Lumia smartphone launch signals new brand direction for Nokia with Australia’s largest augmented reality stunt via Fuel Communications

Nokia Australia’s head of marketing, Jolaine Boyd said: “This new brand proposition and campaign signals a new Nokia – a company that is thinking and doing things differently. Our aim is to fundamentally shift consumer perceptions and educate them about Nokia’s new smartphone range. We want to put Nokia firmly in the consideration set and make the brand relevant again.”

The campaign is also about creating awareness around the new smartphone range, as well as educating consumers. The campaign focuses on three core elements: out-of-home, TV and digital – with an equal investment split across all three.

Boyd added: “Our strategy is well thought through and considered. We agreed early on that digital would play a key role in the campaign, as it’s a great way to engage in conversation with consumers. The digital components have a strong interactive element to ensure that people get to experience the phones.”

The event, Lumia Live, is Australia’s largest-ever interactive AR installation which saw Sydneysiders projected onto a giant, 12 sq m screen and challenged to a virtual dance-off with Aussie music star Timomatic.

Developed by Nokia’s Australian PR agency, Fuel Communications in collaboration with digital agency VML, the AR stunt gave consumers a hands-on experience with the Nokia Lumia’s Windows Phone interface. Further Lumia Live events will take place in Brisbane and Melbourne.

The wider marketing campaign also includes a nationwide TV ad, plus several marketing industry firsts:

·         Takeover of Hills bus route from the 1st April.

·         Buyout of interactive touch screens across five locations in Sydney.  This is one of the most complex installations ever carried out by JCDecaux.

·         Sydney Airport buyout starting this week.

·         ‘Little Amazing’ videos, shot by everyday people on the Nokia Lumia 800, will be posted to Nokia Australia Facebook page every day for the month of March.  Each video is about seeing the ‘amazing’ in day-to-day life.

·         A social media campaign, which gives people on Nokia Australia’s Facebook page an opportunity to trial the Nokia Lumia.

Boyd concluded: “There is a lot of latent love for Nokia and for many, Nokia was their first mobile phone. Our research shows that Australian consumers want the Nokia brand to succeed, so the campaign puts us on the right path to turning this desire into a reality. But it’s not just about reaching our existing customer base, this campaign aims to touch a new audience that may never have experienced Nokia before Lumia.”