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BMF, oOh! Media Enlist Cynical Fortune Teller For New MLA Campaign

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Published on: 8th August 2016 at 11:44 AM
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BMF and oOh! Media have come together to invent ‘Miss Fortune’, the latest character in the ongoing ‘You’re Better on Beef’ campaign for Meat and Livestock Australia. The palm-reading campaign aims to promote the value of beef in providing protein, iron and zinc.

The digital homage to the famed-old Zoltar machines are tactically positioned in major shopping centres nationally, and use motion sensors to beckon passers-by to have a palm reading done.

Unfortunately the news isn’t all good with the execution featuring over three dozen tongue-in-cheek fortunes ranging from “Unspeakable riches will come your way…from a Nigerian email account” to “The truth hurts my friend. Seek the advice of a pharmacist for a rash cream to soothe what words cannot”.

oOh! Media converted its network of EXCITE screens into digital ‘fortune tellers’, with more than 40,000 shoppers already placing their palms on-screen to activate a crystal ball reading. As well as a live reading, the unlucky recipients also receive their (mis)fortune by phone or social platforms – with a cheeky reminder that with beef, you’ll be better prepared for what life throws at you.

Group marketing manager for MLA, Andrew Howie said, “We place a huge amount of value on long term partnerships. BMF are a long-standing creative partner and oOh! have been a key media partner of ours for several years now.

“These partnerships allow us to utilise first-to-market technology to bring to life innovative and ground-breaking creativity. We want to leave shoppers with a positive, fun-filled brand experience, while drawing attention to the health benefits of beef.”

The execution utilises oOh!’s EXCITE screen technology that includes sound, touch, and gesture recognition, as well integration with mobile, online and social media. MLA and BMF also receive immediate reporting on how well the campaign is going and how many people are interacting with it.

The Miss Fortune campaign follows MLA’s recipe-dispensing campaign where shoppers obtained over a million recipes via oOh! panels in shopping centres.

Cam Blackley, BMF executive creative director added, “With MLA we always look for a way to be playful in our comms and these screens certainly played to that. It’s light entertainment at a time folks are probably a bit frazzled…so with any luck they’ll head straight to the meat-counter for their remedy.”

Commercial director of oOh! Retail Blair Hamilford said, “We love working with clients who aren’t afraid to push the innovation boundaries in an effort to deliver better results.

“By converting oOh!’s EXCITE panels into digital fortune-teller booths, we’ve definitely delivered a quantum leap in interactivity and engagement on a mass scale.”

The campaign has run for one month on 25 of oOh!’s EXCITE screens and over 250 classic and dynamic locations in 100+ shopping centres across Australia, seeking to influence thousands of shoppers when they’re close to butchers and supermarkets.

CREDITS
MLA
Chief Marketing Officer: Lisa Sharp
Group Marketing Manager: Andrew Howie
Brand Manager – Beef: Jacob Baldock
Assistant Brand Manager – Beef: Anna Echo
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oOh! Media
UM
BMF
Executive Creative Director: Cam Blackley
Associate Creative Director: Tim Bishop
Art Director: Ben Pearce, Dave Ladd
Copywriter: Jonty Bell
Designer: Matt Hughes
Group Planning Director: David Warren
Head of Client and Business Innovation: Kura Tyerman
Account Director: Will Woods
Account Manager: Melanie Pisani
Content Producer: Brooke Mather
Creative Services Director: Clare Yardley
Talent: Diana Younes
Production Company: Airbag
Post Production: White Chocolate
Sound Production: Rumble Studios

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