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Parker
Aerospace, Customer Service, Military – Advertising
that's by the book. The Parker Brand Book.
Parker's new Brand Book is very clear about how ads are to
look and feel. All headlines must begin with the words, "Together,
we can …" Body copy can only be about 100 words.
The main image has to be a market or application photo – illustrations
and illustrative photo effects are not allowed. And you have
to leave room for a technology box, tag line, address line,
gold bar and logo.
So, given all the rules, what's left to the agency
that wants its ads to be anything but predictable?
Good old-fashioned ingenuity.
here's what we did:
• produced a five-ad campaign for Parker Aerospace, Customer
Support, with each ad targeting a different
branch of the Armed Forces
• adhered to the letter of the Brand Book law in execution
• refused to see the limits as limitations
results:
When the ads were circulated internally, they received high marks
for their consistency and their creativity, including their compelling
headlines and visually exciting photography. |