Tuesday, 24 May 2011

LO1- Alcohol Effects Campaign

Alcohol Effects Campaign

Main Messages/ Ideas Behind Campaign:

·        Make people aware of the unseen effects of drinking regularly at a high or increasing risk level.
·        Reduce drinking to a lower risk level.
·        Uncovered harms due to high risk drinking levels such as cancer of the mouth, high blood pressure, breast cancer and strokes.
·        February 2010

Target Audience:

·        Higher/ increasing risk drinkers.
·        25-55 year olds (above the line), 35-55 year olds.
·        Older people do not listen as much to official messages. However listen to GPs, and programmes on Life Channel about it on surgery TVs/ accompanying leaflets.
·        When talking about alcohol, uses pints or glasses rather than units, to hep audience identify better.

Campaign Strategy/ Methods:



·        Talking about it with range of credible independent voices- most likely to have greatest impact.
·        TV/ print advertising for self identification and process of displacement- supported by magazines/ PR partnerships.
·        Empowerment/ support stages of behaviour change journey through direct marketing (8.75 million households). These directed towards health professionals/ encourage people to join CRM programme. Text message support service/ new campaign website.
·        Eight tips for cutting down on drinking, and other practical advice through CRM programme, national press campaign and website.
·        Partnership with PCTs SHAs, and works with NHS.

Success Of Campaign:

·        Evaluations currently being developed.
·        Range of different measures- quantitative, qualitative research.



Patrick Johnson 11S1

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