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Cape Argus Newspaper: AIDS Stats
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| Released: | June 2008 |
| Avertiser: | CAPE ARGUS |
| Brand name: | CAPE ARGUS NEWSPAPER |
| Agency: | KING JAMES |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Category: |
Publications & media
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| Awards: |
Cannes Lions 2008 Media Silver
Cannes Lions 2008 Press Bronze
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| Tags: |
Case study
Cannes 2008
Creative review
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Credits:
Type Of Entry: Use of Media
Category: Best Use of Newspapers
Title: AIDS STATS
Advertiser/Client: CAPE ARGUS NEWSPAPER
Product/Service: WORLD AIDS DAY AWARENESS
Entrant Company, City: KING JAMES, Cape Town
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Media/Advertising Agency, City: KING JAMES, Cape Town
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Category: Best Use of Newspapers
Title: AIDS STATS
Advertiser/Client: CAPE ARGUS NEWSPAPER
Product/Service: WORLD AIDS DAY AWARENESS
Entrant Company, City: KING JAMES, Cape Town
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Media/Advertising Agency, City: KING JAMES, Cape Town
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Credit Details:
| Name | Position | Company |
| Alistair King | Executive Creative Director | King James |
| Paige Nick | Creative Director | King James |
| Karin Barry | Creative Director | King James |
| Rachel Brown | Art Director | King James |
| Jabulani Sigege | Copywriter | King James |
Innovative Media Strategy:
The Cape Argus is Cape Town's largest daily newspaper. The paper undertakes to support a few public initiatives every year. World AIDS Day is one of them. We incorporated relevant AIDS statistics at the top of every page, using the standard page numbers in the paper's daily layout. i.e. where it says page 6, we incorporated the following statistic: 6 million people in South Africa are living with HIV.
Creative Execution:
By utilising media space that has never been used in an advertising landscape before, we were able to engage our readers. Our communication was the first thing the reader saw when turning each page, and almost impossible to miss. The statistics were gathered from UNICEF and the South African Department of Health.
Target Audience:
Whenever a reader turned another page, they would see another ad/statistic, and because these don't look like regular ads and weren't in a space where you'd normally find ads, people took note and didn't just gloss over them. Especially seeing as they were on every page; 39 pages in total.
Effectiveness:
Using an advertising space that's never been used before (thereby ensuring the statistics were the first thing people saw when viewing a page) allowed us to achieve maximum impact. The ads stood out compared to other World AIDS Day messages, enabling us to assist in increasing World AIDS Day awareness.