Challenge

Nobody Gets Back on Feedback

Every brand says they care. “We value your feedback.” “We read every comment.” Classic. But usually it’s just feedback cosplay: surveys get filled, comments get filed, and the actual humans behind them disappear into a spreadsheet graveyard. Listening becomes a slogan instead of a verb.

Cultural Insight

Finns Love Their Feedback

Finns are built different: practical, blunt, and allergic to fluff. If something can be better, it gets said. Out loud. Clearly. Often. So when you ask a Finn for feedback, you’re not getting “Nice!” You’re getting a lovingly detailed improvement plan. And that’s something to be cherished!

Solution

Making 16,814 Feedbacks Count

We asked for feedback and Finland answered with 16,814 comments. To honor the effort, and to show we really, really care what people have to say, we had to go all in. No platitudes, no corporate nodding, just action.

EXECUTION

the 12-hour shoutout

We turned all 16,814 comments into a 12-hour ad. Every single one read out loud, one by one, by Keijo Leppänen, Finland’s most trusted voice. It aired overnight on national TV and radio, then spread across social and streaming.


And that’s not all folks…

It aired overnight on national TV and radio, then spread across social and streaming.

To push the campaign beyond all reasonable proportion, we also arranged a live marathon viewing event lasting several hours, and published a printed book containing every single comment! No self-congrats. Just customer truths.


Going Big Paid Off

The campaign delivered K-Supermarket’s highest distinctiveness score ever, outperforming benchmarks even in the lowest budget tier. Customer benefits landed clearly across all key target groups, entirely in customer language. And despite its 12-hour runtime, it achieved national exposure: 15,000 overnight TV viewers (3+), national radio presence, and broad multi-channel reach without paid amplification.

By taking listening literally, K-Supermarket turned a tired promise into something visible and real.


– Milla Sorsakivi, Chief Marketing Officer, K-Supermarket