Meta Pickl at GITEX Global
With Commercial Bank International, Pickl built a virtual restaurant on the Portals platform and ran it at GITEX Global. Around 100 visitors made an avatar, ordered at the virtual counter and were handed a real burger from a Pickl food truck at the CBI stand minutes later.
- The brief
- Visitors to the GITEX Global tech show, for Pickl and Commercial Bank International, showing a virtual store serving a real meal.
- The idea
- With CBI, Pickl set up a virtual restaurant on Portals; about 100 visitors made avatars, ordered at its counter and minutes later picked up an actual burger from Pickl's truck at the CBI stand.
| Brand | Pickl |
|---|---|
| Agency | Not named on the source |
| Talent | Not named |
| Channels | on-ground, digital |
| Source | Time Out Dubai |
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