Driving Gen Z Sales for Ray-Ban Smart Glasses with Klarna

How Klarna helped Ray-Ban shine brighter with smart targeting, innovative placements, and performance-based rewards.

Overview

  • Ray-Ban was launching its new Stories smart glasses in partnership with Facebook and needed to capture the attention of 18–35-year-olds across the US and EMEA. The goals: drive traffic, boost brand visibility, and convert clicks into sales.

  • As the product marketing lead, I helped shape the campaign strategy, align cross-functional stakeholders, and drive execution across Klarna’s publishing, rewards, and CRM channels — ensuring performance at every touchpoint.

  • We built a full-funnel activation using Klarna’s publishing and loyalty ecosystem to maximize visibility and drive conversion:

    • Sponsored Ads: Premium placements across the Klarna app to reach Gen Z and Millennials.

    • Rewards Club Takeover: A double points campaign incentivized purchases during the product launch.

    • Exclusive Loyalty Offer: Post-campaign, the success led to a permanent 20% off voucher for Klarna Rewards Club members.

    • Full CRM Activation: In-app messaging, curated shopping lists, email campaigns, and more.

    • +132% increase in sales (Q4 2021 vs. Q3)

    • +47% increase in clicks, +104% revenue uplift

    • 69% of Klarna sales driven by Gen Z & Millennials

    • Deal Ads ranked Top 25% for CTR

    • 141% increase in average spend, 35% increase in AOV, 78% uplift in orders

    • 14% better performance vs. Klarna Sponsored Ads average

    • Content Creation

    • Partner marketing

    • CRM activation

    • Localization

    • Team alignment

Key Takeaway

Smart loyalty mechanics and high-impact placements turned this into one of Klarna’s most successful Rewards Club campaigns — proving that full-funnel partner marketing can drive meaningful results for global brands.

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