HEA Anti–smoking - method planning

Anti-smoking 1999 campaign by AMV.BBDO for Health Education Authority, directed at young girls. Creative strategy: smoking has a bad effect on your looks.
Agency: AMV.BBDOAuthor: Kara Miller

Method planning a way in under the skin

Background 

  • 1 in every 5 deaths in the UK is caused by cigarette smoking.
  • 1 in every 3 16 24 year old girls smoke and this age group is almost twice as likely to smoke during pregnancy than any other age group.  It is for this reason that we chose this group to be our core target.

A Tough Target

Young women who smoke experience very few noticeable...

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