THE MOST WANTED SHOTS

TitleTHE MOST WANTED SHOTS
BrandGETTY IMAGES
Product/ServiceSTOCK IMAGE
Category B05. Use of Outdoor
Entrant TBWA\ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Idea Creation TBWA\ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Credits
Name Company Position
Ilkay Gurpinar TBWA\Istanbul Chief Creative Officer
Volkan Karakasoglu TBWA\Istanbul Executive Creative Director
Arkin Kahyaoglu TBWA\Istanbul Creative Director
Can Bilginer TBWA\Istanbul Creative Group Head
Onder Bayraktar TBWA\Istanbul Copywriter
Ozan Aslan TBWA\Istanbul Art Director
Erman Karahisarli TBWA\Istanbul Production Group Head
Canan Polat TBWA\Istanbul Agency Producer
Ayse Erdogan TBWA\Istanbul Group Account Director
Oya Berk TBWA\Istanbul Brand Manager
Ceren Calikusu TBWA\Istanbul Brand Executive

The Campaign

We analyzed millions of image searches performed on iStock everyday. And found out the most searched keywords. Using these keywords we wanted to communicate that everyone who can take photos can sell them on iStock. For example “bridge” was searched for 5.499 times, “building” was searched for 6.825 times.

Creative Execution

We designed outdoor ads for each keyword and located where that keyword’s photo can be easily taken in real life. For example “Sky” was located where a nice sky photo can be taken. “Road” was located next to a road. And “school” was located right in front of a school. With many outdoor examples like these we showed that everyone who can take photos can become an iStock photographer. We also conveyed that millions of photos like these could be found on iStock.

In iStock’s Most Wanted Shots campaign we designed outdoor ads to encourage potential photographers to join iStock by letting them know the most searched keywords. We placed each ad where that keyword’s photo can be easily taken in real life. Every piece of communication had to be in perfect synergy with the outdoor media space it was placed in for the idea to work.

Insights, Strategy and the Idea

Our strategy was to design outdoor ads for each commonly searched keyword and place them where that keyword’s photo can easily be taken in real life.