ARISTON COMFORT CHALLENGE

TitleARISTON COMFORT CHALLENGE
BrandARISTON THERMO
Product/ServiceHEATING SYSTEM
Category A02. TV & VOD: Fiction & Non-Fiction
Entrant INDIANA PRODUCTION COMPANY Milan, ITALY
Idea Creation INDIANA PRODUCTION COMPANY Milan, ITALY
Idea Creation 2 J. WALTER THOMPSON ITALY Milan, ITALY
Production INDIANA PRODUCTION COMPANY Milan, ITALY
Production 2 POST ATOMIC Milan, ITALY
Additional Company SIZZER AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Credits
Name Company Position
Sergio Rodriguez JWT CEO & Chief Creative Officer
Antonio Di Battista JWT Creative Director
Cristiano Nardò JWT Associate Creative Director
Davide Di Napoli JWT Creative Supervisor
Cristina D'Anna JWT Creative Supervisor
Francesco Basile JWT Senior Art Director
Ugo Grasso Ugo Grasso Director In Charge & Talent Officer
Ester Pampari JWT Account Director
Martina Rastelli JWT Account Executive
Oyemi Akeko JWT Account Executive
Carlotta Asti JWT Strategic Planner
Marta Armando JWT TV Producer
Tobia Passigato Indiana Production S.p.A. Director
Karim Bartoletti Indiana Production S.p.A. Executive Producer
Vieri Nencini Indiana Production S.p.A. Producer
Alga Pastorelli Indiana Production S.p.A. Post Production Supervisor
Michael Bertoldini Sizzer Music Supervisor

Why is this work relevant for Entertainment?

The Ariston Comfort Challenge. The story of an epic journey to build a safe comfort zone in the most uncomfortable place in the world: Greenland, where a team of scientists are working in extreme conditions to fight the effects of climate changes. A story that takes you into an incredible adventure shot in Disko Island, with an average temperature of -19°. The output is a 56 minutes documentary aired on Discovery, a channel for travels and adventures fanatics.

Background

Every year, an international team of researchers work in extreme conditions in Greenland to study the effects of climate change. However, the extreme Arctic frost forces them to stop. Ariston, the world leader in sustainable heating systems, launched an epic feat to build a comfortable shelter, in order to let such vital research go forward.

Describe the creative idea

An outdoor installation in one of the coldest places on Earth, created to bring comfort to scientists who gave up theirs, for the health of our planet.

Describe the strategy

A global campaign with the core in a branded content web series. Hosted on youtube and a dedicated website www.thearistoncomfortchallenge.com, the campaign explodes in several touch points such as print/outdoor, social media strategy on Facebook and Instagram, with the influence of a partner like Canon and his ambassador photographer on field, a TV documentary on Discovery Channel and TVC. A strategy aimed to bring people understand the brand effort for the most important theme of our century: climate change.

Describe the execution

We engineered a 58 sq m shelter on Disko Island in Greenland based on the home-shaped Ariston logo. After a worldwide recruitment program, we assigned the challenge of building such a structure to the three best Ariston installers, who came from from Russia, China and Italy. Together, they created a warm and comfortable research station that allows scientific research to move forward. A global integrated communication project, but most of all an installation devised to last at least 50 years, as a symbol of the Ariston effort for the future of the planet.

Describe the outcome

Campaign in progress. Data relative to period between August 2018 and October 2018. Reach FB + China (Weibo+Wechat+Key Opinion leader plan): 57mio Reach IG: 13k (global) Discovery: 4,5 millions reach Clicks (media): 5 million Views (media): 184 million Engagement FB + China (Weibo+Wechat+Key Opinion leader plan): 115k total