Bankers become the thieves in new campaign from Axos
Cutwater turns the age-old robbery scene on its head for the online banking company
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Everyone who’s ever stood in line at a bank, waiting forever just to hand over cash that won’t be available for three to five business days, has thought about robbing the place. But these days, the real crook is more likely to be behind the bulletproof glass. The big banks did crash the economy and steal a bunch of houses, after all.
A new campaign for internet-only Axos Bank imagines these greedy bankers committing the crimes with their own hands, rather than legal loopholes. In a hero spot from Cutwater, directed by Craig Brownrigg via Hungry Man, tellers don ski masks and demand customers hand over the valuables they were about to deposit. The inept thieves make a plodding getaway with their ill-gotten goods, before circling back around the branch to stick the money in the bank’s coffers.
The customers know something’s wrong, but they’re too bewildered to do anything about it. Additional spots feature a robbery victim describing a familiar perp to a sketch artist, and a teller-turned-robber who’s become so used to the routine that it’s just another day at the office.
In addition to the spots, “Wanted” posters of bankers will be distributed on social platforms, along with native ad placements featuring security camera footage of “robberies” and a spoof news story. The campaign is launching initially in San Diego, Orange County, Austin, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Kansas City.
Credits
- Date
- Mar 05, 2019
- Agency :
- Cutwater
- Executive Integrated Producer :
- Michael Huntley
- Account Supervisor :
- John Gilchrist
- Copywriter :
- Andrew Singleton
- Chief Creative Officer :
- Chuck McBride
- Art Director :
- Sean Flores
- Production Company :
- Hungry Man
- Director :
- Craig Brownrigg
- Managing Partner/Executive Producer :
- Kevin Byrne
- Executive Producer/Partner :
- Mino Jarjoura
- Executive Producer/Director of Sales :
- Dan Duffy
- Executive Producer :
- Caleb Dewart
- Executive Producer :
- Jacki Sextro
- Producer :
- Josh Rothfeld
- Production Supervisor :
- Carol Fahey
- President, Principal :
- Christian Hughes
- Copywriter :
- Andrew Singleton
- Media Director :
- Pip Bingemann
- Digital Media Manager :
- Drew Prescott
- Media Coordinator :
- Mackenzie Dowling
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