Tourism Northern Ireland
Lifting Spirits in Dublin on Blue Monday
Jago has been working with Discover Northern Ireland since early 2017 to promote Northern Ireland both in the domestic market and the Republic of Ireland. Jago proposed a jaw dropping activation with Mentalist, David Meade in Dublin to drive awareness of Belfast and the Causeway Coast being named as the best region to visit in 2018 by the world’s travel book, Lonely Planet. This aimed to generate buzz and visibility on digital media channels for Northern Ireland and to attract Republic of Ireland visitors to NI.
What was our approach?
We chose the day considered the gloomiest of the year, Blue Monday, to launch the activation. We aimed to inspire workers on their lunch break by the show-stopping act and stunning landscapes to book a short break to Northern Ireland. The activation involved physically floating passers-by within an iconic Belfast and Causeway Coast backdrop. We filmed videos encouraging people to be in Dublin for the chance to have their spirits lifted and win top prizes, including a short break to Northern Ireland. Media and influencers were invited along to participate, and we embarked upon a broadcast tour with David around some of RoI’s top media outlets.
What was the impact?
The activation and media tour built awareness of the Lonely Planet accolade and generated high online engagement and top-quality media coverage for Discover Northern Ireland. There have been over 150,000 engagements on both the teaser video and the video of the stunt itself. The combined digital reach of the campaign is currently over 2 million, along with coverage also secured in key online and print media outlets.
