DISEASE DILEMMAS

Short List
TitleDISEASE DILEMMAS
BrandGARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
Product / ServiceGENOMICS RESEARCH
CategoryA02. Healthcare
EntrantBWM ISOBAR Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Idea Creation BWM ISOBAR Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Media Placement BWM ISOBAR Sydney, AUSTRALIA
PR BWM ISOBAR Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Production BWM ISOBAR Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Post Production BWM ISOBAR Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Credits

Name Company Position
Rob Belgiovane BWM Isobar Chief Creative Officer
Marcus Tesoriero BWM Isobar Executive Creative Director
Asheen Naidu BWM Isobar Executive Creative Director
Oskar Westerdal BWM Isobar Creative Director
Jon Foye BWM Isobar Creative Director
Margot Fitzpatrick BWM Isobar Executive Producer Broadcast/Integrated
Emma Durlacher BWM Isobar Senior Integrated Producer
Lauren Reilly BWM Isobar National Production Lead
Simon Holdaway BWM Isobar Head of Print Production
Eeuwout ‘Dutchy’ Baart BWM Isobar Design Director
Alanna Rados BWM Isobar Senior Finished Artist & Designer
Brendon Killen BWM Isobar Editor
Thomas Deng BWM Isobar Digital Art Director
Brent Kerby BWM Isobar Managing Director
Sophie Lander BWM Isobar Head of Client Services
Andrew Henderson BWM Isobar Group Account Director
Jessica Walley BWM Isobar Senior Account Manager
Ashley Martin BWM Isobar Senior Account Manager
Karl Bates BWM Isobar Strategic Planner
Elaine Loke BWM Isobar Website Chief Engagement Director
Rhys Martindale BWM Isobar Web Developer
Ritika Jhaver BWM Isobar Website Project Manager

Why is this work relevant for Media?

As a pro-bono client with no media budget to spend, the Garvan Institute needed an idea that could change and adapt to any media channel and format they might be given. ‘Disease Dilemmas’ is a true media-first concept, built around a simple ‘A versus B’ structure that confronts the audience with an impossible choice, wherever they’re exposed to the campaign. With each media placement, we imposed our dilemmas on the audience in new and confronting ways, from still portraits in consecutive bus shelters, to eerie radio testimonials, mega billboards and even opposing sports stadium LED screens.

Background

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is a leading multi-disciplinary biomedical research institute in Sydney. With 600 of the world’s brightest scientific minds working under one roof, collaborating across different areas of research and using the best technologies to investigate diseases, Garvan have revealed causes and treatments for countless diseases including diabetes, osteoporosis, cancer, immunodeficiency and autoimmunity. But Garvan’s breakthroughs rely on continuing donations beyond their current small number of high-value donors. Our brief was to raise mainstream awareness and funding for the Garvan Institute, by bringing to life the unique benefits of their genomics research.

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

Genomics research is the secret weapon against everything from diabetes to brain cancer. It’s the key to understanding the underlying causes of countless diseases; to help detect, diagnose, treat and ultimately prevent disease entirely. As we live longer and have larger social networks than ever, we’re also exposed to more diseases – and more calls for help – than ever before. Making matters worse, there are over 5,000 disease-related charities in Australia alone. With so many worthy causes and people asking for donations, how do you decide who to help? ‘Disease Dilemmas’ is a deliberately provocative campaign that highlights this issue and offers a solution. It shows multiple people living with different diseases, and asks the audience a single, uncomfortable question – “Who would you donate to?”. The campaign CTA ‘diseasedilemmas.org’ drives to a fundraising microsite for the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, whose genomics research can help them all.

Describe the strategy (20% of vote)

Genomics research is the secret weapon against everything from diabetes to brain cancer. It’s the key to understanding the underlying causes of countless diseases; to help detect, diagnose, treat and ultimately prevent disease entirely. As we live longer and have larger social networks than ever, we’re also exposed to more diseases – and more calls for help – than ever before. Making matters worse, there are over 5,000 disease-related charities in Australia alone. With so many worthy causes and people asking for donations, how do you decide who to help? ‘Disease Dilemmas’ is a deliberately provocative campaign that highlights this issue and offers a solution. It shows multiple people living with different diseases, and asks the audience a single, uncomfortable question – “Who would you donate to?”. The campaign CTA ‘diseasedilemmas.org’ drives to a fundraising microsite for the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, whose genomics research can help them all.

Describe the execution (20% of vote)

‘Disease Dilemmas’ features 12 people living with different diseases, each captured against a neutral background, eyes facing camera. It was important to create a neutral canvas that doesn’t try to sway you either way. The art direction is subtle, always in the service of showing them just as they are. These quietly confronting portraits were then put in specific pairings and combinations that made choosing one or the other impossible. Across print, TV, radio, cinema, social, digital screens and out of home – plus takeovers at major metro train stations and even sports stadiums – we used the unique properties of each channel to impose our dilemmas, challenge the public and drive visits to diseasedilemmas.org where our 12 heroes shared their personal disease stories and the ways which Garvan helped them, via captivating long-form video portraits. All media was donated pro-bono and the campaign ran Australia-wide, March-July 2021.

List the results (30% of vote)

‘Disease Dilemmas’ generated over 87 million impressions, 1.1 million dollars in earned media and 61% increase in website traffic. Most importantly, the Garvan Institute received over 19 million dollars in donations in the campaign period.

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