Brand | THE UAE GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE |
Product/Service | EMIRATES MARS MISSION |
Entrant | GOVERNMENT OF UAE MEDIA OFFICE Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Category | Innovative Use of Social or Community |
Idea Creation
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TBWA\RAAD Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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Background
After traveling through space for 7 months, the Hope Probe was about to reach Mars and enter into orbit. The Mars Orbit Insertion is the most critical phase of this groundbreaking mission. However, successfully accomplishing it is highly challenging: The Hope Probe has to slow down from 121,000 km/h to 18,000 km/h autonomously to be captured into Mars’s orbit and travel around its dark side. A maneuver that takes approximately 30 minutes, during which the control centre on Earth has no connection with it.
The objectives of the Hope Probe go way beyond the science; aiming to further human knowledge and inspire the next generation of young Arabs to enter the field of science. With this in mind, we wanted to leverage the critical milestone of the Orbit Insertion to bring the spirit of the mission to life, thereby uniting the people of the country and the region at large.
Describe the strategy
The Hope Probe is the culmination of 6 years and 5.5. million hours of efforts by over 450 engineers, 200 of whom Emirati, as well as many technicians and experts. After years of grueling effort and being prepared for any unforeseen circumstance, there will be a time when the team will have no control on making the Hope Probe successfully enter the Martian orbit.
The roller coaster of emotions that an entire nation, even region, would be going through – the combination of nervous anxiety with anticipatory excitement - in those minutes of the Hope Probe going ‘dark’ was unimaginable.
This is what gave way to our strategy – to make people become part of this huge milestone, we need to make them experience & feel the multitude of emotions the team behind the mission would be going through and give them a tool to root for the mission’s success.
Describe the execution
We launched an emotional film & three mini episodes that take the audience through the probe’s journey from its start to the point of entering the Martian orbit, ending with a call to action for everyone to pray for Hope.
A vast number of local, regional and global influencers joined the movement by posting the Emoji Prayer on Twitter. We created a Snapchat lens that allowed people to share a prayer and our message.
The campaign extended across different media, including social, digital, print, radio & outdoor. On print, we created the first ever Emoji newspaper headline in one of the leading dailies in the UAE.
The Emoji Prayer was aired in prime locations and landmarks, on the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, as well as outdoor displays. In addition, we also created a Red Skyline, which turned various landmarks red, across the UAE, to celebrate the Hope’s arrival to Mars.
List the results
After launching the First Emoji Prayer, we realized that people were in fact looking for a means to express their excitement, joy & anticipation for the Hope Probe reaching Mars and the three simple Emojis became just that.
Within just a day of introducing the Emoji Prayer, it has already garnered over 85 million impressions and counting. Over 3000 people have already used it in their Tweets to express a variety of emotions. And with the campaign still in progress, we’re seeing the Emoji Prayer gaining momentum day by day.
Credits
Walid Kanaan |
TBWA\RAAD |
CCO |
Bruno Bomediano |
TBWA\RAAD |
ECD |
Alex Pineda |
TBWA\RAAD |
Copywriter / Creative Director |
Maian Alken |
TBWA\RAAD |
Copywriter |
Juliana Arboleda |
TBWA\RAAD |
Designer |
Osama Siddiq |
TBWA\RAAD |
Art Director |
Zeina Safa |
TBWA\RAAD |
Arabic Copywriter |
Rouba Asmar |
TBWA\RAAD |
Production |
Camilo Rojas |
TBWA\RAAD |
Motion Designer |
Bhaskar Bateja |
TBWA\RAAD |
Strategy |
Romy Abdelnour |
TBWA\RAAD |
PR & Communications |
Emad Doughan |
TBWA\RAAD |
Digital |
Yousif Noureldin |
TBWA\RAAD |
Social Media |
Abhimanyu Kannan |
TBWA\RAAD |
Digital |
Khaled AlShehhi |
The UAE Government Media Office |
Marketing & Communicarions |
Latifa AlMarzooqi |
The UAE Government Media Office |
Client Social Media |
Ghaya AlBannay |
The UAE Government Media Office |
Client Social Media |
Fahad Ahmad |
BKP |
Motion Designer |
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