Outdoor Planning Awards 2012
Grand Prize Winner
'Yorkshire' for Digital UK by MediaCom
Facing the enormous challenge of raising awareness of the digital switchover amongst a hard-to-reach Yorkshire audience, Digital UK integrated Out of Home (OOH) in a multimedia campaign to 鈥榣eave no one behind鈥� during this monumental public infrastructure change.
Micro-regional TV, alongside an OOH聽campaign planned by postal sector in order to target the correct transmission areas, were instrumental in delivering date awareness messaging. Other touchpoints such as press, radio and door drops played a supporting role, conveying more complicated messaging. A variety of OOH聽formats were used, with 6 Sheets, 48 Sheets and 96 Sheets providing blanket coverage, while posters in trusted environments such as doctors鈥� surgeries, bus interiors and post offices served to convince the 鈥榯raditionalist鈥� audience of the need to switch over.
The results were outstanding with Yorkshire far exceeding awareness targets at all critical points and crucially achieving fantastic results amongst the 鈥榯raditionalist鈥� audience.
"An expertly constructed campaign employing effective phasing and using local connectors with great success."
Best use of digital in outdoor
Winner:聽Camelot, The National Lottery 鈥楯ackpot Support鈥� by MPG Media Contacts and Posterscope
Already a big supporter of digital Out of Home, The National Lottery needed a refined media strategy that could cope with the pace, unpredictability, and complexity of the business, allowing high impact communications to be brought to market at less than 24 hours鈥� notice, and in proximity to the 7pm ticket sales shutdown.The strategy demonstrated a clear understanding of the ways in which OOH聽screens are consumed depending on the environment, mindset and technology.
Multiple copy changes were used according to day, jackpot amount, and whether the messages were being consumed by commuters or were more retail focused. From specific 24 and 48 hour plans which could be turned on and off precisely, to larger scale digital campaigns to support 鈥榤ega jackpots鈥� and tailored Wednesday and Saturday rollover plans, planning of digital OOH聽evolved to create solid econometric models which helped to understand the trigger points at which it is efficient to turn OOH聽on, and at what weight.
OOH聽helped Camelot improve the overall ROI on the jackpot marketing plan, assisting in delivering record end of year sales.
Highly Commended:聽AOL, Huffington Post UK 鈥楤log All About It鈥� entered by MBA, Total Media and Posterscope
To generate buzz around the launch of the Huffington Post in the UK and to recruit bloggers and journalists to the site, this campaign used digital OOH聽with a live Twitter feed as its centrepiece. The campaign idea 鈥楤log All About It鈥� was a perfect blend of old and new media. Positioned at railway stations, with up-to-the-minute headlines and the most recent ten Tweets, the posters would be amongst the first messages the targets would see each morning.聽 As well as press coverage and a number one trending on Twitter, the campaign generated visitor statistics beyond all expectations.
Best use of outdoor in a multimedia campaign
Winner:聽Digital UK 鈥榊orkshire鈥� by MediaCom
Facing the enormous challenge of raising awareness of the digital switchover amongst a hard-to-reach Yorkshire audience, Digital UK integrated Out of Home in a multimedia campaign to 鈥榣eave no one behind鈥� during this monumental public infrastructure change.
Micro-regional TV, alongside an OOH聽campaign planned by postal sector in order to target the correct transmission areas, were instrumental in delivering date awareness messaging. Other touchpoints such as press, radio and door drops played a supporting role, conveying more complicated messaging. A variety of OOH聽formats were used, with 6 Sheets, 48 Sheets and 96 Sheets providing blanket coverage, while posters in trusted environments such as doctors鈥� surgeries, bus interiors and post offices served to convince the 鈥榯raditionalist鈥� audience of the need to switch over.
The campaign achieved excellent results with Yorkshire far exceeding awareness targets at all critical points and crucially achieved fantastic results amongst the 鈥榯raditionalist鈥� audience.
Highly Commended:聽Nintendo 鈥楳y First Wii鈥� entered by MEC and Kinetic
This campaign demonstrated the power of OOH聽to make the crucial final push to purchase in a multi-media campaign.聽 Both timing and environment were critical to the success of the campaign, which was aimed at mothers looking for entertainment inspiration in the run-up to half term.聽 Following a phased TV and digital campaign, the powerful price drop message was revealed in a 6 Sheet campaign which ran in both shopping malls and on the high street.聽 Comparing sales figures to a previous TV-only campaign proved the effectiveness of OOH聽in driving results in a multi-media campaign.
Best use of innovation in outdoor
Winner:聽Unilever, Lynx 鈥楢ngel Ambush鈥� by Mindshare, Grand Visual, Kinetic and Mind鈥檚 Eye
To bring to life the effect of Lynx Excite, the fragrance so tempting 鈥榚ven angels will fall鈥�, an augmented reality experience was created on two large digital screens across the country, blurring the boundaries of traditional forms of advertising.
