| Type of Entry: | Product & Service |
| Category: | Commercial Public Services, incl. Healthcare & Medical |
| Title: | TREEHOUSE RESTAURANT |
| Advertiser/Client: | YELLOW |
| Product/Service: | YELLOW PAGES |
| Entrant Company: | COLENSO BBDO Auckland, NEW ZEALAND |
| Sales Promotion/Advertising Agency: | COLENSO BBDO Auckland, NEW ZEALAND |
| 2nd Sales Promotion/Advertising Agency: | AIM PROXIMITY Auckland, NEW ZEALAND |
Creative Credits
| Name |
Company |
Position |
| Nick Worthington |
Colenso BBDO |
Executive Creative Director |
| Steve Cochran |
Colenso BBDO |
Creative Director |
| Dave King |
Aim Proximity |
Creative Director |
| Anne Boothroyd |
Colenso BBDO |
Creative |
| Tony Clewett |
Aim Proximity |
Creative |
| Aaron Goldring |
Aim Proximity |
Creative |
| Maria Lishman |
Colenso BBDO |
Creative |
| Nick Worthington |
Colenso BBDO |
Creative |
| Steve Cochran |
Colenso BBDO |
Creative |
| Dave King |
Aim Proximity |
Creative |
| Paul Courtney |
Colenso BBDO |
Project Manager |
| Matthew Pickering |
Aim Proximity |
Account Service |
| Ngaio Pardon |
Colenso BBDO |
Account Service |
| Victoria Pether |
Aim Proximity |
Account Service |
| Karen Boulton |
Aim Proximity |
Account Service |
| Krystel Houghton |
Colenso BBDO |
Account Service |
| James Hurman |
Colenso BBDO |
Planner |
| Nigel Sutton |
Colenso BBDO |
Agency TV Producer |
| Stephen Langdon |
Reload |
Photographer |
| Michael Reihana |
Mike |
TV Production Company Producer |
| Describe the brief from the client: |
| Yellow say they can help anyone get any job done - we wanted to prove it, to both consumers and advertisers alike. But in proving it we also wanted to change perceptions that Yellow Pages is just a yellow directory book. But that with Yellow online and mobile tools, it is a relevant and modern service, more useful today than it has ever been.
So we chose to do an ultimate product demonstration, one that would capture the imaginations and attention of both consumers, advertisers and the media, and make them think differently about Yellow. |
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Describe how the promotion developed from concept to implementation:
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| We decided to challenge someone to build a restaurant in a tree only using Yellow Pages to make it happen. We picked Tracey, an unknown accordion player from 200 applicants, and based her in a redwood forest with Yellow books, a laptop and mobile phone. Over 3 months she worked with more than 65 Yellow listed companies to build a tree house restaurant. We documented the whole event and kept New Zealand updated with TV, outdoor and a website. Tracey even opened the restaurant and more than 2000 people enjoyed the experience of dining there in its first month. |
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Describe the success of the promotion with both client and consumer including some quantifiable results:
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| Other than proving you can get any job done with Yellow we had these results:
We generated an estimated 3.5 million in media coverage. Including being featured in newspapers, on radio talkback, television news and magazine shows, in over 60 international magazines, and on more than 20,000 websites.
We attracted 220,000 visitors to our website averaging 5 minutes per visit.
We lifted unprompted brand recall up by 37%.
Regional directory sales up 6.7% against international trends.
Yellow Online usage up 11% at the expense of Google.
Yellow Book usage up 9.2%.
This campaign was three times more effective than any previous Yellow campaign.
And Yellow are now asking â??What are we going to do next year.â?? |
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Explain why the method of promotion was most relevant to the product or service:
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| In fulfilling her challenge, Tracey utilised all of Yellowâ?Ts tools. The books, the online search engine, and their mobile phone application. She enlisted the help of more than 65 different Yellow listed companies, including architects, engineers, building project managers, landscapers, engineers, crane operators, furniture hire companies, aborists, electricians, lighting companies, food and beverage suppliers, vineyards and many more. So not only did this demonstrate to Yellow pages users the strength of Yellow as a method of finding help and getting jobs done. It also demonstrated to advertisers the value of being listed in Yellow, particularly in the new online space. |
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