Spikes Asia
PUBLICIS SINGAPORE / HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD (SINGAPORE) / 2024
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Background
Today, 1 in 7 Singaporeans report having poor mental health. Suicide rates are reported to be the highest in recent years, with a particular age group being most impacted - the youth.
Idea
To launch the campaign, we created an interactive digital video, featuring a candid conversation between two friends. For the first time on YouTube, users could choose to peek at the inner thoughts of the protagonists by turning on the 'Closed Captions' feature - helping bring awareness to the distress that is caused by ineffective support.
Strategy
Today, 1 in 7 Singaporeans report having poor mental health. Targeting this alarming trend, the Health Promotion Board turned its attention to supporters, in a bid to create stronger and more effective support systems for those struggling, by imploring them to ask themselves: are we giving the right support?
Execution
It made sense to put it in the only place to have subtitles-on-demand - YouTube. With the option to turn on 'Closed Captions', viewers are able to toggle a native YouTube function to peek into the minds of our protagonists.
Outcome
The film had a completion rate of 40%, and about 70% of viewers stayed till the inner thoughts of our character in distress appeared.