Gap Employs GPS-Equipped Reindeer in Holiday Promotion

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Todd Wasserman
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Gap Employs GPS-Equipped Reindeer in Holiday Promotion

There's no Donner, no Blitzen and no Rudolph in Gap's latest social media promotion, but there's plenty of weirdness.

The clothing retailer, working with AKQA, has unleashed an admittedly odd campaign that tracks eight real reindeer (not the flying kind) in a pasture in Lake Crystal, Minn.

The reindeer, which are equipped with GPS, compete in various "contests" including tests for who moves the farthest, fastest, slowest or closest to the North Pole on a particular day. Each one is connected to a different deal. Emma, for instance, will get you 40% off your whole purchase. Chloe will get you all accessories in store for $5 each. (The video above shows the owner of the pasture is fairly perplexed about the whole thing.)

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