2017 Promo & Activation

MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY - IN THE SHADOW OF MEN

TitleMUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY - IN THE SHADOW OF MEN
BrandMUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY VIENNA
Product/ServiceSPECIAL GUIDED TOUR ABOUT WOMAN IN SCIENCE
Category B04. Use of Print or Outdoor
Entrant WIEN NORD Vienna, AUSTRIA
Idea Creation WIEN NORD Vienna, AUSTRIA
Credits
Name Company Position
Bernd Wilfinger WIEN NORD Werbeagentur GmbH Creative Director
Edmund Hochleitner WIEN NORD Werbeagentur GmbH Creative Director
Georg Rernboeck WIEN NORD Werbeagentur GmbH Art Director
Judith Kroisleitner WIEN NORD Werbeagentur GmbH Illustrator
Judith Kroisleitner WIEN NORD Werbeagentur GmbH Illustrator
Leopold Kreczy WIEN NORD Werbeagentur GmbH Copywriter
Philip Jaecklein WIEN NORD Werbeagentur GmbH Agency Producer
Philipp Schoenauer Philipp Schoenauer Photographer
Stella Biehal-Vidmar WIEN NORD Werbeagentur GmbH Account Director
Philipp Dohnal WIEN NORD Werbeagentur GmbH Account Manager
Markus Mazuran WIEN NORD Werbeagentur GmbH Account Executive
Barbara Pandey Museum of Technology Vienna Marketing Director
Hermann Tragner Museum of Technology Vienna Marketing Manager

The Campaign

In the shadow of men: On March 8th 2017, the International Women’s Day, we demonstrated that achievements of women in science often were not honoured, while their male collegues have been awarded with prizes like the Nobel Prize, as Otto E. Hahn in 1945. Therefore, simple paper has been folded and fixed into a standard street poster site. Due to the installed light, the paper casts a shadow showing a woman’s profile. A little tear in the paper shapes the eyelashes and emphasizes the femininity of the face.

Campaign Success

Simple paper has been folded and fixed into a standard street poster site on Vienna’s highly frequented Ringstrasse boulevard. Due to the installed light, the paper casts a shadow showing a woman’s profile. A little tear in the paper shapes the eyelashes and emphasizes the femininity of the face. (Headline:) In 1945 Otto E. Hahn was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Lise Meitner was not even mentioned. (Subline) In the shadow of men: women in science. Special guided tour on International Women's Day. March 8th 2017, 4 p.m.

Describe the success of the promotion with both client and consumer including some quantifiable results

8,735 visitors of all events in total (= +2.4% to 2016), including this Special Guided Tour on International Women's Day.

Explain why the method of promotion was most relevant to the product or service

In the shadow of men is a unique promotional idea cleverly utilizing light and shadow to capture the attention of people passing by. The street poster encourages potential visitors to attend the special guided tour of the museum and literally “throws light” on this undervalued topic.

Visitors of all ages should be invited to discover and experience the different fields of women in science. With the challenge of limited budgets and the use of outdoor only the key insight of the deprivation of recognition and respect of women in science has been translated into an unique media placement using a standard street poster site.

English Translation of Main Headlines

In 1945 Otto E. Hahn was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Lise Meitner was not even mentioned. (Subline) In the shadow of men: women in science. Special guided tour on International Women's Day. March 8th 2017, 4 p.m. SITUATION Women in science have far too often been deprived of their recognition. To put their achievements into the spotlight, the Museum of Technology Vienna dedicated a special guided tour to these women on March 8th 2017, the International Women’s Day. IDEA Simple paper has been folded and fixed into a street poster site. Due to the installed light, the paper casts a shadow showing a woman’s profile. A little tear in the paper shapes the eyelashes and emphasizes the femininity of the face.