Bring On Winter - Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand

Bronze

Title of Entry:	Bring On Winter
Brand:	Air New Zealand
Product/Service:	Air New Zealand
Client:	Air New Zealand
Entrant Company:	Host/Havas Sydney
Creative Agency:	Host/Havas Sydney
Judging URL:	http://airnzbringonwinter.co.nz/
Live site URL:	http://airnzbringonwinter.co.nz/
Sector:	TRAVEL
Date of Release:	2019-05-21
Support URL:	http://yousawitfirstnowtextyourfriends.com/ourcasestudy/air-nz-bring-on-winter-award/
Notes:	Brief: As the national carrier, Air New Zealand wanted to promote winter in New Zealand as a place you can quite literally get away from life’s pressures in a country filled with inspiration. Solution: After the disappointing final season of Game of Thrones, fans were desperate for a better ending to the series - one that was promised in author George RR Martin’s next book, Winds of Winter. But Martin had his own problems. He’d developed a five-year case of writer’s block and refused to give a release date.So, Air New Zealand offered to help him finish Winds of Winter with a trip to a nation bursting with creativity… New Zealand. Bring On Winter was a socially-driven campaign that transformed New Zealand into a country-sized muse for one person. In 48 hours, with a budget of less than $50,000, the campaign delivered $2.3 million in earned media value and over 16,000,000 media impressions. It also caught the attention of George himself, who shared the campaign (and a glowing recommendation of New Zealand) with millions of fans. Even better, for the first time in five years, Air New Zealand did what no-one else could – secure a release date from the author for the world’s most anticipated book.
Account Manager:	Laura Mahoney, Ben Wall, Ant Moore
Creative Director:	Matt Ennis, Josie Burns
Digital Producer:	Stephanie Cameron
Designer:	Michael Macgregor, Nic Adamovich, Adam Przybylski, Natalie Shue
Other Credits:	Editor: Beau Simmons
Other Credits:	Clients: Jodi Williams, Erica Beagley, Pip Erikson, Grace Blewitt, Maria Hahn , Tara Ryan
Other Credits:	Executive Creative Director: Jon Austin