Solution

First, we uncovered a dilemma that was plaguing Cost Cutters. While consumers want to save wherever they can, the idea of incredibly affordable salon services didn’t always instill a lot of confidence. Enter the Cost Cutter Compliment Cam™. Based on a simple human truth that a good haircut begets good compliments, we set out to capture those authentic moments as they happened in real life. Customers who’d recently received a new cut and style were outfitted with hidden cameras and sent out to capture actual, unvarnished reactions of family, friends and coworkers. The takeway? You can, indeed, look and feel good without spending a bundle. And we had the enthusiastic compliments (and TV spots) to prove it. What started out as a TV campaign extended into rich online content and entertaining radio. Never underestimate a compliment again.