NRMA Caravan Insurance protects the slow way of life in new campaign via CHE Proximity
NRMA Insurance and CHE Proximity have launched a new campaign, ‘Sloways’, aimed at protecting the slow way of life and supporting regional communities in the process.
For caravanners, slow is a way of life. Heading out in the caravan allows them to get back to basics, back to nature, reconnect with loved ones and explore all the incredible things that communities across the country have to offer. And it’s no longer just a pastime for ‘Grey Nomads’, research shows it’s become a cultural trend for young families too.
As unprecedented numbers of caravanners prepare to hit Aussie roads, the campaign is encouraging Australians to get off the highways and embrace all that regional communities have to offer by travelling through ‘Sloways’ – an alternative network of caravan friendly roads that pass through 30 regional communities across NSW and QLD, from Rockhampton to Goomera, Eltham to Port Macquarie and everywhere in between.
The campaign is supported with a film, directed by Revolver’s Dani Pearce, that aims to encourage Australians to slow down and protect the slow way of life that’s at the heart of what makes travelling the country in a caravan so special.
Says Zara Curtis, director of content and customer engagement, NRMA Insurance: “We’re always rushing in life but when you take the time to slow down in a caravan, you fall in love all over again: with nature, time, the road and the people closest to you. What better thing for an insurer to protect? Not just our customer’s vehicles but the very way of life that surrounds it.”
Along with the film, a bespoke website showcases all the Sloways routes on offer through regional New South Wales and Queensland and allows caravanners to plan their itinerary for their upcoming journey.
As caravanners hit the roads over the coming months, they’ll see a vast network of Sloway billboards and signs that have been placed along coastal highways, diverting caravanners to slower roads and towns, with the campaign further supported across digital, social, radio and consumer promotions to further incentivise people to take trips and support regional communities.
Says Ant White, chief creative officer at CHE Proximity: “There’s a lot of communities that have been doing it tough this year, and we know that caravanners contribute roughly $4 to their local community for every $1 spent at caravan parks . What better way to help support local economies by encouraging Australians to connect with those communities and appreciate the best that this country has to offer in the process.”
Following on from the launch, Sloways will be an ongoing platform for NRMA Insurance with new routes and communities added over the coming years. Australians can plan their Sloways journey and find out more information about the campaign at nrma.com.au/sloways.
Agency: CHE Proximity
Ant White, Chief Creative Officer
Holly Alexander, Director, Strategic Production
Gavin Chimes, Creative Director
Ashley Wilding, Creative Director
Daniel Davison, Creative Director
Fee Millist, Senior Copywriter
Rebecca Duggan, Senior Art Director
Darren Cole, Head of Design
Reece Lawson, Digital Design Lead
Michael McGregor, Designer
Strategy
David Halter, Chief Strategy Officer
Catherine Hooson, Director, Experience Consulting
Nick Andrews, Head of Strategy
Cat Shaw-Halford, CX Planner
Digital
Charlotte Bruton, Head of Mixed Reality
Anna Boucaut, Technology Project Manager
Client Services
Chris Howatson, Group CEO
Shane Holmes, Group Account Director
Tyson Mahon, Senior Account Director
Charles Todhunter, Senior Account Manager
IAG
Brent Smart CMO
Zara Curtis Director of Content & Customer Engagement
Sally Kiernan Director, Brand
Caroline Hugall Group Brand Strategy Director
Luke Farrell Director of Marketing Operations
Anna Bohler Personalisation Lead
Anna Jackson Brand Strategy Lead
Annabel Brusasco Personalisation Marketing Specialist
& all of IAG Marketing Team
Brand Film Production
Revolver, Production Company
Dani Pearce, Director
Michael Ritchie, Managing Director/Co Owner
Pip Smart, Executive Producer/Partner
Sarah Nichols, Producer
Lachlan Milne, Director of Photography
Simon Morgan, Art Director
Heliguy, Drone Operator
Heckler Post Production
Bonnie Law, Executive Producer
Andrew Holmes, Senior Editor
Olivier Fontenay, Colourist
Brad Smith, Senior Flame Artist
Music & Sound: Rumble Studios
Executive Producer: Michael Gie
Composer: Jeremy Richmond
Sound Designer: Liam Annert
Content & Photography Production
Chris Searle, Photographer/Director
Maree Mitchell, Producer
Sam Brumby, Director of Photography
Oliver Black, Assistant
Media Agency: Mindshare
Public Relations Agency: Thinkerbell
45 Comments
They’ve slaughtered all the other agencies that work on this account. Well done.
