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Why an airport arrival belongs in dua’s advertising story

Valon Asani · · 2 min read

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The idea behind dua airport advertising starts with the feeling of meeting someone you love.

There is a particular feeling in going to the airport to meet someone you love. You are waiting to see them, to get close and to hug them. In this post, I explain that this is why we put a dua advert there: people meet, embrace and feel love in that place.

That is the idea behind the location as I described it. The post does not establish campaign performance, and the reason for choosing a setting is a different thing from proof of its results.

Put dua airport advertising in its human setting

When thinking about where a message belongs, consider what is happening for the person who will encounter it. Are they waiting, celebrating, searching or simply passing through? What would make your message understandable in that moment?

The airport example connects the subject of the brand with the experience around it. You can use the same question for a small project: why would this message belong here, for this person, now?

Keep the human moment bigger than the advert

People arriving to meet each other already have their own story. A brand does not create that feeling just by appearing nearby. It can try to speak to it with a message that fits.

For me, the connection in this post is simple: dua is about people finding each other, and arrivals are full of people looking for someone. That is a clear starting point for a creative idea, before any claims about what the campaign achieved.

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