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.









