This week the Path to Purchase Institute rolled out the red carpet for the fourth annual OmniShopper Awards at P2PI LIVE.
Alongside our partners, Colgate-Palmolive, Pernod Ricard, and Unilever, Arc Worldwide snagged six awards - making us the most-awarded agency of the year. Cue the confetti!
The OmniShopper awards is the first and only program designed to recognize excellence in shopper engagement across the entire path-to-purchase.
Here’s a quick look at the award-winning campaigns:
Collaborative: Brand-Retailer (Single Activation)
Colgate:
It All Starts Aquí
We launched It All Starts Aquí to deepen our connection with Hispanic shoppers and encourage cross-category shopping. The idea was simple: tap into cultural and family values that resonate with our Hispanic American audience, reminding them of the longstanding place Colgate products have in their homes.
We went all out with in-store signage, Walmart.com, the Walmart app, and social media to engage shoppers. During Hispanic Heritage Month, we threw some seriously fun events in Walmart parking lots—think music, product samples, delicious bites, and photo opps.
The outcome? Increased awareness, boosted sales, and a level of shopper engagement that exceeded expectations.
In-Store Marketing: Product Display (Temporary)
Jameson: Irish Hello
Why is the “Irish Goodbye” a thing when Ireland is known as the Land of a Hundred-Thousand Welcomes? On St Patrick’s Day, when everyone wants a little Irish connection, Jameson gave us the perfect way to welcome anyone with an “Irish Hello.”
This Irish spirit was brought life with point-of-sale tools, cocktails and merchandise that helped our unique greeting make Jameson the drink of choice, turning every gathering into a welcoming celebration for all with an Irish Hello.
Integrated Path to Purchase Activation
Unilever & Kroger: No Ingredient Left Behind
No Ingredient Left Behind made it easier than ever for shoppers to reduce food waste.
Our user-friendly digital hub on Kroger.com featured recipes designed to help shoppers make the most of their leftover ingredients. With push notifications and in-store displays, we reminded customers to make more sustainable choices—while offering instant savings on Hellmann’s and Knorr products.
To keep the message top of mind, we also ran digital ads, Pinterest campaigns, and social media content across Kroger’s channels, all directing shoppers to the hub for more tips, recipes, and savings.
By integrating practical tools and promotions both online and in-store, we helped shoppers reduce food waste while boosting sales for Hellmann’s and Knorr.
Collaborative: Brand-Retailer (Single Activation)
Unilever & H-E-B: Not Your Knorr-Dinary Drive-Thru
We flipped the script on fast food with the Not Your Knorr-Dinary Drive-Thru, designed to show shoppers that quick, affordable meals can also be nutritious.
Taking a page from the drive-thru experience, we transformed the parking lot into a pop-up that featured Knorr’s $4 recipe combos, fast food style menu items as nutritious as they were delicious. Shoppers “drove” custom shopping carts, ordered from a neon-lit menu, and received meals with a “free toy” pin inside. To make it even more irresistible, we worked with local foodies to create a Secret Taste Combo Menu, bringing bold Texas flavors to Knorr’s pantry staples.
We drove traffic to the event with billboards, in-store radio, guerrilla marketing, and digital media, while a QR code and recipe cards kept the Knorr brand top of mind long after the event. The experience not only connected with shoppers, but it also reminded them that home-cooked, nutritious meals could be just as easy and affordable as fast food.
Collaborative: Brand Retailer (Long-Term Partnership)
Unilever & Walgreens: Pick Me Ups
To help shift Walgreens’ image from a place for health essentials to a self-care destination, we launched Pick Me Ups, a campaign designed to make wellness feel easy and uplifting.
Targeting wellness-conscious millennial and Gen-X women, we paired Unilever’s top beauty brands with Walgreens’ Same Day Delivery (SDD) and Buy Online, Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) options, so customers could treat themselves with minimal effort.
Through programmatic ads, paid social, influencer partnerships, and push notifications, we sparked joy and encouraged shoppers to add a little self-care into their day—no matter where they were.
The result? A big boost in sales, strong engagement, and happier, healthier customers. Because self-care isn’t just a luxury—it’s part of taking care of your health.
Digital: Retail Media Activation
Unilever & Walgreens: Untold Beauty
Unilever’s Untold Beauty campaign gave Walgreens’ Multicultural shoppers—particularly Black and Hispanic women—an authentic reflection of themselves in the beauty aisle.
In year two, real Walgreens Beauty & Wellness consultants and shoppers became the voices and faces of Untold Beauty. We partnered with expert storytellers at The Moth to help Untold Beauty participants tell their stories on The Moth Podcast and Radio Hour. Their stories lived across the entire span of Walgreens retail media including in-store radio, digital, social and out of home (OOH).
Through these efforts, we deepened brand affinity and reinforced Walgreens' commitment to Multicultural shoppers by celebrating real beauty and fostering connection.
A big thank you to our client partners
A massive shout-out to our client partners and the Path to Purchase Institute for these wins. Together, we’re building real connections with shoppers and driving real results for our client partners’ businesses.