Winners & Shortlists

2014 Promo & Activation

MOSCOW — KIEV / KIEV — MOSCOW

TitleMOSCOW — KIEV / KIEV — MOSCOW
BrandS7 AIRLINES
Product/ServiceS7 AIRLINES
Category A06. USE OF PRINT OR STANDARD OUTDOOR IN A PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN
Entrant Company GOOD Moscow, RUSSIA
Advertising Agency GOOD Moscow, RUSSIA
Media Agency CARAT Moscow, RUSSIA
Credits
Name Company Position
Grisha Sorokin GOOD Creative Director
Grisha Sorokin GOOD Copywriter
Gleb Glonti GOOD Copywriter
Grisha Sorokin GOOD Art Director
Fiodor Sumkin GOOD Illustrator
Katya Bazilevskaya GOOD Strategy Director
Alevtina Kirsanova GOOD Assistant
Evgenija Judzhenich GOOD Assistant

The Brief

To promote flights between Moscow and Kiev (flights load decreased during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict).

Describe how the promotion developed from concept to implementation

On march 15th, the time when tension in Ukraine are coming to its peak, when anti-Russian protests growth and regular citizens of both countries are baffled by contradictive reports, S7 Airlines, remarkable for it's green planes, launched this peace campaign in Russia and Ukraine at the same time. More than 20 billboards and video-screens, smart-located and huge, were involved in the campaign in Kiev and Moscow. Newspapers, Magazines, souvenirs and internet banners were also used.

Describe the success of the promotion with both client and consumer including some quantifiable results

More then 50 000 000 validated contacts with campaign in Russia and Ukraine in digital and outdoor. Hundreds of thousands of positive posts, re-tweets and likes in social media engaging people and leading news media in both countries. 71,2% of posts and publications are extremely positive, 25.8 are neutral, 3% are negative. More then 40% daily S7.ru traffic growth affected solely by the campaign. Web-site transactions for promoted destination for both countries grew over 60% during the campaign period. Destination flight load level grew more then 40%. 8% growth of total S7 sales (all destinations) during the campaign period.

Explain why the method of promotion was most relevant to the product or service

Airline, staying out of politics connects people of two countries. Target audience in both countries has friends and relatives abroad, the campaign was a tribute to people of two countries.