Interra Credit Union
New Member "INspired. INterested. INvested."
Current Member "Become a part of something bigger than a bank"
TV Advertising Campaign
We're grateful for this opportunity, and are excited to potentially help BIG and Interra Credit Union produce these two television spots. In the proposal below we've put together some visual examples, some Director's treatment thoughts, and finally a bid for the project.
Based on the storyboards and creative needs, we think Lifestyle Director Jeremy Pinckert will be the perfect director for this project. His most recent campaign was "Making Things Happen", a national ad for OKRP and Home Chef shot on ARRI Alexa with Cooke lensing.
He has extensive Credit Union-specific production experience, with close to twenty :30 commercial campaigns for large regional credit unions. His Lifestyle directing experience and aesthetic creative sensibilities are a perfect fit for this creative. We've also included his directing work on projects for Groupon, Home Chef and Keystone Light, which were planned, produced and shot through Explore Media, as well as some examples of directing "real customer" and "real employees" for projects.
DIRECTING REAL PEOPLE
Using real people can be intimidating for marketers, but there’s nothing like the payoff: real, authentic, heartfelt, emotional lines from some of your biggest proponents is a goldmine for advertising. Explore Media has the experience both on set with real people, and in post-production editing their authentic lines into stories, to make you feel at ease. We’ve interviewed thousands of real people for projects varying from national brand spots to Emmy-winning television programs to award-winning digital commercials. We have so much experience working with getting real people to deliver on camera, especially in areas like a grocery store, that we even wrote an article about how to do it!
http://www.explore-media.com/how-to-direct-non-professional-actors
MARTINS STORES AS BACKGROUND SETTING
Having one or two Martins’ stores interiors as the background behind each person talking makes logical sense. Martins is a destination; customers go inside the store to experience the stories they are referencing. The backgrounds are beautiful, colorful, and varied enough to give the videos a sense of diversity. We have shot real people talking to camera in emergency rooms (while emergencies were in process), in lobbies of large businesses with retail customers, and in public areas. Our sound experts take any outside noise away, and we have the chops to direct & help the talent to feel comfortable and be themselves on camera. What better place for a customer to feel natural, not a cold studio with intimidating lights - but instead at a Martin’s Super Market store!
MULTI-PURPOSE USE
Campaigns like “Love My Martins” always deliver on poignant stories for :30 television ads, but the great thing about this style of creative is they inevitably have more stories you can use in longer digital ads, in social media posts, and for other Martins objectives. The initial investment is then spread out and easily proved a bargain for the many uses that arise.
PROJECT TIMING AND DELIVERY
In thinking of this project, your timing couldn’t be more perfect. April through May is an ideal time to schedule and perform shoot days with real customers. Most people are around before summer homes, camps, events, and summer vacations make people harder to pin down. Also, schedules are fairly open in April-May, compared to the Fall/Winter season September – December. Finally, coming off the Easter holiday, many customers have grocery & large family cooking experiences fresh in their minds, just waiting for the right opportunity to tell their stories.
We’d expect this project to take one to two weeks of lead-time, with two to three weeks of post-production before delivery. Shooting in April means delivery in late April / early May. Shooting in May means delivery by late May or early June.
We’d love to collaborate with the Martins team on the “Love My Martins” project, and welcome any further questions
Television Commercial Quote
Thank you for the opportunity to bid on this project, we hope our experience with producing :30 campaigns with agency creatives featuring real people, real employees, and beautiful scenics, give us an opportunity to work on the Interra Credit Union campaign with Brand Innovation Group. We're excited at the potential of moving forward, and would be honored to collaborate with your company.