trainline.com - “Be Sensible”

The Train Line


TitleBe Sensible
TaglineBe sensible – book on thetrainline.com.
AgencyDLKW Lowe
AdvertiserThe Train Line
Brandtrainline.com
Product CategoryAirlines, Airports, Railways, Bus Lines, Ferries & Cruises
Campaign NameBe Sensible
MarketUnited Kingdom
Country of ProductionUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Date of First Broadcast/PublicationAugust 26, 2012
Media TypeTelevision
Creative Director Richard Denney
Creative Director Dave Henderson
Art Director Christian Sewell
Copywriter Andy Mcananey
Director Si and Ad
Agency Producer Ally Dean
Production Company Academy Films
Editing Company Final Cut
Post Production Finish
Audio Post Production Wave

Story

Continuing to demonstrate their sense of humour, the ad begins with a typically British train carriage until a very excited business man bursts into the carriage and manically announces that you can save heaps of cash by booking train tickets in advance on thetrainline.com. Complete chaos and pandemonium ensues as each passenger shows their frustration at wishing they had known this before in different ways. There is one passenger in the carriage that has been 'sensible' though and bought her train tickets in advance online. As she sits back and relaxes in the middle of the mayhem we are reminded to 'Be sensible – book on thetrainline.com'.

Problem

The campaign is intended to remind British train travellers that it's easy to save money on tickets with thetrainline.com and that you'd be mad – quite literally - to pay more money than you need to on your train tickets.