DON'T DRINK & DIVE

TitleDON'T DRINK & DIVE
BrandTRYGG-HANSA
Product/ServiceINSURANCE
Category C08. Charities, Public Health, Safety & Awareness Messages
PR Agency PRIME Stockholm, SWEDEN
Production Company FOLKE FILM Stockholm, SWEDEN
Entrant Company PRIME Stockholm, SWEDEN
Credits
Name Company Position
Johan Eriksson Trygg-Hansa Head of Communications
Anna Svärd Trygg-Hansa Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
Hanna Axelsson Trygg-Hansa Head of PR
Samuel Bengtsson Trygg-Hansa Digital Service/Social Media Coordinator
Robert Aras Prime - A Weber Shandwick Company Key Account Manager
Tom Beckman Prime - A Weber Shandwick Company Executive Creative Director
Patrik Beskow Prime - A Weber Shandwick Company Creative Director
Sara Tidholm Prime - A Weber Shandwick Company Project Manager
Simon Sved Prime - A Weber Shandwick Company Art Director
Peter Moro Prime - A Weber Shandwick Company Media Specialist
Jacqueline Arthur Prime - A Weber Shandwick Company Media Specialist
Mats Paulsen Prime - A Weber Shandwick Company Media Specialist
Maja Strandberg Prime - A Weber Shandwick Company Junior Consultant
Laerke Herthoni Folke Film Director
Joi Persson Folke Film Executive Producer
Anisa Dzindo Folke Film Producer
Pär Thunberg Bärnt/Ärnst Producer
Therese Elfström Editor Freelance
Martin Steinberg Grade Chimney
Adi Omanovic Editor Omanovic Production

Brief Explanation

2014 set a tragic record. More people drowned in Sweden than in any other year in the last decade. Water-related accidents cost more lives than road traffic accidents. Most victims were men and had consumed alcohol. Swedish insurance company Trygg-Hansa has made water safety their trademark. The natural goal for the campaign was therefore to save lives. Our aim was to specifically target middle-aged men and their families and relatives. We also had a bigger perspective where we aimed to reach the general population to change attitudes towards swimming drunk.

Results and Effectiveness

300 articles in more than 25 countries covered the story, resulting in a total reach of 250 million. During midsummer week, it was one of Sweden’s most viewed videos, with over 1.1 million views to date. People all over the country pledged not to drink and dive through a successful Thunderclap. In a follow-up survey, 1 in 5 Swedes stated they’d seen or heard about DD&D.The general secretary of the Swedish Life Saving Society declared that the initiative could save lives. It most probably did. During the campaign period the number of drowned men decreased by 39 %.

Creative Execution

We launched the campaign a week prior to midsummer, a holiday closely connected to both drinking and swimming. On a microsite we presented the film along with facts and statistics for individuals, businesses and NGO's to find information about the issue. National and international media, opinion leaders and potential partners received information about the campaign. Social media was used as a tool to spread the film both organically and through sponsored ads. Beer and wine producers put the Don’t Drink & Dive label on their bottles - restaurants joined too and more stakeholders followed.

Insights, Strategy and the Idea

To showcase alcohol impairment, we asked Stockholm Konstsim Herr – synchronized swimming world champions and middle aged men – to perform their winning routine. Drunk. They were filmed for the short documentary Don’t Drink and Dive under the supervision of two lifeguards from the Swedish Life Saving Society and a certified rescue diver. Most drowning victims are middle-aged men and the majority have consumed alcohol – coincidentally the group least receptive to advice. Our aim was to specifically target middle-aged men, their families and relatives. We also aimed to reach the general population to change attitudes towards swimming drunk.