When people stood on the 鈥榟ot鈥� spot, and watched as angels plummeted from the sky 鈥� before flirting adoringly 鈥� a camera captured the action and broadcast it 鈥榣ive鈥� on to the screen. By combining live real-time action with green-screen footage using bespoke software integrated with site technology, participants were given a live, interactive and exciting experience.
The campaign was supported with proximity digital Out of Home and o2 proximity messaging. Live films of Lynx Angel encounters were posted on Lynx鈥檚 owned social channels for participants to 鈥榮hare鈥�, turning this localised event into a global, interactive and engaging campaign.
The Lynx Angel Ambush campaign proved a success not only in terms of impacts and interactions for the campaign itself, but also at a global level: the concept has been replicated in seven other Lynx markets and copied by other brands worldwide.
Highly Commended:聽ESPN 鈥楾he Gift鈥� entered by Posterscope and Arena Media
To build brand equity and demonstrate a meaningful personality, the ESPN campaign gave consumers the opportunity to 鈥榤iss nothing鈥� by engaging them pre, during and post big sporting events.聽 Social media assets were integrated with online and digital OOH to allow fans to share their opinions and keep abreast of news, including a real-time Twitter debate with Ray Stubbs and Kevin Keegan.聽 A range of sites was used to target sports fans when they were out and about including travel inventory, digital rail 6 Sheets and stand-out digital screens to form the largest ever interactive OOH聽campaign.聽 The success of the campaign was demonstrated through an increase in viewing figures, beating business targets, and a positive shift in key brand metrics.
Best use of multiple formats in outdoor
Winner:聽McDonald鈥檚 鈥楨xtended Hours鈥� by OMD UK and Posterscope
Multiple Out of Home formats were central to McDonald鈥檚 鈥楨xtended Hours鈥� campaign, to drive awareness of late night opening, from 11pm to 6am, to selected stores. Key to the brief was driving footfall of the 2 million travellers who are out and about through the night.
The strategy identified key audience groups and habits and the campaign embedded the brand within the rituals of these groups, whether socialising, working or travelling. Multiple OOH聽formats were utilised to hit every available touchpoint in close proximity to specific extended hours restaurants, with ATMs, petrol nozzles and 6 Sheets identified as key formats. The creative directed consumers to use a mobile restaurant finder in order to drive them into late night restaurants, demonstrating the strong relationship between OOH聽and smartphone responses.
The campaign was a great success, delivering a huge uplift in traffic to the McDonald鈥檚 mobile store finder site. Most importantly it made a huge difference to sales between the hours of 11pm and 6am, delivering a solid and impressive ROI.
Highly Commended:聽Heineken 鈥楥hampions League Final Outdoor Activation鈥� by MediaVest and Kinetic
In order to effectively activate the Heineken Champions League sponsorship, this well-thought-out campaign recreated the excitement of Wembley Way, generating anticipation amongst the 鈥渕en of the world鈥� audience en route to the final.聽 From airport panels and London gateway sites, through to premium outdoor and聽underground and railway stations, each format was matched with an emotionally relevant creative.聽 Digital also featured, with a bespoke Heineken 鈥淭weet Map鈥� graphically illustrating Twitter traffic.聽 As a result of the OOH聽campaign, national brand saliency scores significantly increased, to deliver an 鈥榠mpactful and very impressive campaign.
Best use of continuity in outdoor
Winner:聽KFC by Posterscope and Walker Media
A consistent user of Out of Home (OOH), KFC faced the challenge of increasing footfall and ultimately sales in an intensely competitive fast food market, while delivering efficient ROI. The strategy identified key audiences to target with OOH聽鈥� young, mobile, impulsive urbanites.
The campaign had to incite temptation, inform the audience of new products, act as a positive brand reminder in a cluttered landscape and ultimately use OOH聽to drive impulse purchases. To do this KFC used a two-pronged strategy. The first part consisted of a continuous phone box proximity presence, while the second part consisted of two week bursts providing support for new product launches. Advance planning was effectively utilised to secure the optimum sites and best value.
Econometric analysis has shown an outstanding ROI, strong ad awareness and strong outdoor聽attribution with KFC recognised as heavily featured on OOH聽formats.
Highly Commended:聽BSkyB 鈥楲ong Term Holding鈥� entered by Rapport and MediaCom
Already firm believers in the power of OOH, BskyB streamlined their long-term holding to create continued dialogue with their customers.聽 Distribution was reconfigured to reach target customers such as聽those in broadband capable areas.聽 To capitalise on the scheduling and dynamic capabilities of digital formats, copy was rotated to show broadband content and programming messages at different times of the day.聽 The campaign successfully delivered on its initial objective of reducing churn rate in difficult economic conditions.