2012 Winners & Shortlists

REFRESHING ESCAPES

BrandJAZEERA AIRWAYS
Product/ServiceJAZEERA AIRWAYS
EntrantZENITHMEDIA Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryConsumer Services
Entrant Company:ZENITHMEDIA Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Media Placement:ZENITHMEDIA Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Results and Effectiveness

Promoting Jazeera Airways as a refreshing summer drink was the taste of escape that people in Kuwait needed. We were ably to engage our audience in a very personal way, and directly convey the refreshing feeling our campaign was promoting. The campaign results were beyond expectations. Jazeera Airways achieved a conversion rate that was 11% above the expected and bookings were 14.33% above anticipated sales figures. Jazeera Airways were so overjoyed with the results they began serving the Jazeera Airways Summer Drink on board, making it the official beverage of the airline

Creative Execution

We created a perfect concoction of a refreshing drink that resembled the colours of Jazeera Airways. Promoters with back-mounted coolers walked among beachgoers, offering them this refreshing drink along with flyers to Jazeera Airways destinations. These flyers included the most attractive summer destinations, sites to visit in each country, and a multitude of activities to do while away. To give the campaign maximum coverage, traditional media like dailies, branding on public transports and online were also utilised.

Insights, Strategy and the Idea

In a small market like Kuwait, two local airlines and several multinationals compete for share of passenger travel. Jazeera Airways, a low cost airline in Kuwait, enjoyed more than 27% share of travel in 2010. The objective was to get a bigger share of travel during the summer season by encouraging bookings and driving traffic to the website with an aggressive target of 8% conversion. The summer months were approaching fast, and people began planning their summer getaways. With the scorching temperatures rendering any outdoor activity intolerable, everyone needed a “refreshing escape”. And a refreshing escape was just what we’d give them.

Credits

Name Company Role
Samer Bilen Zenithmedia Media Supervisor
Ibrahim Kalash Zenithmedia Media Director
Gabriel Karam Zdigital Digital Director
Mohamad Mortada Zdigital Digital Executive