
Be Scam Smart
Project Campaign Production
Role Ideation, Concept Development, Art Direction
Client The Canada Revenue Agency
Year 2023
To combat the rise of government-related scams, the Canada Revenue Agency wanted to encourage Canadians to pause, trust their instincts, and question suspicious requests about their money or information. Our campaign introduced an unmistakable warning sign to signal the presence of scams, giving individuals the confidence to question anything that felt even remotely suspicious and encouraging them to listen to their instincts.
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Director Ante Kovac
Producer Sam Benson
Creative Director Rob Vena
Copywriter Michael Knudson
Designer Kate Kim
The campaign is aimed at youth, seniors, and newcomers to Canada. The video production consists of a series of 15-second spots encouraging Canadians to be aware of potential scams and to learn the signs in a manner that feels lighthearted, relatable and provides optimism.
The campaign ran on connected TV, radio, digital audio, digital out-of-home, display ads, multicultural websites, and online media outlets, consisting of digital OOH ads, programmatic banners and videos of various ratios, as well as audio ads.
Static
programmatic ads
Radio spots
This campaign won a Communicator Award in:
Awards of Excellence: Campaign-Video, General-Causes & Awareness, Craft Categories-Videography & Cinematography, Art Direction, Use of Animation
Awards of Distinction: Advertising Campaigns-Public Service & Activism, General, Government Relations, Features-Art Direction, Individual-Video