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- From: bsalter@acorn.co.uk
- Subject: Acorn Press Release (Major Ad. Campaign)
- Date: 10 Nov 92 16:04:47 GMT
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- Acorn Launches Major Ad Campaign
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- Acorn Computers Ltd has launched a high profile advertising campaign
- to reinforce its assault on the Consumer market.
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- Following the successful launch of its new 32-bit Archimedes computer
- range in the summer, Acorn's advertising is aimed specifically at the
- home Consumer market. The ads, which were created by Primary Contact -
- a division of Ogilvy and Mather, will appear nationwide on both
- television and in the press targetted at a dual audience of parents
- and their children. The ads recognise the different aspirations of
- the two audiences - children by their nature are more interested in
- the leisure side of computing whereas their parents may be more
- inclined to appreciate the educational aspects - and employ humour to
- convey a serious message.
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- The TV advertisement fulfils this dichotomy by using an innovative
- split-screen technique with a father and son talking simultaneously
- from their own perspectives. The father emphasises the fact that nine
- out every ten schools in the UK use Acorn's computers and that they
- are powerful, versatile and practical. To this end he quotes examples
- such as publishing, word processing, music and graphics programs as
- examples of potential applications. The son, on the other hand, talks
- exclusively about the games, simulations and other leisure activities
- that a powerful 32-bit RISC computer can deliver.
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- Commenting on initial reactions, Acorn's General Sales Manager, Terry
- Shurwood said "The lively presentation of the advert has generated a
- positive response - and even laughter and applause - from one of our
- most critical audiences: our own dealers."
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- The press advertisement sympathises with the family conflicts that are
- bound to arise in the run up to Christmas. The kids all want the
- latest in games machines whilst their parents question their long term
- benefit and the on-going costs of running them. The ad sympathises
- with this apparent conflict of interest, but then gives the solution
- that buying Acorn machines offers the best of both worlds.
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- The TV campaign started on Tuesday 10th November and will be used
- extensively in the run-up to Christmas. It will appear on TVam, Sky,
- Channel 4 and a number of ITV regions. The press ads have already made
- appearances (Mail on Sunday, 8.11.92; and Daily Telegraph 10.11.92)
- and will continue to back up the TV campaign covering a comprehensive
- range of broadsheets, tabloids and magazine such as Radio Times.
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- The ads feature freephone numbers and coupons inviting potential
- customers to send off for more information and a demonstration disk.
- All enquiries are then allocated to specialist dealers on an exclusive
- basis for local follow-up.
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- ENDS Further information from Simon Lovesey on 0223 254254
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