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.

  • 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