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Mars Petcare - WHISKAS Dancing Mouse Outdoor

14.08.08   \   No Comments

Client: Mars Petcare - WHISKAS Dancing Mouse Outdoor
Creative: Bruce Baldwin, Michael Syme
Brief: To excite consumers about the improved WHISKAS with Vita-Bites

The much-loved WHISKAS Dancing Mouse commercial was coming back. But how to ensure that it remained top-of-mind when cat owners went shopping? How about a poster that sings to you? Read more

 

Nissan X-TRAIL turbo diesel launch

14.08.08   \   No Comments

Client: Nissan X-TRAIL turbo diesel launch
Creative: Bruce Baldwin, Michael Syme
Brief: Launch the new turbo diesel Nissan X-TRAIL as the authentic turbo diesel SUV.

Like your pet, your car is an extension of your personality, and the second installment of the successful ‘Not for pretenders’ Nissan X-TRAIL campaign reinforces this.  Read more

 

Mars Petcare - OPTIMUM Launch Campaign

14.08.08   \   No Comments

Client: Mars Petcare - OPTIMUM Launch Campaign
Creative: Paul Hastings, Peter Kirwan
Brief: To communicate OPTIMUM nutrition through perfect balance

OPTIMUM is a scientifically developed pet food with a Macro Nutrient Profile (MNP) specifically designed for pets at different stages in their lives.

The nutritional benefits of such a food are many and varied. Our challenge, therefore, was to communicate a lot of scientific information in an entertaining manner. And at the same time build a unique tone of voice – engaging, likeable and unique – for the brand.
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B&T AGENCY OF THE YEAR

6.08.08   \   1 Comment

WHYBIN\TBWA TEQUILA
WINS B&T AGENCY OF THE YEAR

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PEDIGREE “Smiling Dogs”

6.08.08   \   No Comments

Client: Mars Petcare PEDIGREE
Creative:Scott Whybin, Paul Hastings, Peter Kirwan
Brief: To raise awareness of the benefits of feeding your dog PEDIGREE Meaty Bites ‘with a new dental kibble’

PEDIGREE keeps Australia’s dogs smiling. Read more

 

TEQUILA\’s Be Kind Rewind campaign takes out Silver Pencil at One Show Interactive

4.06.08   \   No Comments

Sydney, 12 May 2008 : Digital agency Whybin\TBWA\TEQUILA\ has taken out Australia’s only Silver Pencil Award at The One Show Interactive Awards held in New York on Friday.

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Absolut - In An ABSOLUT World Launch Campaign

3.06.08   \   No Comments

Client: Maxxium, ABSOLUT
Creative: Peter Bidenko, Tom Hoskins, Kara Grey, Karl Reynolds, Andy Fergusson, Dan O’Connell
Brief: To shift the focus of the brand from aspirational and aloof to being inspirational and approachable with a meaningful and relevant point of view.

If you could change one thing about the world to make it a more inspiring and desirable place, what would it be? Absolut Vodka’s new campaign asks consumers to imagine an Absolut world and engage with the brand in a way that’s relevant to each individual. Using online, activation, cinema and POS channels, TBWA launched Absolut’s new international brand campaign. www.inanabsolutworld.com.au

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Fairfax – The Sun-Herald - S re-launch campaign and promotion

3.06.08   \   No Comments

Client: Fairfax – The Sun-Herald
Creatives: Miles Jeffreys & Mark Cimarosti
Brief: To develop a press campaign to communicate the re-launch of The Sun-Herald’s ‘S’ and develop an integrated campaign to communicate the two week promotion to follow the ‘S’ re-launch.

On Sunday 18 May, The Sun-Herald re-launched the new look ‘S’ section supported by a press campaign.

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Nissan Australia - Dualis Launch Campaign

2.06.08   \   No Comments

Client: Nissan Australia
Creative: Justine Gallacher and Rob Hibbert
Brief: Launch the Nissan DUALIS a whole new vehicle concept.

The DUALIS takes Nissan into exciting new territory and, congruously, our supporting campaign presents a new and unique style of automotive advertising.

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Nissan Australia - Launch the new Micra Campaign

2.06.08   \   No Comments

Client: Nissan Australia
Creative: Peter Kirwan, Paul Hastings, Kara Grey and Andrew Fergusson
Brief: Launch the new Micra and rebuild Nissan brand presence within the light car segment

With 16 models flighting for share of the light car segment, Nissan challenged the light car recipe with the launch of the new Nissan Micra. Specifically aimed at young urban females Micra positioned itself as the vehicle that inspires fun in the city with its stand out from the crowd styling. The launch campaign themed ‘Cities love Micra’ required a multimedia approach including television, cinema, print, press, outdoor, radio, online and transit media.

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Country Energy – Finding Better Ways

20.02.08   \   No Comments

Client: Country Energy
Creatives: Miles Jeffreys and Mark Cimarosti
Brief: Show Country Energy’s unwavering commitment to, and excellence in, the provision of essential services across regional NSW.

