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Scentbird ×
I Know What You Did Last Summer

Extending I Know What You Did Last Summer beyond the screen through fragrance, live experience, creators, and theatrical partnerships.

Our Role

Developed a scent-led campaign extending the film beyond traditional theatrical promotion.

Supported partnership alignment across Sony, Scentbird, creators, press, and event partners.

Helped extend the five-scent Discovery Set into a broader fan experience spanning creators, content, and commerce.

Contributed to the broader go-to-market framework across digital, social, PR, and experiential touchpoints leading into opening weekend.

The Opportunity

Horror is built on suspense, anticipation, and physical reaction—making scent a natural way to turn passive viewing into a more tactile fan experience.

We saw an opportunity to use fragrance as a storytelling device, giving fans a way to “scent along” with the film and engage with key moments beyond the screen.

The Approach

The partnership introduced a Discovery Kit tied to suspenseful moments from the film, creating a physical extension of the story.

By extending the partnership into theatrical environments through Regal and Fandango integrations, the campaign transformed fragrance discovery into a shared fan experience.

Execution

  • Launched a limited-edition five-scent Discovery Set inspired by suspense moments from the film.
  • Activated a live Scent-Along screening for creators, and press.
  • Supported PDP, homepage, app, email, SMS, and social placements around the launch.
  • Created digital theater frames and pre-film creative to bring the campaign into the screening environment.
  • Encouraged UGC and real-time reactions through scent-led storytelling and creator participation.

Earned Media & Cultural Reach

The campaign generated press momentum across fragrance, beauty, and entertainment—positioning the collaboration as a new way to turn film marketing into a multisensory fan experience.

Scentbird Knows What You Did Last Summer

Fragrantica explored how scent was integrated directly into the film experience, highlighting the Scent-Along screening and the role fragrance played in extending suspense and atmosphere beyond the screen.

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Glossy

How Scentbird Scented a Movie for Its Latest Marketing Activation

Highlighting how fragrance became an experiential layer of the film campaign and a driver of social engagement.

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Fangoria

I Know What You Did Last Summer x Scentbird Collaboration

Framing the collaboration as a horror-fan experience rooted in scent, suspense, and theatrical storytelling.

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Why It Worked

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Extended the film beyond traditional media into theatrical, creator, and experiential environments.

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Created memorable fan touchpoints that reinforced the film’s horror identity.

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Combined content, commerce, and live experiences to generate value across the partnership ecosystem.

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