Racing Victoria Says ‘The Races Are Calling’ In Fresh Campaign Via By All Means

Racing Victoria Says ‘The Races Are Calling’ In Fresh Campaign Via By All Means

The lid has been lifted on horse racing’s premier event outside of the Spring Racing Carnival with an above-the-line campaign for the Festival of Racing.

The campaign is By All Means’ second for Racing Victoria since its July 2017 appointment, and continues the agency’s creative platform ‘The Races Are Calling’ running through digital, TV, social, print, radio, and outdoor.

Alongside a mystical teleporting picnic hamper, the campaign features up-and-coming stars of the sport, jockey Stephanie Thornton and trainer Archie Alexander.

Racing Victoria's Festival of Racing campaign [2]

The Festival of Racing is Victoria’s six-week summer and autumn showpiece that features elite racing action, first-class food, relaxed fashion, and family-friendly entertainment.

The festival takes in feature race meetings at Flemington, Caulfield, The Valley and across country Victoria, and offers over $30 million in prize money.

Marcia Allan, head of customer strategy and engagement at Racing Victoria, said the new campaign perfectly encapsulates the great sense of fun and excitement that the Festival of Racing brings.

“This is the second year we’ve taken this feature racing period to market under the umbrella of the Festival of Racing, and we’re thrilled to be working with By All Means to ensure the festival’s continued growth in both awareness and attendance,” she said.

By All Means co-creative director Toby Cummings said: “It’s good fun working the real stars of racing into each campaign we devise. It connects the work to the sport in a very real way, and gives us the low-down on which horses to keep an eye on during the season too.”

CREDITS

Client (Racing Victoria)

Chief commercial officer: Jane Ballantyne

Head of customer strategy and engagement: Marcia Allan

Marketing and events manager: Natasha Prendergast

Campaign manager: Rebecca Moffat

Digital services and innovation manager: Nik Shetty

Digital content coordinator: Jenna Gleeson

Agency (By All Means)

Co-creative directors: Ed Howley and Toby Cummings

Managing director: Mat Cummings

Planning director: Frank Bethel (Forward Scout)

Planner: Duncan Bell (Forward Scout)

Account manager: Harriet Bell

Copywriter: Aaron Pepper

Art director: Jacob Redding

Producer: Elise Trenorden

Artwork: Joanne Gerace

Content: Ash Koek and Carlo Zeccola

Production

Production company: The Otto Empire

Director: Tim Potter

Executive producer: Jo de Fina

Producers: Peter Kearney and Jess Langley

Director of production: Edward Goldner

Post: Marty Gilchrist (Puffin)

Post producer: Charlotte Wren (Puffin)

Colourist: Martin Greer

Sound design: Dylan Stevens (Risk Sound)

Casting agent: Highway Casting

Photography

Stills producer: Charlotte May

Photographer: Chris Budgeon

Stills stylist: Lana Wilkinson

Re-toucher: Nicholas Duell

 




Latest News

Sydney Comedy Festival: Taking The City & Social Media By Storm
  • Media

Sydney Comedy Festival: Taking The City & Social Media By Storm

Sydney Comedy Festival 2024 is live and ready to rumble, showing the best of international and homegrown talent at a host of venues around town. As usual, it’s hot on the heels of its big sister, the giant that is the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, picking up some acts as they continue on their own […]

Global Marketers Descend For AANA’s RESET For Growth
  • Advertising

Global Marketers Descend For AANA’s RESET For Growth

The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) has announced the final epic lineup of local and global marketing powerhouses for RESET for Growth 2024. Lead image: Josh Faulks, chief executive officer, AANA  Back in 2000, a woman with no business experience opened her first juice bar in Adelaide. The idea was brilliantly simple: make healthy […]