By The Buzz Group
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Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) found that there was a dramatic increase of the number of patients cancelling essential eye appointments due to fear and confusion around COVID-19.May is Macula Month, an initiative by MDFA dedicated to raising awareness of all macular diseases. This May, we worked with Australian icon Ita Buttrose to issue a passionate plea to senior Australians in a bid to avoid thousands of people going unnecessarily blind during the COVID-19 pandemic.We developed a strategic two-phase approach to raise awareness, change behaviour and debunk misconceptions that it was unsafe to visit your eye-doctor during COVID-19.We teamed up with ophthalmologists and research professors as campaign spokesperson to roll out a national TV media call. We then issued a Community Service Announcement (CSA) with long-standing MDFA Patron Ita Buttrose.The campaign was highly successful — within two months, we reached over 16,300,123 people, secured over 145 pieces of coverage, including 44 TV mentions and 53 online placements.• Public Relations
Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) found that there was a dramatic increase of the number of patients cancelling essential eye appointments due to fear and confusion around COVID-19.May is Macula Month, an initiative by MDFA dedicated to raising awareness of all macular diseases. This May, we worked with Australian icon Ita Buttrose to issue a passionate plea to senior Australians in a bid to avoid thousands of people going unnecessarily blind during the COVID-19 pandemic.We developed a strategic two-phase approach to raise awareness, change behaviour and debunk misconceptions that it was unsafe to visit your eye-doctor during COVID-19.We teamed up with ophthalmologists and research professors as campaign spokesperson to roll out a national TV media call. We then issued a Community Service Announcement (CSA) with long-standing MDFA Patron Ita Buttrose.The campaign was highly successful — within two months, we reached over 16,300,123 people, secured over 145 pieces of coverage, including 44 TV mentions and 53 online placements.• Public Relations
Beverly Hills launched their City of WELLTH campaign to bring together leading experts for a season of wellness and mindfulness activities; including the appointment of supermodel and actress Christie Brinkley, as their official health and wellness ambassador.Playing on the words “wealth” and health and wellness, “WELLTH” was the theme for the campaign. We negotiated and secured iconic supermodel Christie Brinkley, a vegetarian since the age of 14 and committed to an organic lifestyle. To launch the campaign, Brinkley and Jason Wachob led a forum highlighting the WELLTH concept and what makes Beverly Hills the City of WELLTH.Experts in each pillar grouped at Alo Yoga in Beverly Hills to discuss their own areas of expertise, the interplay between each pillar and how Beverly Hills contributes to the wellbeing of its visitors. Experts included; Caley Alyssa (MOVE), Matthey Kenney (EAT), Dana Claud at (RESTORE), James Duigan (GRATITUDE), and Charlie Knowles (EXPLORE).To ensure the launch went as smooth as possible, we flew to Beverly Hills to coordinate PR activities. On the day, we managed Brinkley’s schedule and negotiated one-on-one interviews for all global media outlets. As part of our Australian, New Zealand and South-East Asia communications program, we launched this campaign across markets with the travel media and travel trade.Talent Negotiation & ManagementInfluencer ProgramMedia Relations Travel Trade
In celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the House of Dior, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) presents the world-premiere The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture.Exclusive to Melbourne, this exhibition is a collaboration between the NGV and the House of Dior and includes a sumptuous display of over 200 works designed by Christian Dior Couture between 1947 and 2017. NGV engaged us to handle celebrity negotiations for this exhibition and garner high-profile celebrities to be in attendance. We negotiated and secured actress Elizabeth Olsen to hero the campaign along with model Winnie Harlow.We were responsible for talent management liaison, initiating and leading negotiations, styling and makeup arrangements for talent and taking care of all travel requirements during their stay. While Elizabeth and Winnie were on the ground in Australia, we managed all their movements, handled their media schedules and coordinated all one-on-one media interviews with the Australian medTalent Negotiation Influencer ProgramMedia Relations Red Carpet Management
Victoria Racing Club engaged Buzz to negotiate their key celebrity appearance for The Melbourne Cup in 2017. With all eyes set on American actress and model Paris Jackson, we were brought on to negotiate and secure the partnership. Paris attended the ‘race that stops the nation’ at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, with key appearances at the MYER Marquee and the Fashions on the Field event. We managed all of Paris’s movements while on the ground in Australia — from red carpet appearances to wardrobe, makeup and styling — we were there each step of the way to ensure the process was as smooth and seamless as possible. We handled Paris’s hectic media schedule and exclusive media interviews — including the cover and feature spread in Stellar Magazine. Following the appearance, we worked alongside client Tourism Australia as part of their Cyclone Debbie recovery program, with Paris visiting Qualia Resort and The Great Barrier Reef, while she was in Australia. Talent Negotiation & ManagementInfluencer ProgramMedia Relations Red Carpet Management