Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon Tokyo Launches Global Campaign For Toyota

Thu 6 May 2010 in Automobile, Interactive, TVCM, Work

Toyota HSD

Explaining Hybrid Synergy Drive To The World.

Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon Tokyo was awarded the assignment in the Spring of 2009.

The challenges included how to explain a sophisticated technology in simple terms, not be car model specific and make sure it would be relevant to markets with varying degrees of HSD penetration and comprehension.

The solution: Meet Engine & Motor, two animated characters we created who explain how HSD works and the technology’s advantages via TV and web executions.

The campaign began rollout in the Spring of 2010 to over ten markets around the world.

Campaign website: http://www.hybridsynergydrive.com/the-full-hybrid/

 

 

 

Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon Tokyo Debuts Viral Campaign For Reebok’s TAIKAN® Performance Clothing

Wed 28 Apr 2010 in Sport, Viral movie, Work

TAIKAN

On April 1, SSF launched the viral component of the Reebok Taikan campaign. The short video is a “tip of the hat” to the original “Radio Calisthenics” morning exercise show that has been broadcast in Japan since the 1920’s, originally on radio and then on TV. Everyone growing up in Japan is familiar with the television calisthenics program and many companies and schools still routinely do the morning warm-ups together.

The staging and music of the Reebok TAIKAN® version at first looks almost exactly like the original. However an unexpected twist occurs when the on-screen female participants suddenly break from the normal routine to perform incredible feats of flexibility, balance and strength. And, of course, they are wearing TAIKAN® performance enhancing clothing.

The video was viewed over 100,000 times within its first 24 hours of release compared to an objective of 10,000. Viewers are directed to the TAIKAN® product website, which is experiencing almost a quadrupling of daily visits.

You can view the video for yourself at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep4JAf8hECE

 

 

 

Shu Uemura

Fri 18 Dec 2009 in Beauty, Graphic, News, Work

SHU RED

This year shu uemura developed a breakthrough skincare product, red:juvenus. The line is a unique and innovative anti-aging skincare product series that intensely energizes and revitalizes the skin. Our task was to build awareness, generate interest and motivate trial.

We decided to focus on the product’s sense of “flow” derived from the main ingredient, amalaki. So we dramatically expressed the concentrated power drop with the visuals.

You will find red:juvenus on shu uemura counters worldwide, however the release dates varies by country. Enjoy the flow!

Photographer: Koichiro Doi

 

 

 

Japan Association for Refugees

Fri 16 Oct 2009 in News, Work

One Thousand Five Hundred & Ninety Nine.

The number of people who came to Japan as refugees in 2008.

They sought safe haven in our country, escaping from deadly conflicts over religion, nationality or race from their own countries.

Yet the refugee’s plight does not end when they arrive in Japan.

Are you aware of what they face here even after surviving the ordeal of escaping from persecution barely with their lives?

A severe reality awaits them.
Days without shelter, work, a person to depend on or even someone to speak to.

And it can take from six months to ten years for a person to be officially recognized as an asylum seeker by the Japanese Government. Such is the bleak, lonely and dark life for asylum seekers in Japan. Days in total darkness, feeling invisible, with no future.

So what can we do? The first step is to simply recognize that these people exist in Japan.

And then to provide them with the simple dignities of human life: food, shelter and safety.

Your acknowledgment sheds light on their dark existence. And provides the first trickle of a ray of hope.

Your awareness can give refugees the basic human right of living.

Lights for Rights.
Japan Association for Refugees.

 

 

 

SSF Tokyo Break First Mattel Print Assignment For Hot Wheels

Wed 7 Oct 2009 in Graphic, Toy, Work

Mattel

Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon Tokyo has just released its first effort for new client Mattel. Most toy cars are miniature versions of the real car. In this case, SSF flipped it around and treated a Hot Wheels classic Camaro muscle car as if it was the full sized real deal. This is based on the insight that kids like to imagine they’re playing with the real car and adult collectors treat their collections quite seriously – similar to the way real car enthusiasts do. So this ad hits the crossroad where both target audiences intersect.

Headline translation: “Ready for a new set of wheels?”

 

 

 

Small? DC26 Introduction by Dyson

Thu 25 Jun 2009 in Dyson, Graphic, Newspaper, TVCM, Work

DC26 AD
DC26 OOH

Convention:
To benefit from Dyson’s constant suction power and strong performance, people believed they would have to sacrifice their preferences for a lighter and smaller machine.

