Currys, the U.K.’s largest tech retailer, has launched its latest trade-in and recycling campaign–created by agency AMV BBDO, London.
Currys is paying above-market prices to customers for old TVs, smartphones and domestic appliances. Consumers are urged to embrace more circular buying behaviors by trading in old pieces of tech that they no longer need, unlocking great discounts while reducing the volume of e-waste going to landfill. In “The Big Trade-In” campaign spots, including this one in which a woman brings in an old portable black-and-white TV set, the deals are so good that customers are shocked, as reflected in physical responses that thankfully Currys employees are prepared for–having donned a piece of protective equipment ahead of time that proves quite useful.
The “How Much” comedy spots were directed by Kai Schonrath @ Nice Shirt, produced by Red Studios.
Credits
Client Currys Agency AMV BBDO London Nicholas Hulley, Nadja Lossgott, chief creative officers; Jeremy Tribe, Dave Westland, creative directors & creative team; Trish Russell, producer. Media Agency Spark Foundry. Production Company Red Studios Kai Schonrath @ Nice Shirt, director; Richard Martin, producer. Editorial TenThree Gary Forrester, offline editor. Postproduction Coffee & TV Sound Studio Jungle Studios Chris Turner, audio postproduction.
FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, has partnered with Chicago-based creative agency VSA Partners to unveil a second round of spots in its โNot Just the Factsโ campaign. The campaign originally launched back in April.
The campaign was built on a core strategic insight: While quality data is critical for financial professionals, facts in isolation provide little value. FactSetโs personalization, data connectivity, open and flexible technology, and dedicated service and support provide the context necessary for the investment community to turn facts into valuable insights--and make the most of them.
The new creative picks up where the previous left off. This time it focuses on a particularly boorish office worker, drolly played by character actor Wyndham Maxwell, who ticks off an encyclopedic list of facts and non sequiturs during business meetings and to the bemusement of his colleagues.
The tongue-in-cheek campaign, which plays more like a perfect-pitch comedy series than a typical B2B commercial effort, is a major departure from financial services industry norm--both in its use of humor and in its humanistic approach. Starting this week, FactSet will roll out 16 unique spotsโa combination of :30s, :15s, :06s and nine โshortsโโacross multiple channels including digital, streaming and CTV.
This :30, โDinos,โ has an office workerโs relevant reference to dinosaurs spark our boorish colleague who proceeds to utter one irrelevant fact after another about the prehistoric creatures.
The Los Angelesโbased Docter Twins (Matthew and Jason Docter) directed the original campaign and this new humorous work through their production company, Thinking Machine. The identical twin... Read More