Cannes Lions

ANTI-KNIFE CRIME

ABBOTT MEAD VICKERS BBDO, London / METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE / 2010

Awards:

1 Shortlisted Cannes Lions
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Overview

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OVERVIEW

Execution

A YouTube film campaign used Annotation Technology to enable viewers to choose what happened next. Carry a knife? Go to a party? Stab an opponent?

After experiencing the consequences of their choices, viewers could ‘Choose a Different Ending’.

21 films, ten different endings.Seeded online, the campaign appeared unbranded, employing social media, search, in-game posters and blogs.

Outcome

The response: -Average viewer engagement of nine films-Average rating of 4.6 out of 5 -80 YouTube comments a day -Awareness of 78% - the highest ever for a Met campaign-2,628,350 views

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