.
We created a bespoke, user-friendly, Windhoek Draught online platform that eligible Namibians could access to design their own can using the tools available on the platform.
Namibians responded in overwhelming numbers, which demonstrated that they were as excited about this initiative as we were. We received well over 8000 entries which were then voted for by the public.
10 designs were chosen every week for 6 weeks based on who got the most votes during each week. From there the finalist designs were moved to the Windhoek Draught Instagram page, where followers could vote between finalists in head-to-head flash battles.
Gazza, the Windhoek Draught Brand Ambassador, amplified public participation through his social media platforms leading up to the final choice of the perfect can.
The winning can is “Gold Edition” designed by Geraldo Du Toit from Windhoek. He won N$10 000, Windhoek Draught for a year, and legendary status to last a lifetime.
Geraldo says, the first person he wants to share a limited-edition Windhoek Draught can with is his friend who introduced him to the campaign as well as his colleagues. He plans to invest his prize money.
The limited-edition Windhoek Draught can will be available soon in a store or bar near you across Namibia. Do not miss your chance to get yours before they are all sold out.