united airlines campaign europe 2004
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United AirlinesAdvertising In Europe
2002 Campaign Results and
2004 RecommendationFallon - London
Mike Tunnicliffe - Marketing Manager, United Airlines
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Market Background: The State Of The Brand Is Rooted In BA’s Dominance And American’s
Stronghold To The U.S.
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Prior To Launching In 2001, Brand Health Measures Were At Historical Lows.
Source: BTM
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Total S pontane ous Brand Aware ne ss -Bus ine s s Trave lle rs
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Consideration Factors For Business Travellers
D o the y fly whe re I ne e d to go?
Is the re a flight at the right tim e ?
H ave I got a loyalty card ?
H ow m uch d oe s it cost?
• Pragmatic, absolute criteria
• Practical, but non-essential criteria
Is the re a bus ine ss lounge ?
D o I ge t a flat be d or le g space ?
Is it an airline for som e one like
m e ?
S e rvice (re spons ive ) re cord ?
• More emotional/brand related criteria
Source: United qualitative reserarch, 2CV
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Campaign Idea:
Bus ine ss flye rs take a practical vie w on trave l. The y’re
not inte re ste d in cham pagne and caviar. The y jus t want
to ge t from point A to point B with m in im al fuss .
Ins ight
U nite d und e rstand s bus ine ss trave l isn’t glam orous , but
we ’re d o ing our part to m ake it as good as it can be .
Brand Id e a ≥ C onne ctions to 1 50 U .S citie s
≥ E conom y Plus
≥ Mile age Plus
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United Reversed 5 Years Of Flat To Declining Brand Measures.
May ’03 Feb ‘04 Increase
Business TravellersTotal Spontaneous Brand Awareness 45% 54% 20%Spontaneous Ad Awareness 7% 16% 129%Prompted Ad Awareness 12% 24% 100%
Leisure TravellersTotal Spontaneous Brand Awareness 26% 35% 35%Spontaneous Ad Awareness 3% 11% 266%Prompted Ad Awareness 9% 13% 44%
=S ignificant Increase
Im portant to Note : U nite d ove rtook both Am e rican and Virgin on Ad Aware ne ss Me asure s
S ource : Q uae s tor Post Wave D e brie f July ‘03
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United was able to regain their lost high-yield market share in 2002
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UA BA AA VS Other
High-Yield Market Share Variance
2001 vs. 2000
2002 vs. 2001
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Consideration Increased Immediately, Demonstrating The Campaign Potential.
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Pre+Post Advertising Campaign 2002: Agree to Consider United on Next US flight
Pre-Campaign Post-Campaign
Source: Cinema research
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Key brand measures moved
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Cares for itspassengers
A trustworthy brand
Understands theneeds of business
travellers
A high qualityairline
Post 2002
Pre 2002
Source: BTM
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Pre
Post
Have a good
service
“Golf”prompted significant increases in being a trustworthy brand and understanding the needs of passengers
An innovative
airline
A high quality airline
Cares for its passengers
A trustworthy brand
Understands the needs of passengers
A global airline
One of the worlds largest
airlines
Flies to lots of US destinations
Has good frequent flyer
service
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Web Traffic And Booking Engine Revenue Were At An All Time High in June/July/Oct ‘03, Corresponding To Our Advertising Bursts.
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Unique Monthly Visitors Page Views Visits Online Revenue
Sep/Oct ’03Ad Burst
June ’03 Ad Burst
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Website Weekly Performance v Pre Campaign
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First Time V is itors
Acquired V is itors
Page V iew s
Daily Uniques
United saw significant shifts in first time visitors, and daily unique visits in June 2004
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United saw an uplift in web revenue £589,966 yr-on-yr when advertising was in market
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S ource : BTM and Q uaestor
United’s Increase In Unaided Brand Awareness Among Business Travellers Is Closing The Gap On American/
Unaided Brand Awareness-Business Travellers
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United has overtaken both American and Virgin at various points in Unaided
Advertising Awareness
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United
S ource : BTM and Q uaestor
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Total Spontaneous Brand Awareness—Business Travellers
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United
American
Source: BTM and Quaestor
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Spontaneous Advertising Awareness—Business Travellers
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United
American
Source: BTM and Quaestor
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Awareness
Unaided Brand
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Prompted Ad
Awareness
Overall Awareness Levels For Business Travellers in 2003
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Post Jul-03
Pre Sep-03
Post Oct-03
S ource : Q uae stor Post Wave D e brie f July ‘03
A 27% increase in unaided brand awareness from pre June to post O ct ’03 bursts
There Are Significant Awareness Increases Among Business Travelers When United Is In The Market.
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Overall Awareness Levels for Leisure Travellers in 2003
Pre May-03
Post Jul-03
Pre Sep-03
Post Oct-03
S ource : Q uae stor Post Wave D e brie f July ‘03
A 46% increase in unaided brand awareness from pre June to post O ct ’03 bursts
The Same Holds True For Leisure Travellers.
