IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY
Campaign: 2017 Public Safety Campaign
Date: Aug. 15 – Nov. 11, 2017
Budget: $15,000
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Goal: To change public behavior in the nine U.S. cities with the highest rates of public crossing or trespassing-related incidents and fatalities.
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Platform: Facebook and Instagram ($15,000) (dark posts)
Targeting: (4 videos, with 21 ad sets) (targeting based on Safety Dept. data)
Curfew Video: ($3,000)
People ages 15-44 living within a 25-mile radius of Chicago, Fort Worth, Houston, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Omaha, Portland, Roseville or San Antonio.
People ages 15-44 living in the U.S. who are parents or parents with teenagers.
People ages 15-44 living in the U.S. who are interested in American football.
People ages 15-44 living in the U.S. who are teachers or interested in
education.
Duck Face Video: ($4,125)
People ages 13-44 who live within a 25-mile radius of Jacksonville or Little Rock, Arkansas, who attend or work at North Pulaski high School, Pulaski County High School or Pulaski County Special School District.
People ages 13-44 who live within a 25-mile radius of Los Angeles or Roseville, California.
People ages 13-44 who live within a 25-mile radius of Portland or Salem, Oregon.
People ages 13-44 who live within a 25-mile radius of Houston or San Antonio, Texas.
People ages 15-44 living in the U.S. who are teachers or interested in education.
People ages 13-19 who live in the United States. Interview Video: ($3,750)
People ages 15-44 living within a 25-mile radius of Chicago, Fort Worth, Houston, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Omaha, Portland, Roseville or San Antonio.
People ages 15-44 living in the U.S. who are parents or parents with teenagers.
People ages 15-44 living in the U.S. who are interested in American football.
People ages 15-44 living in the U.S. who are teachers or interested in
education.
People ages 17-65+ who live within a 30-mile radius of Omaha, Nebraska.
Soccer Video: ($4,125)
People ages 13-44 who live within a 25-mile radius of Jacksonville or Little Rock, Arkansas, who attend or work at North Pulaski high School, Pulaski County High School or Pulaski County Special School District.
People ages 13-44 who live within a 25-mile radius of Los Angeles or Roseville, California.
People ages 13-44 who live within a 25-mile radius of Portland or Salem, Oregon.
People ages 13-44 who live within a 25-mile radius of Houston or San Antonio, Texas.
People ages 15-44 living in the U.S. who are teachers or interested in education.
People ages 13-19 who live in the United States.
Messaging:
Curfew Video:
Teens: Your parents will agree: Better late than never.
Teachers: It can take more than a mile for a train to stop, even when using
the emergency brakes.
Parents: Not making it home by curfew is a scary thought – not making it home ever is scarier.
Duck Face Video:
Duck, duck train isn’t cool.
Interview Video:
Some shortcuts just aren’t worth it, even when you’re late. Always use caution when a railroad crossing is involved.
Soccer Video:
Your selfie game... or your life. Which is more important?
Success Measurement:
Reach > 1,500,000
View Rate > 25%
Cost-per-view < $0.05
Engagement Rate > 1%
Results:
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On Facebook and Instagram, the 2018 Safety Campaign videos reached 2.6 million people and were watched by 1.8 million. (That's a view rate 68 percent.) More than 37,000 people liked, commented, shared or clicked-through to the landing page. (That's an engagement rate of 1.43 percent.) "Curfew" performed best, "Interview" performed worst. "Duck Face" and "Soccer" fell in the middle.
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Teachers were the best performing demographic, followed by parents and those interested in American football. High school students were the worst performing demographic. We spent $14,906.93 total.
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Combined Performance Totals:
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Reach: 2,643,442
Views: 1,815,214
Engagement: 37,906
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Soccer Performance Total:​
Total views: 249,241
Total reach: 198,764
Duck Face Performance Total:
Total views: 372,363
Total reach: 426,935
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Curfew Performance Total:
Total views: 1,028,792
Total reach: 1,172,826
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Interview Performance Total:
Total views: 164,818
Total reach: 844,917