Metro Trains: Dumb Ways to Die

This case study describes how Metro Trains, a train company in Melbourne, Australia, created a humorous music video and facilitated social sharing to raise awareness of rail safety.

Metro Trains: Dumb Ways to Die

Advertiser: Metro TrainsBrand: Metro TrainsCountry: AustraliaAgency: McCann Melbourne

Objectives

Every year there are needless deaths or accidents around Melbourne's trains. And while rail accidents are tragic, they are, in most cases, completely avoidable. This is particularly true for young adults.

Unfortunately as social issues go, rail safety wasn't on people's radar. With more high profile issues around drugs, violence, and drink driving occupying the social zeitgeist, we needed to do something to grab our audience's attention. And with a total budget of $300K, this meant that simply...

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