CGI Brand Activation Campaign

Beauty Works

Beauty, UK

For the Beauty Works launch at Harrods, we created a CGI video that frames the brand's arrival at London's most iconic luxury destination as a grand cinematic event — elegant, oversized, and built for social sharing

CGI FOOH Brand Arrival Film for Luxury Beauty Launch at Harrods London

THE  CONCEPT

Against the real backdrop of Harrods, a fleet of elegant brand-embossed vehicles — inspired by old-money style — arrives at the entrance and delivers oversized, beautifully designed branded boxes. Every element of the convoy — the vehicles, the livery, the scale of the delivery — is produced in CGI and composited into real London footage using FOOH mixed reality production techniques. The visual language of the scene communicates luxury brand positioning instantly: the scale of the boxes, the precision of the vehicles, the prestige of the location. No caption needed. The concept transforms a retail product launch into a luxury brand arrival moment, using the visual codes of high-end delivery — convoy, scale, occasion — to place Beauty Works firmly within the Harrods context and generate viral CGI advertising content for the UK beauty market

Why it worked

Associating the brand with Harrods through a CGI FOOH arrival gave the campaign immediate luxury credibility. The oversized delivery convoy is inherently scroll-stopping — the audience pauses to work out whether what they're seeing is real, which is the core mechanic of effective fake out-of-home advertising. The concept travelled organically on social media precisely because it looked like it had actually happened.

When to use CGI like this

CGI FOOH brand arrival campaigns are highly effective when a beauty or luxury brand is entering a prestigious retail environment and needs launch content that communicates the prestige of the location. This format creates viral advertising content that works independently of physical access to the venue — ideal for Harrods, Selfridges, or any iconic retail destination.

ABOUT US

HAUT CGI is a global CGI studio and winner of the Gold Award 2026 at the FOOH Awards for excellence in СGI and FOOH advertising in automotive industry. We produce CGI, FOOH and AI-enhanced content for high-impact product launches and marketing campaigns worldwide. We believe video with a story behind performs differently.
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Our A-R-P framework — Attention → Retention → Performance — means every asset is built to do three things: stop the scroll, hold the viewer, and land the brand message. Beautiful is the baseline. Story and performance are the goal.
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‍When brands use our CGI & FOOH Production:
- Product Launch Campaigns:
Creating viral 3D/CGI reveals for new product debuts across digital and social channels.
- Pre-Event Activations: Building buzz, teasers, and anticipation ahead of major brand, sports, or retail events.
- Event Announcements: Transforming real-world architecture and landmarks for high-impact campaign announcements.
- Retail & Brand Awareness: Elevating storefronts, out-of-home media, and digital channels with CGI Mixed Reality (MR) experiences.

Discover more of our award-winning work in our CGI & FOOH Case Studies to see how we help global brands launch products through high-impact visual campaigns.

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