Once Captain Morgan was acquired by Diageo in 2001, the Original Spiced Rum wanted to devise a campaign that would drive acquisition efforts and set up a foundation for future direct marketing communications. With only 6 weeks to complete a campaign, ID Society pulled together their strategy team to create the Captain Morgan "Wanna Party" Sweepstakes. The campaign was based around a viral (send to a friend) component, targeting the twenty-something market who could create their own dream party choosing a venue, music and hostess and then submit a Guest List inviting their friends through Email to register. The site used Macromedia Flash to create an interface through which users could visually manipulate screen images and music to custom-design their ultimate party in real-time. Within 3 months of its initial launch, the campaign had generated a return opt-in rate of more than 40%. The campaign was featured on Web sites affiliated with magazines such as Men's Journal, Maxim, Details and was written up in Yahoo Magazine.