As lockdowns ease globally, brands will want to get back to the business of selling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what world are they returning to, and how can any brand message not acknowledge it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Right now, editors are doing amazing things from home using existing footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Irish TV Station TG4 made this cheeky ad<\/a> to promote its re-runs of classic football matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n In it, they imagined their heroic run in the 1990 FIFA World Cup didn\u2019t end in the semi-finals by editing the footage to make Italian Salvatore Schillaci miss his last minute goal. This could become an entire genre itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Directors are just as creative. This new series of ads from Skoda<\/a> were made from home without a real car in sight. It suggests we\u2019ll see the inside of many more ad-makers\u2019 homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stirring voice overs can be recorded from anywhere with the right equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nike (with the slight advantage of having access to NBA superstar LeBron James) made this inspirational piece<\/a> using only archive footage.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is also an army of content makers finding their voice around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n KFC\u2019s latest ad<\/a> uses user generated content to not only make up the content, but highlight just how important the brand is to its fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sport England made this upbeat ad<\/a> to inspire people to work out at home. Made entirely from footage shot by real people, they added a motivational soundtrack and message to deliver an ad that at the very least will make you tap your foot. Every little helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With traditional media trying to work out a new normal, the steady supply of new content we\u2019ve come to expect from platforms like Netflix will no doubt slow down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But when it comes to making ads, iPhone 11s are good enough to capture high quality footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can even brief your stars remotely so they can shoot it themselves. Farmers Insurance in the US did this – getting golfer Rickie Fowler to shoot this series of ads<\/a> all by himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bacardi has used WhatsApp<\/a> to connect people at home with out of work bartenders. Graphic designers can help you imagine what your business will look<\/a> like in the new normal. Or you can use your premises for good, like IKEA who lent a car park<\/a> in Germany to a local mosque for socially-distanced mass prayers, marking the end of Ramadan. Animal rights campaigner Peta even used the computer game Animal Crossing<\/a> to further their cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Andrew Stephen<\/a>, L’Or\u00e9al professor of marketing at Oxford University’s Sa\u00efd Business School, \u201cResearch shows time and time again in a crisis that turning off advertising altogether slows down the recovery\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The talent is out there. As is your community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As lockdowns ease globally, brands will want to get back to the business of selling. But what world are they returning to, and how can any brand message not acknowledge it? The process of creating those messages is no different. Teams won\u2019t work side by side for some time, but that doesn\u2019t diminish their power…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":14981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[298],"tags":[96,293],"series":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rainbow-830829.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Genuine-Humans.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"amazon":{"key":"amazon","url":"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/3abc34c3-ff60-4a78-b347-6119461b7ed1\/GENUINE-HUMANS","label":"Amazon","class":"amazon","icon":"amazon.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/genuine-humans\/id1561811296","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVzb2NpYWxlbGVtZW50LmFnZW5jeS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q?sa=X&ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwiQz-mM7dzvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7jkfw0qeUlwrauhfy2pCGU","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/feed\/podcast","embedCode":"Their approach was simple. Focus on a truth, and tell a powerful story.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Beyond shoots, you can use the many social platforms now available to do something new.\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Making great work now. The talent (and tech) is out there<\/a><\/blockquote>