Three highlights relatable phone behavior in relaunch ad
Rebrand effort from Wonderhood Studios also includes new color scheme
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U.K. mobile brand Three is aiming for a more distinctive positioning with a relaunch campaign spanning TV, outdoor and branding, including a new, "warmer" color scheme.
The brand will today debut a 60-second TV spot, created by Wonderhood Studios and directed by Gary Freedman of Independent Films, that portrays how phone usage affects little relatable moments in our everyday life, whether it's people filming their friends doing something silly or a pair of grandmas laughing at filters. Set to music from "LaLa Land," the action takes place at the seaside (it was shot in Bournemouth) and is filmed from a "phone's eye" point of view with swooping shots of different characters enjoying the British summer.
The tagline is "Life needs a big network" and while the ad clearly promotes Three's network performance, the creative aims to do this in a way that's relatable and not just about streaming music events or high-speed stunts.
"We know that network performance is the most important thing for our customers and this will be reflected much more prominently in our marketing as we show how we can enhance their lives by connecting them for the moments that really matter," added Three Marketing Director Aislinn O'Connor, in a statement. "Our new brand platform embodies the strength of our network and how we can provide better connectivity every day for every customer.”
The approach is also designed to appeal to a broader audience and steer the Three brand away from its former image of being an internet-focused, younger brand.
"We want to show that it's the small ways we use our phones every day that's the most interesting stuff -- like sending a one word text or the way your grandma Facetimes but you only see her chin," says Aidan McClure, founder and chief creative officer of Wonderhood Studios. "It's about using data insight in a creative and interesting way and it's all born out of genuine mobile phone behavior."
Outdoor ads, social and in-store communication feature photography by Laura McCluskey, capturing unguarded everyday moments seen through the "eyes" of phones. Three's branding will also now include a new color, a shade of peachy orange, in contrast to its former minimalist white color scheme, designed to show up better in print, outdoor and on social feeds.
Credits
- Date
- Jul 02, 2021
- Client :
- Three
- Agency :
- Wonderhood Studios
- Chief Creative Officer :
- Aidan McClure
- Chief Operation Officer :
- Alex Best
- Chief Strategy Officer :
- Jessica Lovell
- Planning Director :
- Nick Exford
- Creative Director :
- Jack Croft
- Creative Director :
- Stacey Bird
- Creative :
- Jack Croft
- Creative :
- Stacey Bird
- Creative :
- Ads Dechaud
- Creative :
- Phil Le Brun
- Business Director :
- Sam Brown
- Account Director :
- Alex Austin
- Account Manager :
- Darcy Gilbert
- Account Manager :
- Eddy Yan
- Account Executive :
- Sham Shakil
- Account Executive :
- Sophie Lewis
- Design Director :
- Simon Elvins
- Design Studio :
- King Henry Studio
- Designer :
- Tobias Bschorr
- Media :
- Zenith
- Agency Producer :
- Georgia Totvanian
- Production Company :
- Independent
- Director :
- Gary Freedman
- DOP :
- John Lynch
- Producer :
- Sara Cummins
- Editor :
- Adam Spivey
- Editor :
- Assembly Rooms
- VFX :
- Black Kite Studios
- Colorist :
- George Kyriacou
- VFX Supervisor 2D :
- Paul Wilmot
- VFX Supervisor 3D :
- Finlay Crowther
- VFX Lead :
- Paul Wilmot
- VFX Lead :
- Dan Sanders
- VFX Team :
- George Brunt
- VFX Team :
- Emre Aypar
- VFX Team :
- Jonny Freeman
- VFX Team :
- Tito Fernandes
- VFX Team :
- Lino Khay
- VFX Producer :
- Hannah Ruddleston
- Sound :
- Jack Hallett
- Sound :
- Factory
- Music :
- Planetarium
- Music :
- Justin Hurwitz
- Music :
- Leland
- Agency Producer Assistant :
- Roy Barker
- Photographic Agency & Production :
- Object & Animal
- Photographer :
- Laura McCluskey
- Photographer’s Agent :
- Millie Yoxen
- Producer :
- Pru Ainslee
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