MILLION
Title: MILLION
Advertiser/Client: NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Product/Service: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Entrant Company, City: DROGA5, New York
Country: USA
Advertiser/Client: NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Product/Service: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Entrant Company, City: DROGA5, New York
Country: USA
Credit Details:
| Name | Position | Company |
| David Droga | Creative Chairman | Droga5 |
| Andrew Essex | CEO | Droga5 |
| Ted Royer | Excutive Creative Director | Droga5 |
| Duncan Marshall | Executive Creative Director | Droga5 |
| Ben Nott | Creative Director | Droga5 |
| Cam Blackley | Creative | Droga5 |
| Matty Burton | Creative | Droga5 |
| Craig Batzofin | Digital Producer | Droga5 |
| Thomas Beug | Producer | Droga5 |
| Scott Witt | Creative Director Of Media | Droga5 |
| David Park | Designer |
Description:
Re-brand scholastic achievement for New York City's 1.1 million public
school students by re-enforcing the connection between academic
performance and future success.
Launch And Execution:
Instead of crafting a
traditional advertising campaign, we chose to recognize and reward
students' personal achievements with something they actually wanted.
By partnering with Verizon and Samsung, we developed the world's first
communication device fueled by academic performance. The Million is a
free cell phone with free talk time and text messaging rewards for
excellent attendance, behavior, classroom participation, homework and
grades. The more students excel in school, the more they get out of
their phone.
Learning is earning.
Results:
Though the program was
initially met with resistance, just two weeks after the Million
launched, teachers and administrators recognized improvements in
attendance, behavior, homework, participation and grades.
Additionally, principals realized a valuable byproduct in the bi-weekly
recording of student improvements - schools no longer have to wait
until end of each quarter for student data, and can address individual
and school-wide issues immediately.
The instant success of the Million program has sparked calls from
schools all over the globe. Our hope is to continue to expand the
program to other school systems worldwide struggling to close the
critical achievement gap.
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