Daily Trust Sunday

‘Make more of your world’ campaign goes to Unilag

- By Chris Agabi

The BBC World Service has commission­ed an art installati­on in Lagos, to support their ‘Make More Of Your World campaign.’ The campaign was developed in-house by the BBC Creative, which worked in partnershi­p with the renowned graffiti writer turned artist Insa.

The event was witnessed by some renowned faces like, Amazing Klef and comedian Omo Baba - as well as the director of World Service, Jamie Angus.

As part of the campaign the BBC Marketing team commission­ed a wall at the University of Lagos where Insa produced a bespoke artwork that connects directly with its surroundin­gs, literally making more of the world around us.

Insa split the wall into different frames to colourfull­y illustrate the story of tech and business growth. The narrative is brought to life using an image that changes ever-so-slightly each time, a labour-intensive and meticulous task. The end result is completely mesmerisin­g, creating a looping ‘Gif’ that blurs the offline and online worlds. At either side of the wall, people can scan QR codes taking them to YouTube pages where audiences can view the 30-second TV ad.

This brand campaign highlights new BBC World Service local languages that are now available to audiences in Nigeria, with a goal to position the BBC as a news provider that offers something unique for audiences.

Lisa Santoro, Head of BBC Marketing, World Service, said, “This was an extremely ambitious campaign from the outset. The extensive market research, developing a creative propositio­n that would work across an entire country and launching in 4 languages was an amazing achievemen­t. We delivered an integrated marketing campaign that allowed us to be innovative, creative and dynamic in a fast moving, competitiv­e market.”

BBC World Service has enhanced existing language services and has launched 12 new services, including three in Nigeria - Igbo, Pidgin and Yoruba.

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A mural from the campaign

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