Off the back of the board game shenanigans of yesteryear, I have to admit that this is quite wonderful. I did slag the board game but this is a simple, great idea and very well executed.
Gorgeous piece. Didn’t even know when 1:30 ended. And that sound engineering, whoa!
The most ‘Un-Australian’ execution of the most ‘Australian’ brand spot I’ve seen for ages. No mean feat for a client of this scale. Great, great work all.
This is wholesome. Not to mention simple & effective.
Onya
Timely insight. Good, simple execution. Very nice.
Beautiful, beautiful craft. Well one.
You did it. Really lovely.
Craft and a half from Rev.
Excellent
The film about doing stuff on Saturdays was great but i think this might be the best film Che has made. Maybe they should be putting down the data and picking up cameras more often
I was expecting something quite so beautiful and emotive from CHEP.
*clap clap*
Very pretty.
Beautifully directed
“slow way of life and supporting regional communities”
Slow way of life? You ever worked on a farm.
A win for craft and strategic insight…
Ive never seen such boring stills. Then again without bottles of Corona, endless sunsets, and northern beaches scenesters its all a bit dry right.
I love it. The whole thing is stunning. I just hate that you had the freeze the sky roll clouds at the end for the supers. It’s a small thing but it bugs the hell out of me. Felt like it needed 2 seconds more movement
… Chep has reached creative maturity. Great to see.
Lovely film Dani.
Let’s all make more stuff as beautiful as this.
No, we work in advertising.
Sorry …superficial.
The idea is nothing special. And is another “case study “.
Everything about this is perfect, well done team.
Yes Fee and Becca! Amazing work!!
Lovely stuff.
Beautiful work. Congratulations to all.
Sound and production is awesome. Love the stills the most. How would this work as a 30 or 15 ? or is it not meant for that?
So let me get this straight, after all this time putting down CHEP, the creative community just wanted a film… Pretty sad considering how solid CHEPs work been for the last 3 years..
This is delicious. Bravo.
So very very very good.
Teach me how to Duggy! Onya Becca. Beautiful stuff.
Annoying how bloody good this is. Wish I directed it.
…for every caravan who turns off the main road.
Didn’t Clem’s Melb do an outdoor billboard campaign a few years back as a “safety message” encouraging drivers to quiet unseen locations?
I also slagged off the board game but this is really stunning and beautiful
(The award juries will probably come to the conclusion the board game is more cutting edge because award juries are full of trend-following wankers.)
We wanted something that some real people might actually see and feel something from.
It’s like the BMF come down for air work but not as good.
Seems like Chep and NRMA staff are out in force after yesterdays HELP game fiasco. These comments are so transparent! Spend more time on your ideas and less time defending them and you might do better. You’re not convincing anyone.
This is nicely shot but the idea is ordinary at best.
Except that there is actually a pay-off in this film.
Yeah, you’re so right. I have never heard of a person disliking one thing, and then subsequently liking something different. Never heard of it. No way. That definitely does not happen with food, music, beer, fashion or design. Nah. I have only ever heard of people disliking everything. But maybe that’s because I only read this blog where it seems impossible for anyone to be congratulatory about absolutely anything.
This is excellent work, well above the median standard of Aussie creative and film. It’s honestly beautiful. I work agency side at a direct competitor and I can see that. Anyone with eyes can bloody see that. And maybe, just maybe that’s why it’s being so well received? I’d like to think that my work would also have the potential to be fairly judged. But yeah, nah. Never heard of that around here.
(Genuine congrats NRMA, Che and Revolver – this is confident, beautiful work.)
I thought it was a teaser for “Wolf Creek”
No Schwarzenegger to be seen…my time to shine
Didn’t do much for me and I own a caravan.
You really do have an internal problem when you need a TV ad to sell an outdoor poster.
That says it all.
Well done to the whole team. Anyone ragging on an insurance company encouraging people to spend more money in regional towns that have been devastated by fires and floods is a fucking prick in my book. Extend the offer out to van-lifers, there are thousands of them crawling around regional NSW, a lot are quite young too.
A different take on a powerful insight. Watch this execution from over 10 years ago. Far more single-minded…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDlN_9fSAis
For NRMA, this might as well be an Oscar winning film.