The Masters of Sauter | Clapboard Ad Archive

The Masters of Sauter

Description

המאסטרים של SAUTER הוא קמפיין דיגיטלי ייחודי שיצרן עבור מותג Sauter, שפנה לקהל הישראלי בספטמבר 2019, ומטרתו להדגיש את החדשנות והיכולות הטכנולוגיות המובילות של המותג בתחום האלקטרוניקה. הקמפיין מציג תמהיל מקצועי עשיר, בו משרד הפרסום CRACKER בשיתוף חברת ההפקה WE LIFT PRODUCTION יצרו סיפור חזותי מרתק. הצילום והבימוי בוצעו על ידי עופר בן יהודה, בהפקה ראשית של קובי ביטר ועיבוד מקצועי של מתן כהן גרומי, שהוסיף גם את הקריינות, לצד מוזיקה מקורית שנכתבה על ידי ישי רזיאל, מה שמעניק לקמפיין אווירה אותנטית ומקצועית. העיצוב הארטיסטי הגיע באחריות ירון קולאס, ותחת ניהול לקוחות של ליהיא מכלוף, בעוד הקריאייטיב מנוהל על ידי מנכ"ל CRACKER, יהב דרייזין. הקמפיין מתמקד בשפה העברית, תוך שהוא מציג דמות של מומחיות ושליטה שאין שני לה בתחום, ומדגיש את היכולות הטכנולוגיות והאלקטרוניות של SAUTER כמותג פורץ דרך. באמצעות המדיה הדיגיטלית בלבד ובאמצעות נכס מדיה יחיד, הוא מצליח להעביר מסר מדויק וחד שמדגיש איכות, אמינות וחדשנות, ואוטנטיות מתקדמת שמדברת אל קהל היעד בצורה ישירה וממוקדת. הקמפיין מצליח לחדד את עוצמת המותג ולהעמיק את תחושת האמון בקרב הצרכנים הישראלים, תוך יצירת חיבור רגשי דרך סיפור מקצועי ואסתטי מוקפד.

Credits

Client

Sauter

Agency

CRACKER TLV, Tel Aviv, Israel

Production House

We Lift

Crew

Jahron Paullus Kolas

Account Management

Lihi Machluf

Ceo

Yahav Draizin

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