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"Get Global” Card Launch Campaign - Citi | Clapboard Ad Archive
Citi’s Get Global Card Launch Campaign, conceived by Havas Chicago for the banking and finance sector, introduces the Citi / AAdvantage Globe card as a tangible passport to premium travel, spotlighting how exclusive perks can transform every journey into an experience that feels both intentional and aspirational. The campaign’s central device, rolling out the green carpet, becomes both a literal and metaphorical signal of elevated access: a card that delivers four Admirals Club Globe passes (each valid for 24 hours) alongside an American Airlines Companion Certificate, all calibrated to meet the needs and desires of an evolving class of global travelers. In a market saturated by broad value claims and transactional messaging, Citi leans hard into cultural positioning, using a custom campaign soundtrack produced with Art of Sound and the agency to anchor its message in both energy and lifestyle, underscoring Citi’s culture-first approach and the card’s alignment with contemporary travel mindsets. Rather than defaulting to talking heads or overt product explainers, the creative lens frames visually-aspirational, empowered travelers traveling with confidence and swagger, their journeys amplified by the card’s presence — a direction squarely aligned with Clapboard’s FORMAT#10 — Associated User Imagery, which prioritizes the depiction of archetypes and lifestyles the audience can relate to or aspire toward. Strategically, the campaign stretches across addressable linear TV, digital streaming, online and mobile video, high-impact display, paid and organic social, and prominent out-of-home placements to maximize both reach and resonance among a segment for whom travel is both adventure and identity. The messaging—amplified through both sight and sound and anchored by the original soundtrack—signals that the Globe card is less a piece of plastic than a cultural asset, unlocking experiences that satisfy the modern desire for travel that’s meaningful, immersive, and distinguished by a sense of privilege. Elyse Lesley, Head of USPB Marketing & Franchise Development at Citi, characterizes the campaign as a continuation of the longstanding partnership with American Airlines, but crucially, this launch advances the co-brand Travel On platform to connect more deeply with today’s savvy, experience-driven consumers. Andy Malloy, EVP Head of Strategy at Havas Chicago, adds that the audience is defined not just by the places they go, but by the premium, intentional way they want those trips to feel—a creative stance that shapes every element from soundtrack to visuals. The campaign earns 63/100 in Clapboard’s global creative archive. As a signal to the industry, this campaign matters because it demonstrates that card launches in the finance category can be as culturally driven and experience-focused as the travel brands they partner with, provided the creative invests in authentic lifestyle alignment over rote benefit listing.
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