{"id":23808,"date":"2022-12-15T20:14:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T20:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/15\/why-spotify-opened-a-pop-up-cafe-in-paris\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T20:14:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T20:14:05","slug":"why-spotify-opened-a-pop-up-cafe-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/15\/why-spotify-opened-a-pop-up-cafe-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Spotify Opened a Pop-Up Caf\u00e9 in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spotify Wrapped<\/a> has become a cultural phenomenon. With users being able to view the data and insights collected from their Spotify playlists and share them with the world, the platform now annually creates a viral moment each December.<\/p>\n

Over the six years since it began Wrapped, the platform has turned data collection<\/a> into a marketing campaign, and its 422 million users appear to love it.<\/p>\n

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To help promote this year\u2019s launch and directly engage with some of its users, Spotify\u2019s team in France chose to take over a caf\u00e9 in Paris just to raise the cool stakes a little further and put on a party for fans of its local artists.<\/p>\n

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Located in Paris\u2019 10th arrondissement, the mission of the caf\u00e9 activation was to bring Wrapped and the data behind it to life while also fostering connections between audio creators and fans through this real-life experience.<\/p>\n

The Wrapped Caf\u00e9, which was only open for four days from 1:30pm\u201410pm, was part of a number of activations to take place around the world during the first week of December. It was decked out with Spotify-branded entertainment and refreshments including a customized pinball machine featuring the face of music artist Jul who draws 7 million listeners a month on Spotify alone, a branded foosball table and a dedicated menu featuring \u201cWrappucinos\u201d on which Spotify\u2019s logo or the face of an artist could be printed on top of the beverage\u2019s foam. There was even customized dishware.<\/p>\n

There was also a photo booth with a custom audio personality filter and Wrapped-themed arcade games for customers to play as well.<\/p>\n

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Every attendee was given\u00a0Spotify\u00a0coins to purchase food,\u00a0beverages and customized t-shirts featuring a personalized code of the wearer\u2019s Wrapped playlist.<\/p>\n

In all, around 1,500 people took up their allotted two-hour slots, meaning the Wrapped Caf\u00e9 was booked to capacity.<\/p>\n

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\u201cParis is a bustling city, bursting with creativity and so many audio creators\u2014when we decided to open up a caf\u00e9, it made perfect sense for it to be in the heart of the capital. Our overall goal was to surprise our users while reinventing ourselves and celebrating both artists and podcasters, and the Wrapped Caf\u00e9 was the ideal combination of everything we hoped to achieve: an in-real-life experience for our users to meet some of France\u2019s new, favorite audio creators,\u201d explained Marie Ybert, Spotify\u2019s senior marketing manager for France and Benelux.<\/p>\n

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Live programming was scheduled between 8pm and 10pm each evening. The first was hosted by the winner of the French version of Netflix<\/a>\u2019s show Rhythm + Flow, Fresh Lapeufra, who has been featured on some of Spotify\u2019s flagship playlists this year, which helped him to reach the top of the charts in France in the summer.<\/p>\n

The next evening featured Chilla, who is one of Spotify\u2019s 400 ambassadors within its EQUAL program, which aims to promote women singer-songwriters in a bid to create parity within the music industry. On the third night, singer-songwriter Bianca Costa, who features within the EQUAL France playlist, hosted.<\/p>\n

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The final night saw a recording of its original podcast series Oyez Oh Yea, co-hosted by comedian Alex Ramirez and historian Manon Bril, in front of a live audience. The podcast began only this year with a humorous take on historical moments; this episode is set to feature on the platform early next year. Another artist who performed was rapper\u00a0Fresh la Peufra.<\/p>\n

French media outlet Brut partnered with Spotify through its production company to bring the activation to life.<\/p>\n

Other activations taking place to celebrate the launch of wrapped included a warehouse space takeover called Casa Spotify M\u00e9xico, which hosted 5,000 fans, a dinner and event hosted with live performances by\u00a0DJ Layla,\u00a0DJ Khatra and renowned producer\u00a0Talal Qureshi in Karachi, Pakistani and the #SpotifyWrapped Sunset Soiree held in Jakarta, which saw over 200 influencers, press, artists and creators in attendance, including Indonesian singer-songwriter\u00a0Ardhito Pramono\u00a0who performed while guests were treated to a nail art and personalized bag station and activities like Jenga.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n