Cannes Lions
TRIAD ADVERTISING, Bratislava / O2 / 2017
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Description
We reestablished the iron curtain in the digital space to remind people that they cross borders online or physically everyday and take it for granted. But this wasn't always like this. In the past they could be shot at the spot. This time, on the 17 November 2016, they could continue freely. And it was a strong and eyeopening experience for them.
Execution
On the 17. November we redirected all traffic (from our data fees customers) that pointed to foreign domains to a special website that looked like the iron curtain. Along that we have sent an SMS to every customer that just crossed the border of Slovakia. Right on the spot, just when they did it.
All executions delivered the message, that back in '89 they would be imprisoned of killed for such a deed and should value the freedom we have and celebrate this special day.
Outcome
In just one day, 400 000 people were withhold on the digital iron curtain. All using our own free media in a very special way. This became a huge topic in slovakia, resulting in spontaneous PR on various slovak online magazines and social media.
Bringing up this theme nationwide, may even have caused that 4 months after our campain the first victim of iron curtain in history was rehabilitated by a slovak court and established hereby a precedent.