Research from the Teenage Cancer Trust found 41% of teens never used sun cream. 50% of teens admitted not being concerned re: skin cancer! The big idea - was to give our target audience exactly what they wanted (ie. the newest and most effective way of getting a tan), so we developed and promoted a revolutionary piece of software that enabled people to tan themselves from the comfort of their very own desks by simply logging on to www.computertan.com. The concept that a 'tan' was dangerous formed the foundation for the campaign.

We sought to develop a campaign that would actively engage cynical teens; to communicate to them the dangers of skin cancer and, importantly, point them in the direction of those qualified to provide guidance to help avoid it. The message had to target youth and focus on the dangers of repeated sun exposure.

A multi-platform campaign using online, out-of-home, mobile and direct mail, aimed at driving clicks to the www.computertan.com website in order to educate young people on the dangers of skin cancer. We developed an informercial offering free online tanning sessions seeded across key blogs with extensive national PR. 25k flyers were distributed offering free tanning and the film was shown on X-Track panels in 10 underground stations. The second wave introduced an iPhone app and emailed to a database with supporting online display.

30,000 hits in the first 24 hours! 200k hits in the subsequent 4 weeks and has now eclipsed 1m. The campaign received massive PR coverage from the national press, and was critically acclaimed, making AdAge's top 5 ads globally; also voted the Indy's 'Best in Show' and appeared as Contagious Magazine's 'Most Contagious' feature.

We found all the above routes worked well with each other to deliver a successful campaign