Investly IRL
Investly
CLIENT
Activation Design, Event Production, Experiential, Pop-up
SERVICES
Taking investing out of the app and into real life.
CRUEL partnered with Investly to bring Investly IRL to life — a full-day experience designed to make investing feel more approachable through conversation, interactive experiences and hands-on exploration of the Investly app.
Hosted at The Welcome Market on Queen West, the space transformed throughout the day from an intimate panel and networking environment into an interactive public experience built around learning by doing.
Money, But Make It Fun
The Money Grab turned financial goals into a physical challenge, with guests grabbing cash and hunting for hidden Golden Tickets to unlock prizes.
Putting Goals on Display
At the Goals Photobooth, guests chose an investing goal, wrote it down and captured it on camera before carrying that goal into the next stage of the experience.
From Experience to App
The journey led into a live Investly app demo, where each guest added a colour-coded ball representing their financial goal to a branded ball pit — creating a growing visual representation of what the community was investing toward.
Conversation & Community
The experience also created space for the educational side of Investly, including a panel moderated by Maya Corbic with Zoe Pallaire and Nima Sotoadeh, networking and opportunities for guests to connect directly with the Investly team.
From experiential production and consumer journey design to staffing, interactive activations and on-site execution, CRUEL helped turn a digital investing platform into a physical experience people could explore, understand and connect with.
Investing, brought to life.
CREDITS
CRUEL is a marketing agency located in Toronto’s garment district, we explore contemporary themes across commerce and culture, unroot deeper strategic narratives, and foster stronger connections through direct marketing, experience design, and integrated creative services. Founded in Montreal in 2013 as a university lifestyle platform, CRUEL quickly became a hub for young people to connect through events and social media. By 2015, it transformed into a full-service marketing agency, leveraging insights into youth culture to help brands thrive. Over the years, CRUEL has delivered award-winning campaigns developing experiential strategies for global brands. Known for blending creativity, technology, and grassroots authenticity, CRUEL bridges online and offline experiences to create impactful, human-centered connections that drive real world results. CRUEL makes digital interactions feel more human and real-world experiences more personal.
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