2020-03-01 AdNews

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PAIGE MURPHY

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CHARLIECOOK
JimJamCreativeDirector
Lastyear,weweredelightedtocreatea tourismcampaignfortheEurobodallaShire,oneofthe
moststunningplacesI’deverseen.Thisyear,weweredevastatedaswewatchedhalfofit burnto
theground.I reachedouttothelocalcouncillortoseehowwecouldhelp.Theshakeinhervoice
almosthadmeintears,butherresponsewasswift.Inshort,theyneedvisitorstostartrebuilding
whatisnowa brokeneconomyanda heartbrokencommunity.Inturn,weneedbrandsto
respond swiftly with genuine initiatives that drive real action and make an immediate difference.

JIMMYHYETT
ThisIsFlowFounder
andManagingDirector
Isit wrongtosayyou’resick
ofseeingbushfireposts?
Thevolumeofcompaniesand
individualsdrivingsupport
forthecrisiswasstaggering.
Whilethisinfluxintoourfeeds
hada seriousdonation-positive
impactglobally,brandswalked
a finelinebetweenbeing
sincereandopportunistic
—andconsumerscouldsee
straight through the frauds.

A sunburnt country


Australia’sbushfirecrisisisfarfromover,butthe
supportfromthenationandbrandsacrossthe
globehasbeenoverwhelminglypositive.Weasked
creativestoreviewsomeofthebest(andpossiblythe
worst) campaigns to come off the back of the disaster.

PAULFENTON
LoyalCo-FounderandECD
It’ssadthatit takesa crisistobringustogether,
butwe’veshownthatwhenweunitewith
a singlegoal,wemakea difference.Let’skeep
thismomentum,focusingnotonlyonthe
immediate,butalsolong-termsolutions.Aslong
as no-one’s listening to #ScottyFromMarketing.

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