EKKO Media was called upon to design and develop the next Monster Java Gear website. The site leverages the large Monster Energy fan base and the connection to Monster Java coffee line, engaging users in a seamless promotional experience.
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Monster Energy has depended on EKKO Media for their website needs time and again, including their main brand website, so it was only natural for us to provide them with another website that handles their needs effectively. They return annually so that EKKO can design a website that can convey their unique brand and handle the high traffic their fan base provides to direct users to participate in Monster Energy’s promotional experience.
The main focus was to create a platform that allowed the users to sign up, mail in their tabs or complete several social media tasks for Monster credits, which allowed them to use the credits to purchase Monster Energy licensed apparel. This site is driven by a custom eCommerce system that was built from the ground-up to the specific requirements of the client.
The site is powered by a custom CMS that closely ties their proprietary Monster Media system to the site and allows the global admins to create and push content to all any of Monster's country-specific sites.
The front-end, as well as the CMS and data feeds, are running on the Amazon Web Service (AWS) architecture. with deployments in multiple data centers for improved performance and redundancy. The content is delivered over the expansive Akamai Content Delivery Network (CDN) so that all users globally have reduced latency.
Given that the goal of the promotion was to engage its target audience and have them sign up, the website used elements that allowed it to be navigated easily, without overwhelming them. Multiple formats were adapted and designed for desktop, tablet, and mobile audiences and special attention was given to ensuring that there was consistency through all platforms, despite the varying dimensions.
JAVA Monster has its own brand identity and visuals that is based off of, but unique from the original Monster Energy so the EKKO team worked to establish a design that conveys the JAVA brand but is still familiar to the original audience.
The promotional sites we’ve built for Monster have always exceeded the client’s expectations at all levels. It’s no wonder Monster Energy continues to run the promotions and why Monster Energy continues to rely upon EKKO Media to bring it all together. The final validation came from the spike in users registered, with a 475% increase in registered users and a 280% increase in traffic worldwide.