Wave Global

How Wave Global launched seasonal product scenes 9× faster

How Wave Global launched seasonal product scenes 9× faster

How Wave Global launched seasonal product scenes 9× faster

A retail team replaced slow studio cycles with Contona’s AI imagery workflow for seasonal campaign assets.

A retail team replaced slow studio cycles with Contona’s AI imagery workflow for seasonal campaign assets.

Outdoor retail

2026

Outdoor campaign imagery for seasonal retail storytelling

The challenge

Wave Global needed campaign imagery for multiple seasonal launches, but every new visual direction depended on photographer availability, location planning, and post-production queues. The team had strong product data, but not enough usable scene variation to keep campaigns moving at retail speed.

The Contona workflow

Using Contona, the team turned product images into controlled seasonal scenes, testing campaign concepts before committing to expensive creative production. The result was a reusable visual system for launches, promotions, and channel-specific assets.

The biggest shift was not just speed. Merchandising, marketing, and creative teams could align around richer visual options earlier, reducing the uncertainty that usually slows campaign planning.

Faster campaign launch

500%

Lift in seasonal activation volume

90%

Lower shoot dependency