VA Middle Seat Lottery
Award: Yellow Pencil
Yellow Pencil / PR / B2C / 2023
Award: Graphite Pencil
Graphite Pencil / PR / Integrated
Award: Wood Pencil
Wood Pencil / Commerce / Promotion
The Middle Seat Lottery is a first-of-its-kind product innovation that completely changed the conversation, not just about the experience of a plane’s middle seat, but also Virgin Australia’s ambition to truly change the experience of flying. The PR campaign sparked conversation in 43 countries and achieved 2.8 billion earned media impressions. Despite only being available in Australia, it was discussed on Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, CNN, Forbes, as well as news broadcast and print media around the world, with an estimated earned media value of over $22 million.
What did the judges have to say?
This is why I love creativity. We can turn a business problem into an opportunity.
Judy John, Global CCO, Edelman
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