OLD Media Moves

FT's new ad campaign targets business

September 1, 2010

Posted by Chris Roush

Sarah Shearman of MediaWeek writes about the new Financial Times advertising campaign, which aims to attract more business subscribers.

Shearman writes, “It features three ads showing an unarmed police squad, a paratrooper in freefall and arctic explorers without any tools, to convey the message that an FT subscription is an invaluable addition any business.

“The ads, which introduce the strapline, ‘Some tools aren’t a luxury,’ are part of the Pearson-owned business newspaper’s wider ‘We live in Financial Times’ campaign, which was created by DDB in 2007.

“Caroline Halliwell, FT director of brand and business to business marketing said: ‘The question we want our audience to ask isn’t ‘can we afford to have a subscription’ but, instead, ‘can we afford not to have one?’'”

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