Javier Álvarez
Creative Director at Leo Burnett Madrid
Madrid, Spain
TitleThe Films You Should Have Seen By Now.
Agency
Campaign The films you should have seen by now - Turner Classic Movies
Advertiser Turner Classic Movies
Brand TCM. Turner Classic Movies
PostedJune 2007
Business Sector TV/Radio Programs & Stations
Tagline The films you should have seen by now.
Philosophy We found a powerful insight:
We’re all guilty of not having seen a great movie.
And that was the starting point for our campaign.

“The films you should have seen by now” was the new concept for TCM. So we decided to tell on everyone that hasn’t seen a great movie.

And to launch this campaign, there was no better place than the San Sebastian Film Festival.

That’s why we decided to sponsor the Festival and make a huge and aggressive event that included different and surprising guerrilla actions, stunts, outdoor and print during the week of the Festival.
Problem Problem: TCM had an old image related to black and white movies.
Without changing a bit of our product, we needed to turn our weakness into our strength.
Result In a record 2 weeks, TCM went from being ‘that channel with black and white movies’ to the reference place for must-see films.

It turned to be the most successful campaign TCM has ever made: the perfect strategy in the right place, at the right time.

Because of the relevance of the Festival, the launch event got thousands of euros in free media coverage.

Overall, it was a huge success that motivated TCM to launch a second thematic channel within the same genre: TCM Classic.

And it was a huge success for us, because we instantly won a new client.
Media Type Case Study
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Market Spain
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