Don’t Take the Risk. Take the Test.
Agency
Bastion, Spark Foundry
Client
Cancer Council Victoria
Awards
Finalist
Not For Profit Organisations
Case Study
Summary
Faced with a declining participation rate in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, a campaign was launched to overcome the many barriers, including taboo. By leveraging insights around susceptibility and self-efficacy, the campaign focused on the "fear of regret" and used the line, "Don't take the risk, take the test." The emotionally driven story of what one could lose to bowel cancer resonated with the audience and successfully drove 25,080 additional test kit returns, proving that a complex or taboo topic can be tackled with creative, evidence-based thinking to drive positive health outcomes.
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Credits
| Angela Morris | National Chief Strategy Officer | Bastion |
| Simon Langley | Group Chief Creative Officer | Bastion |
| Mike Godwin | Managing Director | Bastion |
| Laurence Cronin | Creative Director | Bastion |
| Scott Hopkin | Creative Director | Bastion |
| Sean Davitt | Studio Director | Bastion |
| Angelita Ganakusuma | Senior Producer | Bastion |
| Madeline Bakker | Client Director | Bastion |
| Kelly Dienaar | Head of Media and Communications | Cancer Council Victoria |
| Catriona Bastian | Project Manager – Cancer Screening Programs | Cancer Council Victoria |
| Maddy Leigh | Marketing Manager – Prevention | Cancer Council Victoria |
| Kate Broun | Head of Screening and Early Detection | Cancer Council Victoria |
| Kerryann Wyatt | Research and Evaluation Manager | Cancer Council Victoria |
| Sarah Durkin | Head of Behavioural Science | Cancer Council Victoria |
| Peter Butler | Managing Director | Spark Foundry |
| Harry Brownbill | Associate Strategy Director | Spark Foundry |
| Keily Brown | Client Director | Spark Foundry |
| Sally Hay | Client Manager | Spark Foundry |
| Josie Merrifield | Group Digital Director | Spark Foundry |
| Elaine Liaw | Digital Activation Manager | Spark Foundry |
| Manohar Challa | Associate Digital Activation Manager | Spark Foundry |