Cause:
Even people who prefer a smaller-sized vacuum should not have to compromise the full-sized performance of a Dyson.

Campaign:
We introduced the DC26 model, a smaller sized vacuum that has the same uncompromising no loss of suction power and capabilities of larger sized Dysons. Integrated media exposure includes TV, magazines, newspaper & transit.

To highlight DC26’s uncompromising capabilities packed within a physically smaller body, we created a unique display installation at Ginza((Display AD/Pillar AD)) and Osaka stations and on-line communications that focus specifically on the inner-technology. The campaign remains true to James Dyson’s point of view as an engineer that “things should work properly” a hallmark trait of all our communications for the brand. The DC26 campaign features the simple truth that all Dysons do: solving the fundamental clogging problem of all other vacuum cleaners, but now solved in a size even more appropriate for many Japanese homes.

Results:
Although just launched, this campaign has already had a significant impact in the market, increasing Dyson marketing share by over 3% within the first month post campaign commencement. Early indicators are that the Japanese target audience have responded very well to the messaging of “smallness but with no loss of suction power”.

 

 

 

Fallon invents first of its kind creative & media concept for Lancôme

Fri 27 Feb 2009 in Beauty, News, Work

LANCOME

Fallon Tokyo launched a first of its kind campaign for Lancôme’s Oscillation mascara consisting of in-train and print elements using electronic paper and lenticular lens technology. The campaign consists of a “train jack” installed on Tokyo Metro trains running on the busy Ginza and Marunouchi lines, includes a hanging electronic poster that presents a moving image of the oscillating brush supported by newspaper and magazine ads. The fixture marks the first time for electronic paper to be used to create a suspended transit poster.
 

 

 

Creating a new “Legacy” for Callaway

Tue 10 Feb 2009 in Golf, Graphic, Work

Callaway Legacy

Building on the success of the Legacy driver & ball campaign of 2008, Fallon has recently launched the Legacy Aero driver and ball campaign for Callaway in the Spring of 2009. The multi media campaign focuses on how the Legacy Aero technology meets Japanese golfers’ never-ending demand for increased distance. The campaign stars popular female golfer Momoko Ueda. The campaign results are excellent: achieving No. 1 share after only one month post-launch despite competitive brands suffering in an already saturated market.
 

 

 

“Diners Code” campaign

Fri 19 Dec 2008 in Graphic, Interactive, Newspaper, Work

dinerscard_code3Diners Lightbox

Convention:Premium credit cards are about status and hierarchy

Cause:
Live your life by your own code of conduct

Campaign:
An on-line, transit, OOH and print driven campaign that differentiates Diners Club card holders from the typical hierarchy of credit cards.
The campaign describes a credo, or philosophy to live by, codified in various examples and symbols that Diners Club cardholders can identify with.

Results:
While still ongoing, early results are excellent :The campaign tripled online traffic to the brand website post-launch, and research has found that key attributes such as “intelligent,” “sophisticated”, “Individualistic” and “Independent”, scored much higher than with competitors.

 

 

 

PS3 & Fallon AWAKENS Japan

Thu 27 Nov 2008 in Graphic, PS3, TVCM, Work

PS3PS3

Convention:
PS3 perceived as an “exclusive high-end game console for otaku gamers”

Cause:
The PS3 is much more than merely a game platform

Campaign:
By creating two types of campaign streams, User’s versions and Game Creator’s version, we set out to capture the imagination of people beyond otaku gamers.
In addition to television, OOH and print, we generated significant viral attention by having several globally acclaimed Game Creators (Producers) appear on-air, interacting with their In-Game Characters.

Results:
Expanded usage into new consumer segments (30’s and 40’s Married Males) who were new to PS3.
Post campaign research indicated “inspirational attributes” and increased “product purchase inclinations”.
Blogging activity spiked among game fans due to the unique concept of having the game creators interact with the characters they created. PS3 gained additional awareness on TV shows who subsequently invited the Game Creators we featured in our TVCs to appear on their shows.

