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Brand
COACH
Entrant Agency
FORSMAN & BODENFORS
Category
Brand Experience & Activation
Award
Bronze
Festival & Year
Cannes Lions (2026)
Case Study Details
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Creative Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors
Creative Strategy: Mandai Loop
Photographer: Elaine Constantine
Stylist: Olivier Rizzo
Director: Marcus Ibanez DOP: Patrick Golan Photography
Movement Director: Paul Sadot Film
Choreographer: Holly Blakely Film Choreographer
Production Company: New—Land
Music: String and Tins Composer: Jean-Marc Yee
Presentation Board
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PR ARTICLES
1%
GEN Z CUSTOMER ACQUISITION
BACKGROUND,
(Gen Z's a generation that has embraced books as a core way to
gain new perspectives, build community, and express identity.
Through communities like BookTok and Bookstagram, reading
has become a visible language of self-expression, where people
share who they are through what they read.
‘At the same time, freedom of expression is increasingly under
threat. Books exploring themes of identity, race, gender, social
justice, and equaity are being banned at record levels across the
United States and beyond. Fora generation thet reads more than
any before and uses books as tools for set-expression, access
to diverse perspectives has never been more culturally urgent,
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Coach transformed banned and challenged books into bag
charms, creating a collection of fully readable mini books that
tum an accessory into a statement of identity at a moment
when access to diverse narratives is being restricted,
Created in partnership with Penguin Random House and
independent publishers globally, each tile was selected
together with Gen Z communities worldwide, championing
female authors and diverse voices.
The book charms unlocked a connected ecosystem of
experiences for Gen Z, creating real-world spaces for young
people to share their own stories and connect through
storytelling. Coach tured a product into a movement, and
Participation into cultural impact.
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