Title | AIRCRAZE |
Brand | SINGAPORE HOBBIES SUPPLIES |
Product / Service | REMOTE CONTROLLED TOY |
Category | A06. Best Use of Special Events And Stunt/Live Advertising |
Entrant | DDB SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE |
Entrant Company: | DDB SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE |
Advertising Agency: | DDB SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE |
Credits |
Name | Company | Position |
---|---|---|
NEIL JOHNSON | DDB SINGAPORE | CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER |
JOJI JACOB | DDB SINGAPORE | CREATIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
THOMAS YANG | DDB SINGAPORE | ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR |
VINOD SAVIO | DDB SINGAPORE | COPYWRITER |
SHAM NASSAR | DDB SINGAPORE | ART DIRECTOR |
GAURAV SINGH | RAPP COLLINS PTE LTD | ACCOUNT SERVICING |
ROWENA BHAGCHANDANI | DDB SINGAPORE | ACCOUNT SERVICING |
Air Craze hijacked a multi-million dollar event for less than USD500. In the process, Air Craze sold a whopping 720 hobby kits in just three days. The Air Craze website registered a 73% increase in traffic. Many videos and photographs of the on-ground promotion surfaced on various blogs and video sharing websites drawing more interest to the brand.
The Singapore Air Show was guaranteed to be the single largest gathering of potential clients for Air Craze. With tickets sold out weeks in advance, we were guaranteed a captured audience.
Air Craze makes ultra-realistic remote controlled flights. Our task was to launch Air Craze in Singapore by creating a buzz on a recession-friendly budget. The perfect opportunity presented itself at the Singapore Air Show. With tickets sold out weeks in advance, it was guaranteed to be the single largest gathering of potential clients for Air Craze. Seizing this opportunity, we planted actors wielding Air Craze Remote Controls in the crowd gathered at the air show. When the air displays began, these actors pretended to control the jets flying high above in the skies, performing gravity defying feats. The audience on the ground wondered who really controlled these flights? It was only when people read the message on the actor’s t-shirt that they realised it was a marketing stunt.