Opendoor’s new ads show people browsing homes from anywhere, even space
The digital real estate company launched two new spots with agency Venables Bell + Partners

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Opendoor, the online real-estate company, is out with a new campaign show prospective homebuyers in a spaceship and a forest, not the most convenient places to make offers. The commercials explain how Opendoor gives customers “the flexibility to sell or buy on your timeline.”
San Francisco-based ad agency Venables Bell + Partners created the campaign’s two new spots.
“Out of Town” shows an astronaut who finds her dream home on Opendoor just as her spaceship is preparing to launch. She is disappointed by the poor timing, but her fellow astronaut tells her Opendoor’s homebuying process is flexible, so even a trip to the cosmos is no hassle.
“We’ve heard from consumers that they want real estate to be a one-stop shop. They want the flexibility to transact on their own time, and skip all the hard parts of traditional real estate,” said David Corns, VP of marketing at Opendoor. “Bringing that ease to life in an impactful and engaging way was key for us in this campaign.”
The other spot, “Migration,” features real estate app scrollers in another inconvenient scenario. A wildlife photographer in the middle of a shoot finds the perfect house while waiting for the perfect shot.
Production company Arts & Sciences shot the ads, with Fiona McGee as director.
“We were inspired by imagining people who live much more exciting lives than we do but find themselves faced with the same real estate headaches as the rest of us,” said Matt Miller, group creative director at VB+P.
The spots will run on several streaming platforms and TV networks.
Credits
- Date
- Apr 21, 2023
- Client :
- Opendoor
- Agency :
- Venables Bell + Partners
- Founder & Chairman :
- Paul Venables
- Chief Creative Officer :
- Will McGinness
- Group Creative Director, Copy :
- Matt Keats
- Group Creative Director, Art :
- Matt Miller
- Head of Integrated Production :
- Hilary Coate
- Producer :
- Ben Evangelista
- Producer :
- Lexi Alaga
- Head of Brand Management :
- Justin Pitcher
- Group Brand Director :
- Kristin Obi
- Brand Manager :
- Mackenzie John
- Head of Strategy :
- Jasmine Clark
- Strategy Director :
- Neil Slotterback
- Traffic Manager :
- Christine Tom
- MCR Operations Manager :
- Jeff Saunders
- Studio Producer :
- Madeline Fox
- Production Company :
- Arts & Sciences
- Director :
- Fiona McGee
- Managing Director :
- Mal Ward
- Executive Producer :
- Christina Skotland
- Head of Production :
- Milena Milicevic
- Line Producer :
- Eric Sedorovitz
- Director of Photography :
- Ross Giardina
- Production Supervisor :
- Bailey Reeves
- Editorial :
- Cut + Run
- Editor :
- Pete Koob
- Managing Director :
- Michelle Eskin
- Executive Producer :
- Brian Stanley
- Head of Production :
- Kristen Jenkins
- Assistant Editor :
- Stefan Manz
- Assistant Editor :
- Chance St. George
- VFX :
- Blacksmith
- VFX Shoot Supervisor :
- John Shirley
- VFX Shoot Supervisor :
- Hannah Wilk
- Lead Compositor :
- Robert Bruce
- Color :
- Mikey Pehanick
- Color Assist :
- Sam Howells
- Color Assist :
- Matt Gehl
- Producer :
- Ashley Goodwin
- Head of Production :
- Perry Tate
- Original Music and Sound Design :
- Walker
- Managing Director :
- Sara Matarazzo
- Senior Executive Producer :
- Stephanie Pigott
- Senior Producer :
- Danielle Soury
- Sound Designer :
- Chris Nungary
- Mix & Sound Design :
- One Union
- Engineer :
- Joaby Deal
- Engineer :
- Matthew Wood
- Executive Producer :
- Michael Swarce
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