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Australia Kinects

Agency
UM
Client
Microsoft - Xbox
Awards
Bronze
Other Consumer Goods
Summary
We could have simply implemented the global strategy; running our global TVC - but we didn‟t. We decided that Australians families and young females, and overall non-traditional gamers won‟t believe the hype until they try it themselves, or vicariously through someone else, rather than through a flashy Microsoft commercial. When we broadcast active trial of neighbourhood influencers through TV, and called upon public influencers to trial the product in-program, Australians responded. This was the fundamental difference in our local approach to the Kinect launch vs. our global partners, and our success locally demonstrates the difference this approach made.
Case study

2011 Other Consumer Goods – Australia Kinects

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Credits
Author-Communications Strategist Tristan Burrell UM
Client Service Manager David Haddad UM
Account Manager Daniel Cutrone UM
Media Buyer Stephen Taylor UM
Account Director Meghann Dengate PPR
Managing Director Justin Ricketts Ensemble
Director Tim Hodgson Ensemble
Managing Director Ross Raeburn Soap
Creative Producer Alice Le Soap
Marketing Communications Manager Matthew Ball Microsoft
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