Matthew Chapman
May 16, 2012

Blackberry launches global campaign: People of action

GLOBAL - BlackBerry has launched a multi-million dollar global campaign pushing its smartphones and tablets with creative celebrating 'people of action'.

The creative by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO juxtaposes images representing active and inactive choices, such as a pair of slippers versus a pair of ballet shoes and a cookery book shown against a take away.

Television activity is based around the concept that BlackBerry users are people of action and devices running on the BlackBerry 7.1 operating system facilitate action through features including BlackBerry Messenger, which allows the sharing of music.

Cartoon imagery is integrated into the execution that ends with the statement "There are people who don’t. And there are people who do" followed by the question "Do you?".

Sarah Probert, senior director of brand marketing and communication at Research In Motion, said: "Our intention is to celebrate the idea of choice. 

"We all make choices every day and BlackBerry is there to help the consumer make those decisions and achieve their goals."

The TV spot broke on Saturday during ITV's 'Britain's Got Talent' final and will be followed by a 60-second cinema execution launching at the beginning of June.

BlackBerry owner Research in Motion is launching the consumer-facing global campaign a month after news reports broke that it was refocusing on business customers following comments made by chief executive Thorsten Heins. 

This article was first published on campaignlive.co.uk

Source:
Brand Republic

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