Adrian Awards 2020
Goals: Clearly state your marketing goals and audience. What did you strive to achieve using this piece or program?
Early into the COVID-19 pandemic, the travel and tourism industry was grappling with the impact of a global stoppage of travel. Individually, many companies began spreading communication of hope and reassurance to consumers. However, messages were varied and disparate. And while many were focused on consumers, few were speaking to the industry – the one in every 10 employees across the globe who have a job as a result of travel. The World Travel & Tourism Council set out to establish a global platform to centralize a single message and galvanize our industry to come together. To do this, WTTC collaborated with the Agency to develop an integrated communications strategy to spark conversation across platforms. This initiative included the launch of #TogetherinTravel across social and earned media channels. The Agency produced an emotive and visual video that was shared, launched a central website to drive traffic, and created materials that could be shared and used by travel companies across the globe in digital format. Upon the launch of the campaign, WTTC distributed materials to its members and encouraged organizations to distribute across channels. In addition to the Agency’s major public relations and social media push across continents to drive exposure, influencers – with a combined reach of over 12 million – pledged their support for #TogetherInTravel.
Results: Which of your original goals did you achieve and how? How did you measure the effectiveness of the piece or campaign? Entrants should provide quantifiable results of their tactics or campaigns. (for example, click through rates or ad equivalency)
More than 150 travel and tourism organizations supported and participated in sharing the campaign, including major brands such as Expedia Group, Brand USA, NYC & Company, Ctrip, Virgin Atlantic, the Kenya Tourism Board and Ethiopian Airlines. Social media has been measured at 80 million impressions, and more than 100 media placements were garnered across 30-plus countries, resulting in a combined reach of more than 500 million. Perhaps most importantly, the video was viewed in more than 160 countries – signaling a truly global message across the industry when the industry really needed a single voice.
Entry Title
Together in Travel
Division
Recovery Strategies - Recovery Strategies
Category
Recovery Strategies
Entry Award:
Silver