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FREE THE 4WD
The Reactor partnered with specialist insurer Club 4x4 to launch “Free the 4WD”, urging Australians to unleash their four-wheel drives from suburban routines and return them to the wild adventures they were built for. Positioned as both a call to action and a tongue-in-cheek conservation effort, the campaign reframes the 4WD as a majestic creature confined to school runs and car parks, now encouraged to roam free across rivers, dunes, and trails. Spanning TV, radio, digital and out-of-home.





Winner Best Outdoor

Voted one of the week's BEST OUTDOOR campaigns across the world via BESTADSontv.com


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CREDITS
Client: Club 4X4 Insurance
Marketing Manager: Leana Farrelly
Brand Strategy: Marrow
Director: LachieMcKernan
Agency:
Agency: The Reactor
Creative Director: Nick Brown
Director of Strategy: Angus Smallwood
Art Director/Designer: Luke Rigby
Copywriter: Angus Smallwood
Art Director/Designer: Georgia Williams
Agency Producer: David Alagna
Production:
Production: Positive Ape
Director/DOP: Chris Tovo
Producer: Jason Byrne
Production Manager: Jack Davies
Camera: Richard Hamer
Camera: Jackson Lee
Post-Production:
Offline Editor: Richard Hamer
Colour Grade: Crayon (Sam McCarthy)
Online: Jon Holmes
Retoucher: Richard Dion Wilson
Sound: Final Sound
