Case study

#WithYouAllTheWay: Wema Bank’s Valentine’s banter

A playful, shareable Valentine's campaign that trended at number two on Twitter and got rival banks talking.
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No. 2

Trending on Twitter

1M+

Impressions

59.5%

Positive sentiment

Overview

The brief

Shakara Digital was tasked with conceptualising and running a disruptive, digitally native Valentine’s campaign for Wema Bank.

01

Generate buzz and positive engagement over the Valentine's period.

02

Reinforce Wema Bank as a youthful, vibrant and culturally relevant brand.

03

Drive social conversation and organic talkability among young Nigerians.

04

Position Wema Bank as a trend-aware brand that joins online banter.

What we did

How we made it happen

01

Ideation and creative

We created Valentine’s content that was playful, slightly controversial and shareable, with a messaging framework and visual collateral to keep it consistent across platforms.

02

Social activation

The campaign launched on Wema Bank’s official Twitter and Instagram accounts, timed to Valentine’s momentum and unified by the #WithYouAllTheWay hashtag.

03

Engagement strategy

Content was built for organic virality, and we monitored and joined trending conversation to keep momentum going.

04

Trend and competitive leverage

We leaned into the culture of banter between brands, which prompted other banks to join in and widened the campaign’s reach.

The results

What it delivered

01

#WithYouAllTheWay trended at number two on Twitter during the campaign.

02

The campaign passed 1 million impressions across 2 digital channels and drew more than 2,000 mentions.

03

Many Nigerians said they intended to open Wema Bank accounts.

04

Rival banks responded, amplifying visibility and cultural relevance.

05

Our listening tool, The Prophet, recorded 59.5% positive, 36.1% neutral and 4.5% negative sentiment.

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