THE CHEERING BANDAGE

TitleTHE CHEERING BANDAGE
BrandYOUNG CHEMICAL, FACEBOOK KOREA
Product / ServiceTHE CHEERING BANDAGE
CategoryB04. Use of Ambient Media: Small Scale
EntrantINNOCEAN WORLDWIDE Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
Idea Creation INNOCEAN WORLDWIDE Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
Media Placement INNOCEAN WORLDWIDE Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
Media Placement 2 FACEBOOK Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
PR INNOCEAN WORLDWIDE Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
PR 2 FACEBOOK Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
PR 3 YOUNG CHEMICAL Gimhae, SOUTH KOREA
Production INNOCEAN WORLDWIDE Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
Post Production INNOCEAN WORLDWIDE Seoul, SOUTH KOREA

Credits

Name Company Position
Jung A Kim Innocean Worldwide Executive Creative Director
Jungwhan Kim Innocean Worldwide Account Director
Euisung Ha Innocean Worldwide Sr. Account Manager
Bumsuk Oh Innocean Worldwide Account Manager
Kiwoon Kim Innocean Worldwide Account Manager
BongJun Cha Innocean Worldwide Art Director
Daesoo Kim Innocean Worldwide Art Director
Bae-Sung Kim Innocean Worldwide Agency Producer
Taeseok Lee Innocean Worldwide Copywriter
Sungha Kim Innocean Worldwide Copywriter

Why is this work relevant for Media?

Countless brands and countless people gave their thanks to the COVID-19 medical teams through TV advertisements, YouTube clips, and Instagram feeds. However, to the healthcare workers who battle in the field 24/7, our message fell silent. We wanted to step out of the oversaturated media and send our gratitude ourselves. Using the bandages, the only protection for the faces of the medical teams from the 8-hour weight of goggles and masks, we created the “Cheering Bandage” campaign that delivers the public’s message of gratitude.

Background

March 2020, when WHO declared COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic, Korea was no exception. The number of confirmed cases and diagnostic tests was exponentially increasing. Among the COVID-19 medical teams worldwide, 1 in 3 healthcare workers suffer from sleep disorders, and 87.1% of them also experience depression. At least 90,000 of them have been infected with the virus, and more than 260 nurses have died. Both physically and mentally, the medical teams experience immense pain and anxiety. Even though numerous Korean citizens wanted to support the exhausted medical teams, for the sentiment to directly reach the healthcare workers battling in the field 24/7 was impossible. We designed the “#CheeringBandage” campaign to directly deliver touching messages through the bandage that protects faces of the medical teams from the 8-hour weight of goggles and masks.

Describe the creative idea / insights (30% of vote)

Bandages are the only protection for the faces of the medical teams from the 8-hour weight of goggles and masks. Utilizing the bandages, the medical staff put on whenever they enter the screening clinic and treatment rooms, we created the “Cheering Bandage” campaign that delivers the public’s touching messages. Through the #Cheeringbandage hashtag, handwritten notes, direct messages, and AR-selfies on Instagram, messages of support were compiled. Those sincere handwritings were printed in the center of the bandages with a specially made printer. When the medical professionals enter the screening center and treatment rooms, they use the ‘cheering bandages’. Whenever they put them on, they not only protect themselves from physical wounds but also receive the messages of support with their own eyes and skin. Through this process, 400,000 unique bandages were produced and delivered nationwide to the 37 hospitals and screening clinics treating COVID-19.

Describe the strategy (20% of vote)

Since the declaration of COVID-19 pandemic, numerous medical teams and people have lost hope due to psychological anxiety. The Korean public all needed a turning point to support each other and get through the COVID-19 crisis together. We aimed to send the citizens’ messages of gratitude to the exhausted medical staff, raise the public’s disease awareness, and encourage the practice of social distancing. To achieve this, the “Cheering Bandage” campaign was carried out, produced, and completed in just 17 days. The methods to participate in the campaign also diversified. Instead of using specific sites or applications, we utilized Instagram or Facebook hashtags, AR camera filters, GIF stickers, and direct messages.

Describe the execution (20% of vote)

1.Messages submission An Instagram account (@cheeringbandage) was created to receive submissions, and a film was also released to announce the campaign and encourage participation. Participation for the “#Cheeringbandage” campaign was enabled with handwriting, direct-messages, AR-filters, and GIF-stickers. 2.Production of the Cheering Bandage The bandages produced complying with the safety-regulations implemented messages of support. A custom-made printer was implemented exclusively for the campaign to place a variety of handwritings in the center of the bandage 3.Delivery To ensure that “Cheering Bandages” were supplied to the forefront, the medical team’s working hours, environment, number of COVID-19 cases, and number of diagnostic tests were collected and analyzed comprehensively before delivery. 400,000 unique bandages were produced and delivered nationwide to the 37 hospitals and screening-clinics treating COVID-19. Whenever medical-team put the bandages on, they were able to receive the messages of support with their own eyes and skin.

List the results (30% of vote)

400,000 #Cheeringbandages distributed to 37 nationwide medical institutions and selective care centers that treat COVID-19 [FACEBOOK Brand Lift Study] Campaign awareness: 8.5 times the APAC average (23.7%) Campaign preference: 7.5 times the APAC average (23.3%) Campaign upper prayer: 2x the global average (22.3%) Campaign Video View Count: Record 4.1 million views 10x the cost efficiency of the global average [Social Buzz Effect of Bandage Manufacturing Companies] Social media followers increased by 110,317% Social media content view increased by 2,757% Content likes increased by 432% Bandage manufacturer (Youngchemical) media coverage increased by 3,600% (as of 2020) [MEDIA HIGHLIGHT] Without spending major publicity expenses, major Korean broadcasters (KBS, JTBC, etc.) covered “Cheeringbandage” on their own Korea’s top online portal site NAVER and global magazine ELLE covered the “Cheering Bandage” campaign [SOCIAL INFLUENCER] Korean celebrities and social influencer voluntarily participated in the campaign, spreading this to about 1.7 million Instagram followers

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