 

 

 

Scenes with an Aeron Chair

Thu 20 Nov 2008 in Aeron Chair, Interactive, Work

Hermanmiller Aeron Chair

The Aeron Chair has many fans among the design conscious and ergonomically aware, but price has been a barrier. So Herman Miller tasked Fallon to find the solution. We didn’t want to risk harming the brand equity by price cutting. So instead we developed a tactical 0% loan campaign for 2008 that gave easier access to the brand for a broader range of people yet without detracting from its stature. At the same time, an emotional approach was necessary to strengthen the aspirational value and purchase intention for Aeron. Our research indicated that when people purchased the brand they:
1) Looked for information online
2)Tried the product in-store.

Online and in-store sales were almost equal, which meant the internet was a critical touch point for consumers. This led us to produce a micro-site to support the tactical campaign which featured a selection of real office workplace and home environments. The site increased brand relevancy, desire and encouraged people to put the Aeron chair on their shopping list instead of merely admiring it from afar.

 

 

 

Helping China to rediscover beauty

Mon 27 Oct 2008 in Graphic, TVCM, Work

Sony Handycam

Creative Directors: People of China
Copywriters: People of China
Art Directors: People of China

We figured the best way to get people excited about high-definition was to let them shoot their own commercial with the HD Handycam. We asked Chinese people from all walks of life what was beautiful to them. We selected the best stories, shot them and edited them into a 60-second commercial.

The results were as pleasing to the eye as the commercial. Consumers responded very positively and became more curious about the high-definition Handycam. The commercial clearly demonstrated the superior picture quality and made everyone realized that as long as they were surrounded by beauty, they didn’t have to wait till there was a wedding, birthday party or a vacation to use a Handycam.

 

 

 

Outsmarting by inventing a new drinking occasion

Tue 1 Jul 2008 in Work

Heineken Ape

Convention:Drinking a domestic brand for ‘toriaezu beer’ at the beginning of meals with friends.

Cause:
Heineken Ape: Creating a trend by inventing a new beer drinking occasion ownable by Heineken based on the aperitivo idea.

Campaign:
Realizing the difficulties in directly competing with the tremendous ubiquity and power of the large domestic brands in typical drinking situations. Fallon invented a new beer consumption occasion for Heineken. Based on the European tradition of friends meeting after work for a beer prior to going on to their other activities, we launched the Heineken Ape program, designed to encourage restaurants to serve Heineken & tasty appetizers during the after work/before dinner time period. Utilizing primarily buss marketing and PR generating tactics, the campaign avoids head-to-head competition with domestic brands while still providing outstanding growth opportunity for Heineken.

Results:
Starting with just a few test restaurants, the campaign has proven incredibly successful and now involves over 500 restaurants in the Kanto & Kansai areas. Significant incremental business has been generated for Heineken and their restaurant partners and is also improving Heineken consumption even during non-apertivi time periods.

 

 

 

Discovering the Citigold connection

Sat 15 Mar 2008 in Graphic, Work

Citigold

In the Spring 2008, we kicked-off “The Gold Conversation” campaign, focusing on the dialog CitiGold account holders have with their dedicated customer relationship managers.

The campaign leverages a global campaign platform about how business and societies around the world are connected in surprising ways. And how it is the relationship managers job to make sense of these connections and utilize the resources of Citi to develop a customized plan to help customers achieve their financial goals.

 

 

 

Don’t just take photos. Collect smiles

Tue 26 Feb 2008 in Digital Camera, TVCM, Work

Sony Cybershot

With social & networking sites like facebook and flicker blossoming in China, we begin to see a new photo-sharing culture developing in major cities like Shanghai, Beijing and  Guangzhou. A compact digital camera has now become a part of everyday life, an accessory that’s with them all the time. Whether they’re traveling, at a club or a dinner party with friends, they’d take a photo to remember what they did and who they were with. The camera has also become a diary and photos proof of how exciting and fun their lives are.

To help Sony China launch “Cyer-shot”, a slim, stylish and compact digital camera that comes with a “smile-activated shutter” function, we wrote a jingle. Actually, we did a little more than that. We created a new culture of “collecting smiles”.

Although the 30-second commercial aired only for about 2 months on prime-time media, the culture and buzz of “collecting smiles” continued in numerous social & networking sites, blogs and photo galleries. Young people started to collect, classify and share each others’ smiles. Sony China received numerous requests for the jingle to be released as a single or as a ringtone. Up until today, T-300’s commercial is the most viewed Sony commercial on youku.com (China’s answer to Youtube).

 

 

 

 

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