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Interac Sound Shopping

The Interac mindful shopping track promotes thoughtful spending, contrasting typical retail music. Tested with success, it led to significant reductions in spending among young consumers, showcasing a strategic shift in retail sound use.

Matt Houghton

Digital and Integrated Marketing Leader

Exploring the interplay between music and shopping behaviours is very meaningful in relation to our brand purpose of helping Canadians get more out of life by being in control of their money.

The right sound to spend… Less

Challenge

Interac help Canadians to stay in control of their money. Music has traditionally been used to fuel purchase behaviors in retail. In a context of inflation and economic uncertainty, could music play a different role for Canadians?

Sonic concept

Interac set out to explore ways to help Canadians to spend more mindfully creating The “Sound Shopping” track, an original composition accessible on Spotify to help consumers spending more mindfully.

Outcome

Upon release the “Sound Shopping” track had 380000 views is 4 days

Shoppers aged 25-34 spent 38% less when the Sound Shopping track was played

Silver at The Transform Awards for Best Music Experience.

Gold at Grand Prix Stratégies of Design 2023

Client lead

  • Andrea Danovitch AVP, Marketing and Brand
  • Daria Hill Vice President, Marketing & Communications
  • Matt Houghton Digital and Integrated Marketing Leader
  • Murtaza Mankani Director, Brand
  • Meghan Jeffery Senior Marketing Manager
  • Musaddique Rahman Marketing Coordinator
  • Sandra DeCarvalho Senior Manager Corporate Communications

Agency

  • Michael Boumendil President & Chief Creative Director
  • Laurent Cochini Global Managing Director
  • Valentin Fleur Managing Director Canada
  • Delphine Guérin Chief Client Officer, France
  • Vincent Turbé Group Creative Director
  • Alice Lépine Artistic Director