After 20 years, Beck's goes to the Wall
Tim Buesing, creative director at digital agency Holler, Sydney curated
the photographic exhibition, which will feature in bars in Sydney,
Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Buesing was born and grew up in Germany
and lived in West Berlin when the Wall fell. This has enabled him to
bring an authenticity to the exhibition and overall campaign.
"We often say we live and breathe our clients and their projects, and
that's never been more true as far as this project is concerned," said
Buesing. "The fall of the Wall on 9th November 1989 marked a new
beginning for Berlin and I can still remember the emotion and
excitement from that time. I was able to draw on my memories for
inspiration for this project, which was a real labour of love."
The photographic exhibition captures 20 hours in the lives of a small group of real Berliners and is running this month. The images feature places along the boundaries of the former divide that have taken on fresh meaning, allowing the city's residents to express themselves in new and creative ways. Photographer Sebastian Pfutze, a native Berliner, was commissioned to shoot the photography for the exhibition.
"The reunification between the East and the West saw the city become a hub of creativity, reinvention and inspiration. Twenty years on, Berlin has become renowned for its distinct music, art, design and cultural innovation and I really wanted the images to capture this," said Buesing.
Commenting on the strategy behind the concept, Arno Lenior, Category Director - Premium, Lion Nathan, said, "Beck's beer drinkers are intrigued by the Berlin we've presented in previous campaigns and we want to celebrate this important anniversary by inspiring people to discover this moment in history and the modern art and lifestyle culture Berlin now represents.
"We work with Holler across all of our brands and it was serendipitous that Tim could bring such a personal touch to this Beck's campaign. Holler also developed the new Beck's brand and UBERSELEKTOR websites and social media properties."
Not forgetting the music for which modern Berlin - and Beck's - is renowned, a special anniversary tour of the Beck's Berlin Sessions will bring the best German DJs and Berlin club culture to Australian audiences.
Communication consultancy Thought By Them, worked with music promoters, Future Classic, to create the tour, which will move through Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane during November.
The photographic exhibition captures 20 hours in the lives of a small group of real Berliners and is running this month. The images feature places along the boundaries of the former divide that have taken on fresh meaning, allowing the city's residents to express themselves in new and creative ways. Photographer Sebastian Pfutze, a native Berliner, was commissioned to shoot the photography for the exhibition.
"The reunification between the East and the West saw the city become a hub of creativity, reinvention and inspiration. Twenty years on, Berlin has become renowned for its distinct music, art, design and cultural innovation and I really wanted the images to capture this," said Buesing.
Commenting on the strategy behind the concept, Arno Lenior, Category Director - Premium, Lion Nathan, said, "Beck's beer drinkers are intrigued by the Berlin we've presented in previous campaigns and we want to celebrate this important anniversary by inspiring people to discover this moment in history and the modern art and lifestyle culture Berlin now represents.
"We work with Holler across all of our brands and it was serendipitous that Tim could bring such a personal touch to this Beck's campaign. Holler also developed the new Beck's brand and UBERSELEKTOR websites and social media properties."
Not forgetting the music for which modern Berlin - and Beck's - is renowned, a special anniversary tour of the Beck's Berlin Sessions will bring the best German DJs and Berlin club culture to Australian audiences.
Communication consultancy Thought By Them, worked with music promoters, Future Classic, to create the tour, which will move through Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane during November.
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The Berlin Wall animation is worth a look
http://www.inthemix.com.au/berlinsessions/videos/44599/Becks_Berlin_Wall
Ahhh... I didn't get the outdoor until I'd read this post.
I just thought they were just turning 'traditional' words into 'rad' words by using cool graffiti on a few letters.
Great campaign.
Insightful, good looking and celebrates the brands German-ness.
Well done to all involved.
A.