Real-life video content is a powerful way to bring brand values to life adding authenticity and personality. Recently we were briefed to create a suite of video content to complement Costa Coffee’s latest campaign and relaunched brand purpose focusing on their coffee, their people and their craft.

Costa Digital and Prophecy Unlimited called on us to create six videos with genuine Costa employees talking straight to camera about their favourite coffee. Our films demonstrate the expertise of Costa Coffee’s staff as they share both their love of coffee and knowledge of how to serve up the perfect cup.

The how-to videos work so effectively with the real-life baristas revealing the art of crafting coffee and the care they take to get the drinks right every time, pulling the viewer in with behind-the-scenes secrets.

These video testimonials were integrated with Costa Coffee’s advertising campaign featuring comedian and actor, Javone Prince, performing as an inspirational coach training the real-life Costa baristas to be “magnificent”. Our how-to videos reinforced the message that these motivated baristas “live and breathe handcrafted coffee”.

We developed the filming style storyboard, and then shot it on location in one of Costa Coffee’s newest stores. The series of short videos shared a consistency of tone and style with a clear call to action at the end to watch more.

This campaign shows how the power of video for retail brands can be amplified by integrating a range of content at different stages of the buying cycle with a brand film backed up by hub content, testimonials or how-tos.