Cannes Lions
HALO, Johannesburg / CAPITAL LEGACY / 2024
Overview
Entries
Credits
Background
The Life and Will category is saturated with soft stories of legacy, loved ones and fear. So how does a brand like Capital Legacy talk about their services and the education needed without stepping into territories too morbid or depressing? Idea: This brief had two jobs: 1) Encourage people to get their wills in order, and 2) Educate the audience on why it is necessary to do so. So like most great advertising campaigns, we found the truth in the product. Or more accurately, what happens when the product is missing.
Execution
So like most great advertising campaigns, we found the truth in the product. Or more accurately, what happens when the product is missing. And what happens is drama. We simply added drama to the drama. Because where there's no will, there's drama. "House of the Rising Sun", a traditional folk song (made famous by Bob Dylan and The Animals in 1960s) proved to be the perfect soundtrack to one family's suffering. Licenced and re-recorded to perfectly synch up with the edit, this particular needle drop amplified the tension that spilled from the screen and and perfectly encapsulates a life gone to ruin.
Outcome
73% increase in policy sales vs 2022
26 447 wills drafted over campaign period
82% increase in brand search
300 000+ clicks across platforms
99% increase in page and profile reach across social media platforms
83 130 new unique website visits
112% web traffic increase vs 2022
3,7 million video views