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Heinz displays ‘irrational act of love for gamers’ in Hum Hum campaign

Heinz created Hum Hum - a robotic device with a mechanical hand that dips the gamers' snacks into Heinz sauces and feeds them while they play.

World-renowned ketchup maker Heinz has spoken to Campaign Middle East about its latest ‘irrational’ marketing tactic: a robotic snack dipper called ‘Hum Hum: The Gamechanger’ recently launched at the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

According to Heinz, the campaign was birthed from research which revealed that 90 per cent of gamers struggle to snack while playing games. Another 75 per cent of gamers stated that they wish they could eat while playing – a near-impossible feat for professional gamers who use both their hands to loot, conquer, and survive within their games.

To solve this problem and feed into the gamers’ ‘irrational love for dipping snacks in sauces’ Heinz created


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.