Crisis to roll out graffiti marketing campaign

by Alex Donohue, Brand Republic 16-Jan-08, 13:55

LONDON - Homeless charity Crisis is using graffiti messages in London in a campaign devised by WWAV Rapp Collins to highlight the plight of the 'hidden homeless' living in temporary housing.

Crisis said the messages, which it dubbed reverse graffiti, "clean up" a dirty section of wall with words that form the image of a huddled homeless person.

The copy reads "Most homeless people have moved on but their problems haven't gone away" and includes the Crisis website address.

Fifteen outdoor locations around London have been marked with the image.

Crisis said that despite fewer people now living on the streets, there was still a sizeable hidden homeless population of thousands "living invisible lives" in hostels and other temporary accommodation.

The charity said the campaign would aim to help people find a route out of homelessness and rebuild their lives by finding them affordable housing, training and grants to begin a career.

The campaign is the latest WWAV Rapp Collins London has done for Crisis, and follows the agency's national press inserts work and digital marketing through MySpace, Facebook and the charity's See The Potential microsite.

Andrew Page, director of fundraising at Crisis, said: "This campaign seeks to highlight that, while there are less visible signs of homelessness, the problem remains a major one and it's imperative we get public backing that will allow us to continue to offer the help and support that can literally lead to many men and women rebuilding their lives."

Comments

paul turner

paul turner - 16/01/2008

I saw one of these by the tube the other day - looked great but i didn't realise it was cleaned rather than sprayed on. Very clever, guess you can't get prosecuted doing it that way? A noble cause too, hope it raises awareness.

 
 
 
Saul Parry

Saul Parry - 16/01/2008

Better than £200k for a Banksy on eBay!! Maybe Banksy will donate the £200k to Crisis?? Anyone know him well enough to suggest this?? Hope so.

 
 
 
kristian jeffrey

kristian jeffrey - 17/01/2008

If anyone is interested in 'reverse graffitti' or street advertising, they should check out www.streetadvertisingservices.com

 
 
 
dan wiltshire

dan wiltshire - 17/01/2008

For more Urban Marketing activities : www.urbanfoxes.co.uk

 
 
 
D DEMPSEY

D DEMPSEY - 07/02/2008

Madmedia created these images on behalf of WWAVRC and Kinetic and have created similiar campaigns for Nike, Adidas, EA sports, XFM, Nikelodeon, Diesel and Lynx to name not a few. www.madmedia.ltd.uk

 
 
 

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