DIGITAL, ONLINE,
& SOCIAL
CAMPAIGN
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“WE ARE SO BACK”
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PRODUCTION AGENCY: AFFIXXIUS
DIRECTOR: DAVID WHAYMAN
PRODUCER: LIAM WADD
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: TIM CABRELLI & MILES LATHAM
DOP: DANIEL EASTGATE
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CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
CAMPAIGN STRATEGY
SCRIPT COLLABORATION
CASTING
PRODUCTION
POST PRODUCTION
SOCIAL CUTDOWNS
STILL IMAGERY CAPTURE
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LAUNCHING A MAJOR MOMENT LIKE THIS QUIETLY ISN’T AN OPTION.
THIS WASN’T ABOUT SAYING “WE’RE BACK.”
IT WAS ABOUT MAKING PEOPLE FEEL IT.AFFIXXIUS PARTNERED WITH COVENTRY CITY FC TO CREATE A HIGH-IMPACT, MULTI-PLATFORM SPORTS CAMPAIGN MARKING THEIR RETURN TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE AFTER 25 YEARS.
BUILT FOR ONLINE AND SOCIAL, THE CAMPAIGN NEEDED TO MOVE FAST, HIT HARD, AND REFLECT THE SCALE OF THE MOMENT. EMOTION, ENERGY AND IDENTITY ALL HAD TO LAND IN SECONDS.
WORKING ACROSS CONCEPT THROUGH TO FINAL DELIVERY UNDER TIGHT TIMELINES, THE FOCUS WAS SIMPLE: CLARITY OF IDEA, PACE OF EXECUTION, AND NO COMPROMISE ON QUALITY.
SHOT ACROSS FAST-PACED PRODUCTION DAYS WITH A LEAN, IN-HOUSE TEAM, THE PROJECT PULLED TOGETHER MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS, TALENT AND MOVING PARTS WITHOUT LOSING MOMENTUM.
BECAUSE WHEN TIMING MATTERS THIS MUCH, THERE’S NO ROOM FOR FRICTION.
FROM A PRODUCTION STANDPOINT, THIS IS WHERE THE AFFIXXIUS MODEL PROVES ITSELF.
CREATIVE, PRODUCTION AND POST WORKING AS ONE TEAM. DECISIONS MADE QUICKLY. PROBLEMS SOLVED IN REAL TIME.THE RESULT IS A CAMPAIGN THAT DELIVERS MORE THAN AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
IT CAPTURES A FEELING THAT SUPPORTERS RECOGNISE INSTANTLY.BECAUSE NO ONE REMEMBERS A “CLUB UPDATE.”
THEY REMEMBER THE MOMENT IT HIT.
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1 X HERO FILM (DIGITAL/ONLINE)
SOCIAL-FIRST CUTDOWNS (MULTIPLE FORMATS)
BEHIND-THE-SCENES CONTENT
RESULT / IMPACT
THE CAMPAIGN GENERATED OVER 4 MILLION VIEWS WITHIN DAYS OF RELEASE, WITH STRONG ENGAGEMENT ACROSS YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT LANDED WHERE IT NEEDED TO.
FANS DIDN’T JUST WATCH IT. THEY FELT IT.
COMMENTS RANGED FROM LIFELONG SUPPORTERS SHARING PERSONAL MEMORIES, TO RIVAL FANS RECOGNISING THE SCALE OF THE MOMENT. THAT’S WHEN YOU KNOW IT’S CUT THROUGH.