This campaign launched in 2001, just months before Ansett eventually collapsed. That wasn’t the fault of the campaign because I doubt anything could have saved Ansett by that time. What the commercial attempted to do was show the level of support Ansett had from very likable and iconic Australians – aligning itself a little less with nationalism (which Qantas owned) and more with success/achievement.
Take me away please P&O was created by John Bevins but in the 80's the account was handled by O&M. I remember another classic media planning...
This campaign was fraught with so much controversy. In the early 80's everyone wanted to ditch it and create a new ad - after all it had been...
I love creative use of alternative media and this example from Germany takes the cake this month. A German book publisher Eichborn attached small...
Before "I still call Australia Home" and the Australian Children's Choir commercials Qantas were "the spirit of Australia, the flying kangaroo"....