Daikin asks Aussies to think about the air they breathe in new campaign via BWM Isobar
Every day Aussies breathe more than 10,000 litres of air. It’s the single most important natural bodily function for everyone’s well-being. Yet, it’s something people give very little thought to. Australia is a country often known for its extreme heat, but it’s also synonymous with other air quality complications like dust, bushfire smoke and even city pollution. BWM Isobar worked with Daikin to strategically shift its messaging hierarchy and take a bold new stance of owning perfect indoor air quality – as Daikin are market leaders in this technology.
‘Perfecting the Air’ is an integrated campaign led by a TV commercial and online film which feels more like a breathing exercise than an ad. A moment of calmness, solitude, and reflection in an otherwise loud and shouty ad break. A meditative voice over artist was chosen to capture attention by momentarily easing their anxieties – asking them to stop for a moment and focus on the air they breathe. The visuals are just as soothing and work in synergy. Living, breathing air pockets, from some of the country’s most pristine landscapes, drift through city and suburban landscapes before one encapsulates a home and disperse clean air inside for a family to enjoy.
Says Marcus Tesoreiro, executive creative director, BWM Isobar: “COVID-19 times and the worst bushfire crisis in our history are still firmly in the minds of all Australians, so protecting your family home with perfect indoor air quality has become more important than ever. We’re pumped with the quality of this TV spot and campaign. Justin McMillan at Clockwork, along with the team at ALT, did an amazing job for us. Owning these beautiful air pockets as our metaphor for perfecting the air is an asset we hope to carry on for years.”
Supporting the films are OOH placements and time triggered social posts reminding people how clean air can do magical things like alleviate anxiety, help us study and even sleep better, using integrated meteorology media data to create weather triggered billboards. Just in time for summer – the billboards can measure the temperature of the air outside letting passers-by know that no matter what’s going on with the weather outside, with Daikin technology, the weather inside your home is always perfect.
Says Dan Tosh, national marketing director at Daikin: “This campaign gives visibility to the invisible issue of indoor air quality and the impacts on health and wellbeing. It also marks Daikin’s evolution as being more than an air conditioning specialist, but an ‘air specialist’ with a focus on air purification technology.”
Client: Daikin
National Marketing Manager: Dan Tosh
Marketing Communications Manager: Cathy Taylor
Agency: BWM Isobar
Executive Creative Director: Marcus Tesoriero
Creative Director/s: Jack Delmonte & Iggy Rodriguez
Executive Strategy Director: Aaron Martin
Senior Strategist: Phil Johnson
Art Director/s: Scott Sparks & Daniel Davison
Copywriter/s: Ben Pearce & Ashley Wilding
Senior Producer: Tom Pearce
Client Services Director: Sophie Lander
Account Director: Annie Millar
Account Manager: Rosie Dingle
Production company: Clockwork Films
Director: Justin McMillan
Executive Producer: Heath George
DOP: Tim Tregoning
Producer: Alan Robinson
Casting: i4
Post-production: Alt VFX
Audio-post production: Song Zu
Photography: Steve Greenaway
8 Comments
Looks slick
Wasn’t expecting it to be an ad for air conditioning.
Nice stuff. Smart stuff. A big leap into better work for that brand, too.
Judging by the credits, even more impressed by the shear volume of talent they threw at this ad. Most agencies would opt for a cheaper approach.
Just good solid stuff.
Mark Taylor waving pineapples is a low bar to beat, but this soars over it. Congrats.
This is the first air conditioner ad I have noticed in about 20 years.
That’s pretty cool.
Search “Perfecting the Air”…