TVNZ: The Pacific
Colenso BBDO
SUMMARY
In April 2010, 346,000 New Zealand homes received a handwritten letter from a soldier fighting in Okinawa during World War Two.
This unexpected letter was the first stage of a campaign to create an emotional connection between today’s New Zealanders and the Pacific War of 1942. The war was the subject of The Pacific, a new show for major New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ.
Remarkably for a war show, The Pacific was one of TVNZ’s most successful ever launches.
The creative campaign captured the interest and the viewership of millions of New Zealanders:...