Winners & Shortlists

BLOWING IN THE WIND

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Case Film

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TitleBLOWING IN THE WIND
BrandAPOTEK HJÄRTAT
Product/ServiceAPOLOSOPHY
Category A03. USE OF OUTDOOR IN A MEDIA CAMPAIGN
Entrant Company ÅKESTAM HOLST Stockholm, SWEDEN
Advertising Agency ÅKESTAM HOLST Stockholm, SWEDEN
Media Agency STARCOM MEDIAVEST GROUP Stockholm, SWEDEN
Production Company STOPP/FAMILY Stockholm, SWEDEN
Credits
Name Company Position
Andreas Ullenius Åkestam Holst Creative Director
Lars Baecklund Åkestam Holst Art Director
Mariette Glodeck Åkestam Holst Copywriter
Sara Clewemar Åkestam Holst Account Director
Jennie Strinnhed Åkestam Holst Account Manager
Sofia Swedenborg Åkestam Holst Digital Producer
Patrik Karlsson Åkestam Holst Planner
Lotta Person Åkestam Holst Graphic Designer
Jens Sjöbergh Åkestam Holst Digital Designer
Nisse Axman Åkestam Holst Motion Designer
Anne/Lie Karl Åkestam Holst Studio Assistant
Elisabeth Frang Söderberg Agentur Photography
Fredrik Kullberg Apotek Hjärtat Advertiser Supervisor

Results and Effectiveness

Until today the movie showcasing the creative solution has over 2.9 million unique views in 190 countries. All this without any mediaspend to promote the video. Instead, media outlets such as CNN, CBS, TIME, MASHABLE, HUFFINGTON POST and GIZMODO all wrote about the campaign. The hype that was created helped Apotek Hjärtat, despite the small budget to reach out to the target audience, to beat the sales target with as much as 40 %. Also, increased brand awareness within target audience by 35% and as a conceivable brand by 48%.

Creative Execution

We have all felt the windgust as a train enters the station, and also how that gush of air makes our hair come to life. That insight was what the media team built their solution on when deciding to use ClearChannels digital screens to communicate Apolosophys haircare products. The digital screen on one of Stockholms subway platforms where adapted to react to trains entering the station and create an illusion that the models hair blew in the wind because of the windgust from the train. Resulting in a creative solution that not only communicated the product benefit, but pushed the media to where it had not gone before. During the first day of the campaign a short movie was shot showcasing the media solution, and peoples reaction to it, to help spread the campaign message.

Insights, Strategy and the Idea

Apotek Hjärtat (Swedens largest private pharmacy) launched, at the beginning of 2014, a new line of products under the name Apolosophy. Apolosophy was launched as a way to raise consideration for Apotek Hjärtat as a brand and increase traffic to stores by offering products that historically has not been promoted at pharmacies in Sweden, namely a more premium range of products within beauty care. Objectives of a product launch campaign is to raise awareness, create recall of the brand behind the products, and create an urge to try them. The campaign was targeted at existing customers, and competitors customers. The idea behind the campaign was to prove to people that Apolosophy hairproducts are like no other brand when it comes to bringing your hair to life.