COUGHING BILLBOARD

TitleCOUGHING BILLBOARD
BrandAPOTEK HJÄRTAT
Product/ServiceSTOP SMOKING PRODUCTS
Category C03. Interactive & Dynamic Billboards / Posters
Entrant AKESTAM HOLST NOA Stockholm, SWEDEN
Idea Creation AKESTAM HOLST NOA Stockholm, SWEDEN
Media Placement IUM Stockholm, SWEDEN
PR AKESTAM HOLST NOA Stockholm, SWEDEN
Production AKESTAM HOLST NOA Stockholm, SWEDEN
Credits
Name Company Position
Magnus Jakobsson Åkestam Holst NoA Creative Director
Evelina Rönnung Åkestam Holst NoA Art Director
Hugo Wallmo Åkestam Holst NoA Art Director
Lars Bæcklund Åkestam Holst NoA Art Director
Mariette Glodeck Åkestam Holst NoA Copywriter
Sara Clewemar Åkestam Holst NoA Account Director
Jennie Strinnhed Åkestam Holst NoA Account Manager
Nisse Axman Åkestam Holst NoA DP Director
Henrik Adenskog Åkestam Holst NoA Producer
Johan Eklund Åkestam Holst NoA Digital producer
Alex Picha Åkestam Holst NoA Digital Producer
Eric Karlsson Åkestam Holst NoA Motion Designer
Lotta Person Åkestam Holst NoA Graphic designer
Ida Persson Åkestam Holst NoA PR strategist
Andreas Lind Cameralink/Andreas Lind Photographer
Henrik Gånheim State Interactive Technical Director

Brief Explanation

People smoke. It´s not good for them. They already know this, but need to be reminded of it. Why? Because they're still smoking. Could we, as one of Sweden’s largest pharmacies, put the topic of the dangers of smoking on the agenda again? In December 2016 we created a digital billboard that actually coughs when you smoke near it, and recommended nicotine products to help you quit. To most bypassers it seems like an ordinary billboard. But when someone near the screen lights a cigarette, the billboard awakens and the model featured in the billboard starts coughing to remind you about the health risks of smoking. The global spread of the campaign was mind-blowing. It put the topic of the dangers of smoking on the map again, and highlighted that smoking is as much a nuisance to others as it is a health risk to to the smokers.