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How Vanuatu got Aussies to Answer the Call

Agency
Apparent, GTI Tourism
Client
Vanuatu Tourism Office
Awards
Bronze
Travel, Leisure & Media
Colin Wilson-Brown Award
Travel, Leisure & Media
Finalist
Challenger Brands
Case Study
Summary
Slumping arrivals, a string of natural disasters, and shattered traveller confidence left Vanuatu with no easy path to get Aussies to visit. The breakthrough was differentiation. Rather than competing on the Pacific's familiar promise of relaxation, Vanuatu leaned into what only it could claim: raw, unfiltered adventure, closer than Australians think. Answer the Call of Vanuatu delivered three years of recovery in a single year: consideration up 44%, arrivals up 28%, and every dollar returned $21 into the local economy.
Case study

Effie Case Study 1461-A08 How Vanuatu got Aussies to Answer the Call

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Credits
Louisa Tufale Short Haul Markets Manager Vanuatu Tourism Office
Rachel Koran Short Haul Markets Coordinator Vanuatu Tourism Office
Josh Fardell Strategy Director Apparent
Jason Hill Chief Strategy Officer Apparent
Hamish Stewart Chief Creative Officer Apparent
Suzie Cotterill Group Account Director Apparent
Alana Von Drehnen Art Director Apparent
Jessie Staszkiewicz Copywriter Apparent
Jack Caldwell Senior Producer Apparent
Jess Barry Senior Account Manager Apparent
Tasha Meehan Senior Account Director Apparent
Louise Acret Creative Director Apparent
Hayden Mead Business Director Apparent
Tanya Tankiang Executive Producer Apparent
Ruben Savariego Designer Apparent
Jessica Cory Account Director GTI Tourism
Nella Auvinen Consumer Marketing Specialist GTI Tourism
Sarah Anderson Managing Director GTI Tourism
Mia Ingham PR Account Director GTI Tourism
Annabel Staines PR Senior Account Executive GTI Tourism
Tiarna Henry-Wharton Account Manager GTI Tourism

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