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United has grown awareness amongst both the business and leisure audiences
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First Mention Brand Awareness-Business
First Mention Brand Awareness-Leisure
Unaided Brand Awareness-Business
Unaided Brand Awareness-Leisure
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Base: All respondents (180/186/395/384); Q9b
Likely (4/5)
Very Likely (5)
Very Unlikely (1)
Unlikely (1/2)
Un i t e d P r e Un i t e d P o s t
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Re - Un i t e d P r eRe - Un i t e d P o s t
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Consideration
Consideration Measures Increased 31.7% Amongst The Business Traveller.
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Base: All respondents (180/186/395/384); Q9b
Likely (4/5)
Very Likely (5)
Very Unlikely (1)
Unlikely (1/2)
Un i t e d P r e Un i t e d P o s t
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Re - Un i t e d P r eRe - Un i t e d P o s t
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Consideration
Consideration Has Increased 64.2% Amongst The Leisure Traveller.
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All brand measures have significantly increased except for ‘flies to lots of US
destinations’
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Lots of destinations
Make travel easier
Understand leisure travellers
Understand business travellers
Cares
Good value
Comfortable
Modern
Affordable
Significant increase=
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Prompted media attribution for those who had seen airline advertising
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TV
American Airlines
United Airlines
Virgin
British Airways
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• Revenue:– UK Revenue goal exceeded by 6.6% through 2003.– £5 million revenue increase in July/Aug ’03 (after June ad burst) from
same period 2002.
• Web:– 51% increase in web bookings in June ’03 from June ’02.– 43.6% increase in web sales in June ’03 from June ’02.– First time visitors to website increased by 186% from May-June’03.
• Market Share:– Stole 10% share points off BA and doubled economy bookings in
June ’03.
Consideration Growth Is Translating To Sales.
RO I
3.38 to 1
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– Awarded “Best Pan-European Campaign” at the Meribel Film Festival in France
• Received the ‘Crystal d’Or Award’• Up against 50 entrants, including Sony and other blue-chip brands
– Received 7 out of possible 9 Travel Advertising Awards at CIMTIG – and United won more awards than BA and Virgin combined
• Gold – Best Television Advertisement – Leisure (“Check-out” TV spot) • Gold - Best Colour Press Campaign• Gold - Best Outdoor Campaign• Silver - Best Colour Press Advertisement• Silver - Best Outdoor Advertisement• Silver - Best Transport Ad/Campaign• Silver - Best Television Advertisement - Leisure ("Tips" TV spot)
– Received 3 awards at the British Television Advertising Awards (BTAA):• BTAA is one of Britain’s Television’s industry top advertising awards• Gold – Best TV advert for “Golf” in transport advertising sector• Silver – Best use of Cinema for “Golf” • Bronze – 2003 Campaign
Summary of Creative Awards
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Awards Continued. – Received 2 awards (Gold and Silver) at UK Midsummer Awards
• This is an international commercial award ceremony recognizing outstanding creative in TV and cinema; entries from 38 countries worldwide
• Received Gold for “Golf” TV spot in Travel and Tourism Sector • Received Silver for “Itinerary” TV spot in same sector
– Shortlisted at Cannes for United television. – Marketing & Media International advertising award
• United received the top award in the travel category. • BA was also short-listed but walked away empty handed.
– APG creative planning awards 2003– Kinsale Awards winner– Creative team (Glenn/Simon) short-listed as best creative team in UK– Awarded 'SARA Certificate' for developing and executing a successful
radio campaign in Germany:
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And, The Campaign Received “Pick Of The Month” By Creative Review.
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The 2004 European Challenge.
– To develop a globally consistent, locally relevant campaign for Europe.
• Drive consideration amongst FBT’s but not at the exclusion of leisure travellers.
• Continue building brand awareness and knowledge of the United brand by creating a values connection with travellers.
Pre se rve what’s working
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The Key Difference Between The US And European Work Will Be Tonal.
Bus ine ss trave l
e nable s
opportunitie s
EUROPE
E m brace pragm atism
US
C arpe D ie m
The outtake of both cam paigns is the sam e : U nite d und e rstand s m e
and why I trave l.
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The Campaign Idea:
The
im portance of
face -to-face
contact
S e e king out
opportunitie s
A fe rtile
cre ative
id e a
O pportunitie s d on’t just com e to you, you have to go out and ge t the m .
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European Advertising Construct Recommendation.
O pportunitie s d on’t com e to you, you have to go and
ge t the m .
… be cause with 84 we e kly flights from H e athrow to
1 50 U .S . citie s we ’re the airline to ge t you the re .
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Insights For Executing Animation:
– Animation and illustration are used in European advertising much more than U.S. advertising.
– The low cost travel category employs animation to a point where it’s become wallpaper.
It’s param ount we find a unique brand s tyle , so the
anim ation is d is tinctive .
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