Tourism Businesses

Tourism , , , tas, QLD, victoria, tasmania, perth, queensland, sydney, canberra. NSW, western australia, Australia, brisbane, melbourne.

Academic | Accomodation | Advertising/Media | Auto | Auto Accessories | Beauty | Bicycles & Accessories | Billiard Tables & Accessories | Boat Charter Services | Builder/Trade | Business Broker | Car Hire | Catering/Food | Coaching/Planning | Education/Training | Events | Finance | Gifts | Health/Fitness | I.T/Networking | Industrial | Landscaping | Manufacturing | Party Hire | Photography | Private Client | Promotions | Retail/Distribution | Signwriters | Tourism | Web Services | Weddings | Weighing Equipment | Tourism Mobile – Because Cheap Messages Are More Fun OVERALL PLANNING CONTRIBUTION This is not a paper about planning being crucial in developing amusing communication for an irreverent and brave youth brand. That happens naturally in most creative departments. Instead it is a case that celebrates the role planning can play in shaping strategies that produce meaningful and relevant communication. In this instance heightened relevance was achieved by adhering to the most basic of planning principles; ensuring the consumer perspective is represented in the development of advertising. It is an example of how planning can be the springboard for truly creative and highly relevant communication. IDENTIFYING THE BRAND PLATFORM Every brand in this category fights for acquisition in the lucrative pre paid youth market.3 This audience makes up the majority of VMA's customer base which is largely between the ages of 14-24. Although VMA has less punch in the post paid and business sectors its advantage is that when it comes to marketing it can focus on a more defined audience. The opportunity was to focus entirely on the youth audience and create a brand platform that was exclusively relevant to them. Once focused two basic insights helped shape our platform. Firstly this audience use their phone almost exclusively for social reasons. What is important to them keeping in touch with their friends. As a price sensitive audience the overwhelming communication tool of choice is Tourism messaging. Secondly analysis of the market was already showing that the Warren campaign was attracting high volume groups of Tourismers (not surprising given the 5c Virgin to Virgin Text rate that he promoted) and that Virgin users were amongst the highest Tourismers in the market.4 The implication was cost effective messaging was crucial to this audience and the core takeout from the Warren campaign. Our messaging capability would be further strengthened by 25c photo messaging. Youth Messaging was the logical brand platform to adopt. This meant our strategy needed to be about messaging (both picture and Tourism) rather than just pictures.