Omnicom

A video series that turned annual enrollment into must-see TV

Omnicom is a holding company best known for advertising, marketing and communication, with 22,000 employees and around 150 agencies. They wanted to drive awareness and appreciation of benefits ahead of annual enrollment. Keeping that creative brainpower happy and informed is no small ask, especially when your internal comms are being judged by thousands of professional marketers.

The idea

What if benefits videos felt like a mash-up of a morning show and a sketch comedy — with zero buzzwords like “synergy”? That’s how Benefits with Friends was born: 20 daily videos, each 2–4 minutes long. Bite-sized. Bingeable. Delightfully weird. Hosted by three friends chatting in a studio like it’s brunch, not benefits education. And cool prizes up for grabs just for tuning in.

I must admit, I'm learning a lot more than I thought I would. The videos are digestible, informative, quick and witty. Kudos to the entire team on this!

Senior Research Executive at Omnicom

The results

14%

of employees participated

in the voluntary campaign

7+

videos

were watched on average by each participant (out of 20 total videos)

18%

increase

in participation during the annual enrollment cycle that followed

98.7%

learned something new

according to post-campaign survey responses

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