Prestige Brands Australia marks perfume launch with drone show via Spark Foundry, ATN + EVH

Prestige Brands Australia has launched an innovative awareness driving campaign to unveil its newest fragrance – leveraging Australians’ love of being out of home and utilising innovative live-entertainment technology to present a spectacular drone lightshow against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour’s night sky.

With the media strategy, planning and buying led by Spark Foundry, the campaign aims to strengthen the women’s portfolio with scale, impact, and memorability in mind – achieving cut-through with the brand’s core and broader audience ahead of Christmas time by deploying 500 illuminated, choregraphed drones to truly ’paint the town purple’.

To support the launch of the fragrance, some of Sydney’s hottest VIPs were hosted onboard a luxury cruise liner with optimal views of the 10-minute aerial display – creating an emotive and unforgettable experience for viewers to share via social channels. Australian Traffic Network (ATN) is the media partner for the drone activation, which was amplified by PR strategy via EVH.

The fragrance campaign also includes tactical placement of premium large format and street furniture OOH in Sydney and Melbourne CBDs, within proximity to retail precincts and high-dwell commuter hubs. Activity will be supported by editorial and digital partnerships with Vogue and Marie Claire, amplified by YouTube and TikTok video content designed to strategically target the brand’s core audience.

Says Jessica Charlesworth, director of business and marketing, Prestige Brands Australia: “To celebrate Australia being one of the first countries to launch, we could not have imagined a better way of bringing the ‘endless summer’ fragrance to Sydney. Content generation and amplification was key to broadcasting this unforgettable experience, leaving the new fragrance as the must-have for Summer. Thanks to the team at Spark, ATN, and EVH for hitting the brief of driving maximum reach and visibility across the entire campaign. The launch has broken all targets and is one of the most successful fragrance launches in Australia.”

Says Peter Roins, general manager, Spark Foundry: “Spark is delighted to paint the town purple for Prestige Brands Australia – bringing the campaign to life in collaboration with the Australian Traffic Network and EVH. We’ve tailored our media execution to leverage iconic brand codes, reinforcing this with digital targeting innovations to keep the brand top of mind this season.”

The fragrance campaign will run through the start of summer, until the end of the year.

Client: Prestige Brands Australia
Jacqui Vargha – General Manager
Jessica Charlesworth – Business & Marketing Director
Andrea Rennie – Snr Brand Manager
Krissy Wong – Marketing Coordinator

Media: Spark Foundry
Nora Hammoud – Client Director
Michael Goode – Snr Planning Executive
Bec Cooke – Planning and Activation Executive
Katie Culhane – Digital Activation Manager
Angie Shen – Snr Activation Executive
Helina Nguyen – Coordinator

Drone Activation: Australian Traffic Network
Bill & Justine Yde – Chairman and Founder ATN
Vic Lorusso – Head of Operations
Matt Reko – National Advertising Sales Representative
Chris Greaves – Drone Light Show Business Manager
Michael Banks – Light Show Creative Director
Simon Mapstone – Chief Pilot
David Neville – Drone Show Coordinator

PR: EVH Agency
Pete Harrison – Strategy Director
Lara Blackwell – Communications Manager
Alys Hale – Office & Event Coordinator

Outdoor Partners:
QMS
JCDecaux

Editorial & Digital Partners:
ARE Media
Vogue

Yacht Operator: Ahoy Club