Healthcare > Health & Wellness: Consumer Products Promotion

SUN WARN!NGS

OGILVY, Singapore / VASELINE / 2024

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Shortlisted Spikes Asia
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Overview

Why is this work relevant for Direct?

The Billboards were displayed at locations where early morning and late evening traffic was important in order to touch our consumers. So they received our sun warnings on their way to work while jogging or coming back from work. The message of our billboards was only accessible and visible during those times.

The print ads were displayed in the morning and evening papers.

On social media, influencers were selected to display their own "sunwarn!ngs" to their large audience.

Background

In Thailand, people put so much effort and importance to their skin that they wouldn’t want to get exposed to the sun without putting on sunscreen during the day, be it on the beaches or in the cities. Thais are well aware of the danger of the sun, from severe burns to skin cancer.

But only 14.3% of them know that the sun is also dangerous at sunrise and sunset.

Vaseline is the leader of sun protection in Thailand and wanted to raise awareness about these risks.

Describe the creative idea

Sunsets and Sunrise have a unique look, making them one of the most photographed images on social media. But turn them around and you will see something surprising: an exclamation mark! The universal sign of danger.

So we turned the sunrises and sunsets of Thailand on their head to create Billboards and Print ads to warn our audience about the danger of those early and late rays.

Describe the strategy

With only 14.3% of Thai people knowing that early morning and late evening sun rays were dangerous, we decided to target them in popular destinations to enjoy this sun, such as beaches, riverfronts, open-air malls, and parks. Our sun warnings were supplemented with very clear call to action:

"Beware of the 6.04 pm sun"

"Beware of the 7.16 am sun" etc etc

On social media, Influencers relayed their own sun warnings

Describe the execution

During the whole month of February, which is the peak of summer in Thailand, we selected and displayed our sun warnings in strategic locations on digital billboards and as print ads in the morning papers. With more than 10 locations in all other Thailand, from city parks to beaches, we raised awareness among the public. Social Media influencers shared their own sun warning pictures to their audience.

List the results

16% increase in sales in locations close to the billboards

1,2 million impressions in social media

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