HCF has always talked about the fact that it’s not for shareholder profits, it’s for supporting its customers. Now HCF is showing that it is. Clemenger BBDO and HCF have launched a new brand platform, We Put Our Money Where Our Members Are, with a give-away that’s very different. The not-so-fancy promotion is anything but a big, expensive giveaway to woo new customers. HCF is offering new members free things from around their office, from pet rocks to odd socks and everything in between.
The campaign shows that HCF is listening to the “climate” in Australia. Households are facing increasing cost of living pressures.
A documentary-style hero film follows HCF employees as they scour their desks for things they can give away to entice new customers, while 18 other films extend the promotion across television and social, alongside a national outdoor buy. The tongue-in-cheek campaign continues to point-of-sale, with HCF giving away its not-so-fancy ‘gifts’ to new customers in branches across Australia as well as ‘PDF gifts’ for those who sign up online.
Tristan Graham, executive creative director at Clemenger BBDO, stated, “The idea for this campaign was born during a casual call we were having with a few of our clients. It’s proof that collaboration really is key to creating brave, category-challenging work.”
HCF is putting the money saved back into further member benefits, including the creation of a new HCF Women’s Health Hub and Victor Chang heart screening activations–underscoring their commitment to providing quality preventative health services to their members.
Tatiana Papavero, head of advertising and operations at HCF, commented, “The new platform is a true reflection of the unique value HCF offers our customers. The campaign itself allows us to connect with people in a humorous way, and poke fun at ourselves and our industry.”
The campaign will run across TV, radio, OLV, OOH, social, digital, and native placements.
Credits:
Client: HCF
Head of Advertising and Operations: Tatiana Papavero
Senior Marketing Manager, PHI: Amelia Deakin
Head of Brand and Content: Lindsay Carter
Senior Brand and Sponsorship Manager: Patricia Wade
Marketing Manager, PHI: Katie Reinbott
Marketing Specialist, PHI: Amy Sutevski
Senior Marketing Manager, Diversified: Alexandra Roche-West
Marketing Manager, Diversified: Susana Gutierrez Hoyos
Creative Agency: Clemenger BBDO
Production Company: Scoundrel
Director: Ric Cantor
DOP: Germain McMicking
Executive Producer: Kate Gooden
Producer: Isabella Vitelli
Photographers: Tracey Lee Hayes & Andrew Craig
Post House: The Editors
Editor: Mark Burnett
Online Editor: Eugene Richards
Colourist: Ben Eagleton
Sound House: Rumble Studios
Sound Designer: Liam Annert
Media: Spark Foundry
Media: Mindbox
