Black River FC, Johannesburg

  • Unit G3A, 44 Stanley Avenue, Milpark
  • Johannesburg, Gauteng 2092
  • South Africa
  • Phone: 11 482 7625
  • Fax: 11 482 7656
  • Country Phone Code: 27

1st for Women Insurance - “Cliff”

1st for Women Insurance


TitleCliff
AgencyBlack River FC
Advertiser1st for Women Insurance
Brand1st for Women Insurance
Product CategoryInsurance
Campaign NameCliffhanger
Country of ProductionSouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
Media TypeTelevision & Cinema
Length40 Seconds
Awards Loerie Awards, 2007 (Bronze) for Advertising: TV & Cinema Commercials
Creative Director Ahmed Tilly
Art Director Nicole Cohen
Copywriter Spike Kunene
Agency Producer Tsholo Modisane

Story

1st for Women is an insurance company that insures women only. Statistically, women are lower insurance risks than their male counterparts. In South Africa, for example, the cost of the average car claim by an 18-year old male is R11 997, while that of an 18-year old female is R8668. Compared to men, women are generally more careful and considered in their actions, which is why 1st for Women insures women only. 

Concept

This commercial demonstrates why 1st for Women insures women and NOT men by exaggerating the silly, reckless and, often, dangerous things men do to prove how macho they are - basically illustrating the brand proposition of “Why we insure women.” 

Problem

In 2007, 1st for Women was an obscure brand with only 3000 policyholders on their books. The majority of South Africans had no idea who they were. This was because they had spent a significant amount of money doing retail advertising in print publications. We needed to change that by doing the first brand commercial on television. 

Result

This commercial helped take 1st for Women out of obscurity. The number of 1st for Women policyholders also increased from three thousand to thirty thousand in just three years.