| Title | BLINDMETERS |
| Brand | OVK / PEVR (PARENTS OF ROAD VICTIMS) |
| Product/Service | ROAD SAFETY ORGANISATION |
| Category |
B01. Mobile Websites |
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Entrant
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HAPPINESS BRUSSELS Brussels, BELGIUM
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Idea Creation
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HAPPINESS BRUSSELS Brussels, BELGIUM
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Media Placement
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BRIGHTFISH Brussels, BELGIUM
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Media Placement 2
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MEDIALAAN Vilvoorde, BELGIUM
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Production
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LATCHO DROM Brussels, BELGIUM
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Production 2
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RAYGUN Brussels, BELGIUM
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Credits
| Koen Van Wonterghem |
PEVR - OVK (Parents of Road Victims) |
Managing Director |
| Ellen Ruys |
PEVR - OVK (Parents of Road Victims) |
Regionale Coordinator NL |
| Karen Corrigan |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Executive Creative Management |
| Geoffrey Hantson |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Chief Creative Officer |
| Katrien Bottez |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Senior Creative Coach |
| Roxane Schneider |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Concept Provider |
| Pieter Claeys |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Concept Provider |
| Hans Smets |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Group Account Director |
| Tine Van Hasselt |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Account Manager |
| Kris Van Wallendael |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Senior Digital Producer |
| Dries Lauwers |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Head of Design |
| Matthias Vandenbosch |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Editor Social Film |
| Simon Schuurman |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Editor Social film |
| Remke Faber |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Head of Motion |
| Sophie Gunsbourg |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Agency Producer |
| Bart Vande Maele |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Agency Producer |
| Christopher Ross-Kellam |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Film Director |
| Edouard Schneider |
Edsnor |
Typographer |
| Thomas Colliers |
BLISS Interactive |
Head of Technology |
| Yves Legrèves |
Latcho Drom |
Executive Producer |
| Efrosini Spanoudis |
Latcho Drom |
Producer |
| Jeroen Berx |
Latcho Drom |
Production Manager |
| Edgar Dubrovskiy |
Latcho Drom |
DOP |
| Stefaan gryson |
Moxy |
Owner - Online editor |
| Eva Segers |
Moxy |
Post Production Coordinator TVC |
| Joost Van Kerckhove |
Moxy |
Colour grading |
| Nick Read |
Moxy |
Offline editor TVC / Cinema |
| Peter Baert |
Raygun |
Radio Director |
| Jérôme Gijsen |
Raygun |
Radio Producer |
| Liesbeth Demolder |
Raygun |
Radio Producer |
| Philippe Fass |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Creative Director |
| Wesley Roeland |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Strategic Planner |
Background
Texting and driving is still prevalent throughout the world and a major cause of road deaths. That’s why there are still numerous road safety PSA campaigns on the subject. Unfortunately, data shows that these ‘don’t text and drive’-campaigns no longer have the impact needed to change really our behaviour. In order to change that the organization Parents of Road Victims asked us to come with a radical new take in preventing texting and driving.
Describe the creative idea
BlindMeters.com, a first of its kind mobile website that gives everybody concrete insight in how many meters they exactly miss when texting and driving. BlindMeters.com is geo-located and turns Google Maps into a text editor, allowing you to type on any road. A custom-made font connects to the speed limitation data of the specific road you’re typing on and stretches to the exact number of meters you miss when texting and driving.
To do so we programmed an algorithm that connects different databases and layers them onto one website, together with a specially designed font made for the purpose of dynamically stretch.
Describe the strategy
Data shows that people have become immune to ‘don’t text and drive’ road safety campaigns. So, we had to make a very broad impact on all Belgian drivers, but with specific attention to the young crowd, since they not only text but also use WhatsApp, Instagram and all other channels while driving. The strategy was simple: intrigue and incite to go to the platform via broad media – TV and Cinema – and Press coverage. And create direct traffic to the BlindMeters.com via a digital connectivity plan and the power of social media.
Describe the execution
The launch of BlindMeters.com played out across various channels. The campaign took off with an intriguing 45” and 60” film on TV and in Cinema, teasing the audience with the question ‘How many metres are you driving blind?’ and inciting them to find out on BlindMeters.com. A press release was sent out and a digital traffic-building connectivity plan was executed the very same day as the film was launched. Including banners, Instagram Stories, Google Ad-words and 4 influencers whom we asked to walk the ‘blind distance’ of the last message they wrote while texting behind the wheel. Very eye-opening for them, and their followers, knowing that one fraction of a second of not paying attention can be deadly.
List the results
Data shows that people kind of became immune to the road safety ‘don’t text and drive’-campaigns. The new take on this old problem, BlindMeters.com, was able to brake that immunity from the start. People engaged. Massively. Over 5 million blind meters were typed on the mobile website BlindMeters.com after just 24 hours. The press immediately joined the conversation. Literally all National and Regional newspapers, all news-sites and all National TV-channels covered BlindMeters.com. Resulting in millions and millions of meters of press coverage. You can imagine the value. But this is only the start of something much bigger. In the mean-time the National Police authority is working to make BlindMeters.com an official part of the driving education of Belgian driving schools. BlindMeters.com will also extend in other European countries like France, Portugal and Slovenia soon.