Thursday, 31 October 2013

Playstation "For the Players"


Today I want to have a quick look at this Playstation ad, created by US agency Drum. Drum created this short film, inspired by the user created twitter hashtag which trending globally in late February of this year. The short film capitalises on Millennial nostalgia, charting the brands growth with that of its primary user base. The ad donates the passing of time with both the growth of the featured characters, the change in cultural references in the setting and the London skyline. The film was covered extensively in blogs and websites, linked in to the major release of PS4 information and hype.


Nostalgia within the target demographic seems to be at an all time high, with references to 80's and 90's culture constantly mentioned on social networking sites. Exploiting their brands important role within this period was a clever move from Playstation, whose advertising is generally of a very calibre to begin with.


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