BOC Gases Case Study.
Product Launch - BOC Rocks
Problem
BOC Gases was having a
product launch show for its dealers. The show was to include the “magical
reveal” of its new products as well as the “magical introduction” of key
sales and marketing personal.
The problem was BOC
wanted to use “magic” to add excitement to this launch, however they had
had a magician perform a magic show earlier in the year. They feared the
perceived repetition of theme. In short they wanted what the magic would
add, but without the magic.
Intervention
Quite often we work on
promotions where the “magic” becomes the vehicle and not the theme. The
trick here is to lose the “star aspect” of the performers and make the
products and presenters themselves the stars. Then you add the magic and
its magicians, actors and dancers as “characters” produced by the theme.
In this case the theme
created was “BOC Rocks”! We combined a flashy hi tech look and feel, with
the appropriate hi energy music, sound and lights to create a very
powerful, “welder of the future” image.
An Opening number was
specially created by having our four dancers, who were costumed in black
leather jackets and black welder’s face guards, magically make the
President appear behind a wall of fire and pyrotechnics.
Four creative vignettes
(keeping within our BOC Rocks theme) now followed making the three new
products and three different presenters appear. Again using the magic as
the vehicle and making the product and presenters the stars.
Finally a powerful
closing number was custom created. Here we had our black leather jacketed
welder dancers from the opening, make all the key BOC presenters and all
the new products magically appear out of thin air – all together – and all
at the same time.
The audience loved it!
Outcome
"As
director for BOC Rocks it was my job to make sure that the technical and
creative elements sought by the client on this event were achieved.
When the request was
made to find a way to add more "excitement and energy " to this product
launch, and still stay on budget, I immediately thought of Rick Rossini.
I had
worked with Rick and his Company many times over the years, and have
always found him to be able to create exactly what I need, when I need
it. His ability to keep the audience engaged and still deliver the
client’s message was the key to the success of this event.
He has
always proven himself to be very creative and sensitive to my client’s
needs, extremely reliable, and very easy to work with. I would have no
hesitation in recommending him to any Company who wants powerful and
magical results."
Andy Stinton, Technical Director, Event Studio TV
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