MKE rebrand + ad campaign

2-Story helped General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) launch a rebranding campaign throughout southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois, building greater awareness of the airport’s plethora of nonstop service across the nation. “Our strategy to integrate the route map into the core visuals tested really well in focus groups,” explains 2-Story’s Owner and President Ellen Homb. “People throughout the region know MKE. They often prefer it over O’Hare. However, research confirmed the need to reinforce MKE’s core benefits like 35+ nonstop routes, convenience and easy traffic.”

The integrated campaign features an updated logo and includes print ads, radio spots, outdoor/out-of-home and a robust digital advertising schedule, including social media. “We’re proud to be MKE’s marketing partner for this new direction. Not just in terms of design and messaging, but also in their efforts to put more emphasis on the online portion of their buy. We’ve been encouraging more and more clients to take a digital-first approach, where paid social media is not an afterthought,” said Homb.

Print Ads

 

Radio

Digital Display Advertising

 

Outdoor

 


2-Story helps win another national award

Our work for the Milwaukee Airport took 1st Place in the Radio Advertising Category of the 2015 Excellence in Airport Marketing and Communications Awards at the Airports Council International – North America Marketing and Communications Conference in Nashville, TN. Woot woot!

The spots were created to run exclusively on the Brewers Radio Network during pregame broadcasts. We created two sets of :30s. Each set included a full :30, plus a version with a :10 “donut” that could be tagged to feature new routes and service. During baseball season, the Airport’s website saw sizable increases in year-over-year data: 8% in visits, 21% in page views, 13% in pages visited and 13% in duration of visits. We take full credit. (Ha!)

The winning spots:

“Mitchell”

 

“Home Run”

featuring Brewers play-by-play broadcaster Joe Block

 

 

Fly MKE videos

Our latest labor of love are the following two online commercials (aka pre-roll web videos) for the Milwaukee Airport. Geared at Northern Illinois residents, we’re promoting all the great assets of MKE: easier drive, cheaper parking, major airlines — oh, and friendlier drivers who are way less likely to honk and run you off the road.*

*While we do love you, Chicago…driving to you and with you…a bit less fun. ; )

 

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