The ‘Finding Better Ways’ campaign highlights the passion with which Country Energy meets and exceeds its role and responsibilities in the community. From improving business and asset efficiencies to reducing environmental impacts and boosting employment, Country Energy is constantly ‘finding better ways’ to serve local communities.

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adidas Australia – Impossible is Nothing

20.02.08   \   2 Comments

Client: adidas Australia – Impossible is Nothing
Creative: Adrian Pritchard and Pat Sofra
Brief: Support Global ‘Impossible is Nothing’ TVC Launch

The focus of our creative support for the global television and digital media was to create communications directly from the global approach that engaged our target audience in a fresh and memorable way. The locally produced engagement creative consisted of Flash driven game and rich media online executions

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adidas Australia – Four Codes Football

20.02.08   \   No Comments

Client: adidas Australia – Four Codes Football
Creative: Adrian Pritchard and Pat Sofra
Brief: Demonstrate adidas’ passion for all football in Australia – highlighted by its genuine range of footy boots and association with top players across all codes, such as Matt Giteau; Mark Gasnier; Dale Thomas; Danny Allsopp

Unlike other countries, footy in Australia means any one of four codes - AFL, Rugby Union, Rugby League and Soccer. As such we needed to drive awareness and credibility of adidas having authentic footy product for every style of play, every style of player and across every code. The campaign included a promotional microsite (adidasfootball.com.au), rich media web banners and consumer promotion, together with supporting point-of-sale and retailer window display concepts.

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New Line Cinema - Be Kind Rewind

11.12.07   \   No Comments

Client: New Line Cinema
Creative: Russ Tucker, Tom Vukelja, Lee Borowiak

TEQUILA has erased the internet.

As part of the official movie website launch for Be Kind Rewind, New Line Cinema’s latest feature film from director Michel Gondry, starring Jack Black and Mos Def, the TEQUILA creative team rebuilt – ‘sweded’ – the internet using things they found around the office. String. Wire. Pipe cleaners. Some old bits from a Monopoly set. They are hoping no-one will mind.

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Fairfax – The Sun-Herald – WWF Calendar

11.12.07   \   No Comments

Client: Fairfax – The Sun-Herald
Creatives: Steve Dodds and Dave O’Sullivan
Brief: Launch the Sun-Herald’s exclusive WWF calendar by tapping into Sydneysiders’ increasing concern for the environment.

The Sun-Herald, teamed with WWF-Australia and EnergyAustralia, is offering readers a glossy calendar featuring high quality photo-journalism of endangered animals. The calendar comes complete with useful and educational information about the animals as well as energy efficiency tips.

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Mars Petcare Australia– Pedigree Small Dog food

11.12.07   \   1 Comment

Client: Mars Petcare Australia– Pedigree Small Dog food
Creative: Bruce Baldwin and Michael Syme
Brief: Launch a new range of dog food specially formulated for small dogs.

Before the introduction of this product, specialist food for small dogs was all about pampering precious lap-dogs. But Pedigree’s research indicated that there was a large population of small, feisty, active dogs with a totally different set of dietary requirements. These are small dogs with big hearts – and that’s what their owners love about them. So that’s what we set out to celebrate in our advertising.

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Pacific Brands – Holeproof Smart Socks and Undies

11.12.07   \   No Comments

Client: Pacific Brands – Holeproof Smart Socks and Undies
Creative: Scott Whybin and Justine Gallacher
Brief: Introduce a new range of underclothes made from fabric which uses antibacterial copper technology.

Our aim was to give mass appeal to a limited market specialist product. To do this we focussed on the key benefits of the technology. For men’s socks, that was the suppression of foot odour – with the result that men could be unusually confident about removing their shoes in public. This was dramatised in the commercial. Once the concept was established, we demonstrated how the technology could benefit the consumer across the other products in the range.

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Pacific Brands – Rio

11.12.07   \   No Comments

Client: Pacific Brands – Rio
Creative: Bruce Baldwin and Michael Syme
Brief: Bring fun and cheekiness to the established value-based Rio brand.

Showcasing a broad new range of colourful products and value packs, our multi-executional approach featuring comedienne Fifi Box takes the boredom out of a rational value proposition by making the brand immensely cheerful, bright and lively.

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Nissan Australia - Xtrail

11.12.07   \   1 Comment

Client: Nissan Australia
Creative: Bruce Baldwin and Michael Syme
Brief: Launch the new X-TRAIL as the only real compact 4 wheel drive.

While the competition were becoming increasingly smooth, refined and sleek, and vying for an ‘urban contemporary’ image, Nissan’s new X-TRAIL continued to present itself as a tough, rugged and unashamedly authentic traditional 4WD. So instead of taking the competitors on at their own game, our multimedia campaign celebrated the joy of real off-road 4WDs and presented the competitors as pretenders.
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St.George – Brand Campaign

4.12.07   \   1 Comment

Client: St.George
Creative: Garry Horner and Matt Kemsley
Brief: A multi-touchpoint campaign leveraging St.George’s core promise, that “You’ll experience a different style of banking at St.George.”

With TV leading the campaign, outdoor and press components were created that exploded the “Born to work at St.George” idea through several creative iterations. These channels were also supported by in-branch material, radio and internally within St.George.

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