The world is your oyster, quite literally, in this eye-catching credit-card campaign
Courage’s new spot and OOH ads show the adventures to be unlocked with CIBC’s Aventura card

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Possibilities and adventures are endless when you travel. There is so much to see, taste, hear, do, and everyone’s idea of adventure is different.
That’s why Toronto-based Canadian bank CIBC’s latest campaign from agency of record Courage focuses on all the possibilities available in travel for its Aventura travel card.
“The World Is Your Oyster” launched Thursday and highlights all the different ways you can adventure all over the world with the points earned on CIBC Aventura by showing travelers enjoy literal oysters across the globe.
A short film directed by Mark Zibert starts as a man opens a fresh oyster and offers it to a traveler on a dock. Short vignettes then depict how that oyster (and others) make their way to the hands and bellies of travelers in different parts of the globe.
A family tries a yiayia’s (Greek word for grandmother) family recipe in Greece, a woman tries fresh oysters in Japan, another shops for pearls in Dubai, and another marvels at Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl Earring” painting in a museum.
In each case, the experience is covered with a CIBC card.
“‘The World Is Your Oyster’ campaign really demonstrates how CIBC Aventura is helping to make our clients’ travel ambitions real,” said Angela Sarino, VP and business partner, marketing at CIBC. “This card is meant to celebrate everyone’s unique style of traveling, and with the points you earn from CIBC’s Aventura travel card, you can adventure where, when and how you want.”
Along with the short film, a series of OOH ads literally depict the phrase. In them, open oysters reveal, rather than pearls, a staple or monument of a major destination—the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Churieto Pagoda in Yamanashi, Japan.
The ads will be placed in airports and transportation hubs in Canada.
“Adventure is so necessary for our development and quality of life,” said Dhaval Bhatt, founder and co-chief creative officer of Courage. “It’s our opportunity to try new experiences, to test our own perceived limitations.”
“We wanted to create something that was both a reflection of that commitment and a love letter to what’s possible when you venture out of your comfort zone,” he added.
Credits
- Date
- Apr 04, 2024
- Client :
- CIBC
- Agency :
- Courage Inc
- Partner & President :
- Niki Sahni
- Founder & CCO :
- Dhaval Bhatt
- Founder & CCO :
- Joel Holtby
- Partner & CSO :
- Tom Kenny
- Associate Creative Director :
- Zuheir Kotob
- Associate Creative Director :
- Jason Soy
- Executive Producer :
- Clair Galea
- Senior Producer :
- Sarah Moen
- Senior Integrated Producer :
- Raquel Mullen
- Group Strategy Director :
- Rami Dudin
- Group Account Director :
- Saloni Wadehra
- Account Supervisor :
- Camilo Moreno
- Account Executive :
- Tino Monk
- VP Business Partner Marketing :
- Angela Sarino
- Senior Director Business Partner Marketing :
- Jon Day
- Director Business Partner Marketing :
- Hilary Woods
- Senior Manager Business Partner Marketing :
- Jeff Timmons
- Manager Business Partner Marketing :
- Annie Fung
- Production :
- Scouts Honor
- Director :
- Mark Zibert
- Co-DP :
- Eric Kaskens
- EP/Producer :
- Simon Dragland
- EP/Producer :
- Rita Popielak
- Service Company :
- The Roots
- Executive Producer :
- Ariel León Isacovitch
- Line Producer :
- Francisco Rojas
- Production Designer :
- Juan Castelo
- Wardrobe Stylist :
- Antonia Busquet
- Offline Edit Company :
- Nimiopere
- Editor :
- Graham Chisholm
- Assistant Editor :
- Shalini Menon
- Producer :
- Hannah Stone
- Executive Producer :
- Julia Axell
- Transfer + Online + VFX :
- Alter Ego Post
- Senior Colorist :
- Wade Odlum
- Color Assistant :
- Malini Khotsiphom
- VFX Lead :
- Joel Osis
- VFX Artist :
- Sebastian Boros
- VFX Artist :
- Eric Perrella
- VFX Artist :
- Victoria Gaston
- VFX Assistant :
- Jake Hussey
- VFX Assistant :
- Melany McEachern
- VFX Assistant :
- Nupur Desai
- Producer :
- Mariya Guzova
- Executive Producer :
- Hilda Pereira
- Audio :
- Grayson Music Group
- Audio Director :
- Mark Domitric
- Sound Engineer :
- Vlad Nikolic
- Audio Exec Producer :
- Kelly McCluskey
- Sound Designer :
- Ben Swarbrick
- CGI Artist :
- Brad Pickard
- Senior Production Artist :
- Emmy Bairos
- Creative Agency Partner :
- Oliver
- Media Partner :
- EssenceMediaCom
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