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Earth Hour

Agency
Leo Burnett Sydney
Client
WWF - Australia
Awards
Gold
Government, Corporate and Social Services
Gold
Most Original Thinking
Summary
Earth Hour: There’s been a lot of debate. Did it work, didn’t it work? What was the point? Did it actually do anything…? The fact is that in 2006, Earth Hour didn’t exist - but in 2009 over 140 million people, in 88 countries in over 4000 cities turned off their lights and paused for one hour - Earth Hour. It has become one of the largest environmental movements in history. And, it is also one of the fastest growing brands ever with awareness growing from 0 to 658 million in less than three years. This paper tells the story
Case study

2009 Government– Corporate and Social Services – Earth Hour

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Credits
CEO Todd Sampson
Strategy Planning Director Scott Davis
Strategy Planner Katrina Wong
Group Account Director Amanda Quested
Senior Business Manager Sam McGown
Executive Creative Director Jay Benjamin
Executive Creative Director Andy Dilallo
Creative Team Kieren Antill
Creative Team Michael Canning
Communications Director Andy Ridley WWF Australia
Brand Manager Sponsorship Liz Potter Earth Hour Global
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