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Adelaide's impact branded a success

Thursday, 2 September 2004

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has won a major marketing award for its Life Impact brand advertising campaign.

It has received the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Marketing Institute's State Award for Marketing Excellence in branding. It will now contend for the National Award in October.

The first brand advertising campaign in the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's 130-year history, "Life Impact" shows how the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ has an impact on the lives of its students and graduates and how they have a significant impact on the community.

Some of those featured in the Life Impact campaign include:
· Coopers Brewery Managing Director ;
· Medicine student and Young ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n of the Year (South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥) ; and
· ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Young Winemaker of the Year .

Professor of Marketing at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Professor Pascale Quester says the Life Impact campaign has been successful because it illustrates the relevance and significance of a ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide qualification to everyday life.

"Earlier research pointed to the need to connect the university with 'real life'. While perceptions were very positive towards the quality of our students and staff, how this excellence translated into reality remained vague," she says.

"The object of the campaign was to position the university as an exciting, vibrant part of the community. It shows how the education acquired by students in many different fields can directly benefit the wider community."

Director of Marketing and Strategic Communications at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Mr Michael Neale says: "Developing excellent marketing strategy is much easier when you have an outstanding offering and that's exactly what we have at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.

"Much of the success can be attributed to the willingness of graduates and staff to be involved and offer support," Mr Neale says. "The campaign also benefited from the excellent internal creative team who efficiently executed the strategy. Special thanks however must go to the people who agreed to have us tell their stories."

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