Burnett's Van Gogh's Bedrooms Nabs Creative Effectiveness Prize

Just days after Publicis Groupe declared a moratoruim on awards including Cannes next year, one of its agencies -- Leo Burnett Chicago -- claimed a Grand Prix for Creative Effectiveness for its Van Gogh's Bedrooms exhibit for the Art Institute of Chicago. The buzzworthy effort gave people the chance to rent a reproduction of Vincent van Gogh's bedroom for a night, driving huge visitor gains. WHAT IT IS: Art lovers could use Airbnb to rent a reconstructed 3D replica of the bedroom of the artist. Jury president Jonathan Mildenhall praised the effort for using creativity to introduce a broader and younger demographic to the Art Institute. WHY IT WON: The Creative Effectiveness Lion recognizes campaigns that "demonstrate hard results over the long term." The Van Gogh campaign lured 133,000 visitors in incremental attendance, driving $2 million in incremental revenue, Mildenhall said. THE JURY: Mildenhall described it as Cannes Lion's "most diverse jury ever," spanning gender ethnicity, cultural and sexual orientation diversity. CONTROVERSY OR CLEAR WINNER? Top contenders included two Gold-winning campaigns: "Swedish Number" campaign by Ingo Stockholm and Burger King's "McWhopper" by Y&R NZ Auckland. OTHER NOTABLE NEWS: Mildenhall is the CMO for Airbnb which ran a co-promotion with the effort. Asked if that posed a conflict, he said "Airbnb is really just a platform" and is "considered a media channel for certain brands."

Burnett's Van Gogh's Bedrooms Nabs Creative Effectiveness Prize

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