THE STORY OF KATHRIN

TitleTHE STORY OF KATHRIN
BrandSWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES
Product/ServiceAIRLINE
Category E04. Other Video
Entrant Company PUBLICIS COMMUNICATIONS SCHWEIZ Zürich, SWITZERLAND
Advertising Agency PUBLICIS COMMUNICATIONS SCHWEIZ Zürich, SWITZERLAND
Production Company MILCHSTRASSE Ludwigsburg, GERMANY
Credits
Name Company Position
Thomas Wildberger Publicis Communications Schweiz Chief Creative Officer
Urs Schrepfer Publicis Communications Schweiz Creative Director
Daniel Ahrens Publicis Communications Schweiz Art Director
Swen Morath Publicis Communications Schweiz Art Director
Christian Schirmer Publicis Communications Schweiz Copywriter
Tim Hoppin Publicis Communications Schweiz Copywriter
Cem Van Der Schaar Publicis Communications Schweiz Head Of Tv
Benjamin Kaegi Publicis Communications Schweiz Art Buyer
Candido Righetto Publicis Communications Schweiz Senior Brand Director
Lena Jaggi Publicis Communications Schweiz Brand Director
Max Niemann Filmakademie Baden Wuerttemberg Director
Christine Luedge Filmakademie Baden Wuerttemberg Director Of Photography
Philip Toepfer Milchstrasse Filmproduktion Gmbh Executive Producer
Nico Kreis Milchstrasse Filmproduktion Gmbh Director Supervision
Yves Alain Lambert Filmakademie Baden Wuerttemberg Head Of Externally Funded Productions:

Creative Execution

At the beginning of the campaign there was a simple question: Who do you miss most in the world and why? We posed this question through a variety of channels across Switzerland: In phase two, each story was published on a microsite. On there users were given the opportunity to vote for the best 300 stories and decide who would win one of the 300 SWISS tickets. In phase three, six of the stories were captured on film by six different directors. They created six very different documentaries that show just how emotional a reunion can be.

The reactions were breathtaking. A total of 4756 stories was entered that generated over a million sessions, resulting in 1,6 million page views from 779.328 individual users. Switzerland was involved with SWISS again. Swiss Television was also inspired by Seats for Switzerland, producing the series Mission Surprise. In 11 episodes, expatriate Swiss people around the world were surprised by their friends and family. Seats for Switzerland not only brought people together – it also stirred up emotions across the country. And Switzerland once again fell in love with SWISS.

Reestablish the trust and emotional bond between the Swiss population and SWISS that were lost when the airline was grounded and sold to Lufthansa. To achieve this we launched the 'Seats for Switzerland' campaign. The idea: SWISS brings people together – people who live far away from one another and have not seen each other in a long time. As a gift, SWISS hands out 300 tickets for the best reunion stories.