VOLVO LIFESAVER

Silver Eurobest Award

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TitleVOLVO LIFESAVER
BrandVOLVO CAR NEDERLAND
Product/ServicePUBLIC AWARENESS - CAR / AED
Category A05. Health & Wellness Tech
Entrant OGILVY | SOCIAL LAB AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Idea Creation OGILVY | SOCIAL LAB AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
PR OGILVY | SOCIAL LAB AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Production OGILVY | SOCIAL LAB AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Production 2 SMARTHOUSE FILMS Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
Credits
Name Company Position
Michael Jansen Grey - Ogilvy Social.Lab Executive Creative Director
Tolga Büyükdoganay Grey - Ogilvy Social.Lab Executive Creative Director
Gijs Sluijters Ogilvy Social.Lab Creative Director
Joris Tol Ogilvy Social.Lab Creative Director
Rens Quirijnen Grey - Ogilvy Social.Lab Creative
Stephan Gonnissen Grey - Ogilvy Social.Lab Creative
Paul Duijser Grey - Ogilvy Social.Lab Designer
Esther de Kok Grey - Ogilvy Social.Lab Account Director
Carla Senf Grey - Ogilvy Social.Lab Account Director
Simone de Haan Grey - Ogilvy Social.Lab Account Executive
Joost van Liemt Grey - Ogilvy Social.Lab Strategy
Danielle Guirguis Smarthouse Films Producer
Roel Boorsma n/a Director
Marc de Meijer Smarthouse Films DOP Lighting Cameraman
Will Judge n/a Editor
Maxime van Heumen Ogilvy Social.Lab PR Manager
Fleur Ondersteijn Grey - Ogilvy Social.Lab PR Manager
Joyce Schellevis Volvo Car Nederland Manager Marketing Communications
Reinier Bonebakker Volvo Car Nederland Digital Marketing Manager a.i.
Tanja Stomp Volvo Car Nederland Digital Marketing Manager a.i.

Why is this work relevant for Brand Experience & Activation?

In the Netherlands annually 17.000 people suffer from cardiac arrest. The first 6 minutes are crucial for survival. But ambulances take on average 9 minutes to reach victims. And there aren’t enough AED’s around to compensate, especially not in rural areas. Volvo equals safety. We equipped Volvo’s with an AED, connected them to the national emergency desk and via Volvo On Call drivers navigated to a victim and offered help. It made a difference. Within the first two weeks 200 people enlisted.

Background

There was no brief. There were no objectives. But there was a harrowing situation: in the Netherlands annually 17.000 people suffer from cardiac arrest. The first 6 minutes are crucial for survival. But ambulances take on average 9 minutes to reach the victims. Each minute we could steal from that 9 minutes could possibly save a life. That became our ambitious goal.

Describe the creative idea (20% of vote)

Volvo equals safety. Inside and outside the car. But why stop there when we saw such a wonderful possibility to help people who were having a cardiac arrest? Together with the Volvo team we decided to equip Volvo drivers with AED’s, train them and connect their Volvos to the national call system for resuscitation. The Volvo drivers are registered as civilian first responders. Emergency calls are automatically sent to the car via Volvo On Call. The driver can navigate directly to the victim, saving possible valuable minutes.

Describe the strategy (20% of vote)

The target audience for this concept are all people that may possibly encounter a cardiac arrest. A small group compared to the Dutch population, but a group that needs the best help they can get. Volvo Lifesaver tries to do just that. Once the bare concept was there, we approached the Dutch national emergency call system for resuscitation and other heart disease related organizations. Together we needed to overcome mainly technical obstacles. Perseverance of all made it possible that Lifesaver became reality. The importance of the simple concept is acknowledged by Volvo and other organizations who are concerned with heart diseases. In the coming years Volvo Lifesaver will be rolled out to other European countries.

Describe the execution (30% of vote)

We created a real solution, using data and what was already there. By installing AED’s in Volvo’s, drivers step into the time gap where ambulances can’t arrive in time. We connected their Volvo’s to the national emergency call system for resuscitation. The Volvo driver is registered as a civilian first responder. Emergency calls are automatically sent to this civilians’ car via Volvo On Call. When driver reply, the navigation system directs them directly to the victim. Data told us that the Northeast rural part of the country counts the least AED’s. So we started Volvo Lifesaver there. To make people aware of the program, we issued a press release and Facebook post followed by a documentary about a cardiac arrest survivor and his rescuer, highlighting the importance of the 6-minute response time. In short video posts on social media, we invited Volvo drivers to volunteer as civilian first responders.

List the results (30% of vote)

With an estimated reach of 16,000,000+ impressions, the project generated national interest for the current problem of response time for cardiac arrest victims and stirred up public debate in social- and mass media, including national and international newspapers and news services. And perhaps more importantly, the program is saving real lives with 25 drivers trained and enlisted as civilian first responders and over 200 more lined up to do the same – a number that has already exceeded our expectations by nearly a 1000%. The Volvo Lifesaver program is now a program that Volvo will keep supporting, continuing to use Volvo cars and their drivers as an extension of the brand’s tangible promise to keep everyone safe.