How Ferrero built a three-festival gifting campaign on Douyin
Ferrero linked Qixi, Teachers’ Day and Mid-Autumn Festival through ten videos from ten creators. The common device was origami made from gold chocolate packaging, turning each gift box into a vehicle for love, gratitude or reunion.
Make the chocolate wrapper part of the gift
Under the theme "让此刻如金" (Make This Moment Golden), Ferrero paired 费列罗花语盒 (Ferrero Flower-Language Box) and 费列罗黑金三重奏真心礼盒 (Ferrero Black Gold Trio Heartfelt Gift Box) with an origami tutorial: fold the gold packaging into a "小金人" (little gold figure) or heart and present it alongside the chocolates. Vlogs, role-play and DIY demonstrations placed the craft in long-distance relationships, teacher appreciation and Mid-Autumn family gatherings. The teacher-facing message used "兰心藏感恩,百合寄敬师" ("An orchid heart holds gratitude; lilies convey respect for teachers"), while product narration also described the gift box’s progression through three cocoa intensities.
The campaign addressed urban professional women and gift buyers who prepare for festival occasions. Its offer was festival-packaged 费列罗花语盒 (Ferrero Flower-Language Box) plus the handmade gifting idea, rather than a price incentive. Ferrero used multiple waves across the three occasions and kept the activity at awareness seeding: no discount, no direct conversion CTA and no offline activation.
- Objective
- Product Seeding
- Occasion
- Qixi Festival · Mid-Autumn · New Launch
- Funnel
- Awareness
- Messaging
- Love and Romance · Design and Aesthetics · Family Warmth · Personal Growth
- Scenes
- Gifting Scenario · Couple Scenario · Festival Scene
- Formats
- DIY Handcraft · Tutorial · Vlog Narrative
- Discount
- No Discount, Pure Brand Push
What set it apart
| Choice | Share of campaigns |
|---|---|
| Distinctive | |
| Personal Growth | 4.2%1 in 24 |
| Vlog Narrative | 11%1 in 9 |
| DIY Handcraft | 12%1 in 8 |
| Festival Scene | 14%1 in 7 |
| Gifting Scenario | 19%1 in 5 |
Share of the 1,886 Douyin Food campaigns in the unrandom archive that made the same choice. Counted Nov 5, 2026.
A top-heavy, female-led cast of ten spanning comedy and lifestyle verticals
261K–11.7M
10 creators with a public follower count
Celebrity Anchor Halo
Top Heavy
Female Dominant
The first step to copy
- 1
Build one emotional line before splitting the festival waves
Use a single theme to connect distinct gifting reasons: romance at Qixi, gratitude on Teachers’ Day and reunion at Mid-Autumn. Then assign each wave its own scene and product message, so the festival calendar changes the story without changing the central idea.
- 2+
More steps in the full teardown
origami craft, creator casting, product narration and awareness-only seeding
The full teardown adds
- Reads and engagement for all 10 posts, ranked against similar creators
- Estimated spend and cost per read
- The breakout post, and why it led
- What 7,494 comments asked for most
- The rest of the playbook
- Casting risks and smart moves
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