QLD Family & Child Commission highlights ‘traps’ of online grooming in new campaign via VMLY&R

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VMLY&R Brisbane has created a powerful new campaign for the Queensland Family & Child Commission (QFFC), aimed at addressing the dark side of online conversations, how perpetrators exploit technology to commit their crimes – and how young people are at risk.

 

Comprising a series of short and long form videos using the analogy of a bear and mousetrap, the ‘Online Grooming’ campaign targets both young people, peers and parents. It portrays an online chat to show the ‘traps’ used by predators to draw in their victims and is based on real transcripts from Task Force Argos, the branch of Queensland’s Police responsible for investigating online child exploitation and abuse.

A poster to be displayed in schools has also been produced showing the ‘traps’ and ‘hacks’ of online conversations, and to drive people to a special website for more information.


VMLY&R Brisbane MD Adam Kennedy said because online grooming was a crime that often flourishes in the dark, the campaign needed “to bring the topic out into the open.

“Kids have a blind trust and unquestioning curiosity when it comes to their online behaviour. They don’t see that oversharing online is not safe for them and are falling into the traps of online predators.”

To develop the campaign, VMLY&R worked closely with a QFCC Committee, and Queensland Police Task Force Argus to establish the storyline. They also worked in conjunction with a team of young people 13 to 16 years old providing guidance and insights to ensure the campaign was genuine, credible and believable.

The Online Grooming campaign goes to market from today, 4 November through a range of different social channels.

Client:
Tracy Fogarty
Bonita Guilfoyle
Anjulee Singh

Creative Agency: VMLY&R Brisbane
Associate Creative Director: Guido Pecego
Associate Creative Director: Chelsea Parks
Creative Group Head: Jim McKeown
Art Director: Phil Vale
Film Director: Josh Bartlett
Editor: Griff Englander
Producer: Katie May Hollett
Retouching: John Shard
Account Manager: Tash Kent
Managing Director: Adam Kennedy
General Manager: Fiona Caird

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