BVG "IS' MIR EGAL"

TitleBVG "IS' MIR EGAL"
BrandBERLINER VERKEHRSBETRIEBE (BVG)
Product/ServiceNO FURTHER SPECIFICATION
Category A04. Travel, Leisure, Retail, Restaurants & Fast Food Chains
Entrant JUNG von MATT Hamburg, GERMANY
Idea Creation JUNG von MATT Hamburg, GERMANY
Production STEREO FILMS MEDIENPRODUKTION Munich, GERMANY
Credits
Name Company Position
Dörte Spengler-Ahrens Jung von Matt AG Executive Creative Director
Marielle Heiss Jung von Matt AG Creative Director
Bastian Tripp Jung von Matt AG Senior Copywriter
Natalie Martens Jung von Matt AG Client Service Director
Schouwit Berhe Jung von Matt AG Project Manager
Alexandra Schöne Jung von Matt AG Project Manager
Jankel Huppertz Jung von Matt AG Agency Producer
Klaas Nocken Jung von Matt AG Executive Music Producer
Julian Krohn Jung von Matt AG Senior Music Consultant
Philipp Kirsamer Stereo Films Medienproduktion GmbH DoP
Kazim Akboga Freelance Artist
Florian Wolf Stereo Films Medienproduktion GmbH Grading
Andreas Heidenreich Stereo Films Medienproduktion GmbH Post Production Supervisor
Hannes Heidenreich Stereo Films Medienproduktion GmbH Producer
Baris Aladag Freelance Director
Clara Reuter Freelance Styling
Matthias Graatz Stereo Films Medienproduktion GmbH Editor
Markus Roseneck Stereo Films Medienproduktion GmbH Sound/SFX Designer

The Campaign

To change this love–hate relationship into pure love, we took the first step. And approached our passengers with the highest form of love: tolerance. Together with YouTube artist Kazim Akboga, we produced a music video in which we present BVG’s tolerance in a way no one would expect from a public transport company.

Execution

Together with YouTube artist Kazim Akboga, we produced a music video in which we present BVG’s tolerance in a way no one would expect from a public transport company.

Over 17 million views, 30% new fans on Facebook, 25% more followers on Twitter and an ad equivalent of more than 2 million euros. Additionally an enormous national and international press response, including Slate Magazine (Washington Post), Berlin’s largest daily newspaper (BZ), and nearly all major national media. The campaign reached in Berlin an awareness of 87%. The corporate image of the BVG raised by 0.5 points on scale. And they sold 29.000 more subscriptions than the year before.

The Situation

Although Berlin is a very tolerant and liberal city, the Berliners are very intolerant with their public transport system BVG. That is why a bus delay of 2 minutes often ends with a Twitter shit storm. The Berliners have an intense love–hate relationship with the BVG. The challenge was to change this attitude with a remarkable campaign.

The Strategy

To change hate into love, we took the first step. And approached our passengers with the highest form of love: tolerance.