Grand Visual, in partnership with Talon and PHD UK, took home the Brand Republic Digital Award for Best DOOH campaign this month for Oreo Eclipse. Additionally this month, Oreo Eclipse also won a D&AD pencil within the Tactical Outdoor category.

Last year Mondelez – known for its tactical campaigns – set out to capitalise on the notoriously bad British weather and provide people across the country with the only eclipse they were likely to see. The #OreoEclipse campaign, which included print & social media, became one the stand out campaigns of 2015.

With the latest two additions to our awards shelf, #OreoEclipse has now become Grand Visual’s most “winning” campaign, capturing a record 18 awards including a Bronze Cannes Lion, a D&AD and a Gold Obie Award.

Talon and Grand Visual have delivered on a real time reproduction of the solar eclipse using Digital Out of Home screens around the UK in association with Oreo.

The creative ran for two hours, from 8:25am-10:40am on Friday morning (20^th March) to coincide with the partial solar eclipse seen across the UK, matching the trajectory of the eclipse in real time.

The campaign is a collaboration between Talon and Grand Visual and provides a unique opportunity to showcase the tactical and real time opportunities within Digital Out of Home.

The partnership includes media owners Storm, Outdoor Plus and Forrest Media with brand partners PHD and Mondelez. The campaign will feature the hashtag #OreoEclipse.

Richard Simkins, Innovations Director at Talon explains

“We often talk about how data can improve the targeting of OOH campaigns. With #OreoEclipse we used astronomical data to build a wonderfully simple campaign only matched by the wonder of the solar eclipse itself.  We have created a domination opportunity on multiple Digital Out of Home screens for the duration of the entire eclipse. This has created a unique opportunity for Oreo to entertain people with a wonderfully creative ad, delivered in real-time, that was literally out of this world.”

Jeremy Taylor, Account Director at Grand Visual adds,

“The Digital OOH canvas is a fantastic home for both rich content and being smarter with context, timing and location. This execution mirrors the exact timings and trajectory of the eclipse, which allows for Oreo to position their brand in a playful and creative manner but with an added layer of intelligence.”

The eclipse was seen in real time on Digital Out of Home screens, without the need for a special apparatus, in the following locations:

• Cheyne Walk (Outdoor Plus): Cheyne Walk, Thames Embankment, London, SW10 0NA
• Coventry House (Storm): 21-22 Coventry St, London, W1D 7AE
• Edinburgh Gateway (Forrest): EH11 2QW

“Click Here” to view a time-lapse of the event at Piccadilly.