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D&AD Annual 2020

Storm the Court
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  • DirectionFilm Advertising
  • Film AdvertisingTV Commercials 61-120 seconds

Country

  • United States

Client

  • Reebok

Music & Sound

  • Barking Owl

Global Head of Marketing

  • Melanie Boulden

Senior Director Brand Marketing

  • Inga Stenta

Global Senior Brand Advertising and Retail Director

  • Amy Manganiello

Global Brand Advertising Manager

  • Caitlin Sullivan
  • Laura Whedon

Global Brand Advertising Associate Manager

  • Shelby Kreienberg

Senior Director Brand Management

  • James Woolard

Senior Manager Brand Management

  • Chris Strachan

Manager Brand Management

  • Ashley Tyler

Founder and Partner

  • Paul Venables

Executive Creative Director

  • Will McGinness
  • Aron Hjartarson

Creative Director

  • Ben West
  • Byron del Rosario
  • Chris Waitt

Senior Art Director

  • Allie Nordstrom

Art Director

  • Victor Roa

Senior Copywriter

  • Elliot Nordstrom

Copywriter

  • Sam Bauer

Producer

  • Michael Miller
  • Namrata Abhyankar
  • Julie Sawyer
  • KC Dossett
  • Claudia Guevara

Executive Producer

  • Melanie Fedunok
  • Kerstin Emhoff
  • Kelly Bayett
  • Carol Lynn Weaver

Composer

  • Jacob Plasse

Sound Engineer

  • AJ Murillo

Production Company

  • Prettybird

Finishing

  • Framestore

Editing

  • Exile

Director

  • Tom Noakes

Director of Photography

  • Larken Seiple

Editor

  • Shane Reid

Colorist

  • Alex Bickel

Sound Designer

  • Morgan Johnson

Advertising Agency

  • Venables Bell & Partners

Reebok needed to win over a young, influential audience, so it ignored the rules and championed the unexpected instead. In this film, a typical street basketball game takes a turn when a strange young woman in Reebok sneakers steps onto the court and unleashes a strange and contagious dance. Slowly the hypnotic boogie spreads from the court to the entire neighbourhood. The campaign results include a 45% YOY increase in Reebok’s revenue, a 21% YOY increase in website visits and a 179% increase in mentions across social.