Los Angeles
Tourism & Convention Board (LA Tourism) is kicking off its autumn 2023
consumer ad campaign “Now Playing” with a £1.072m (€1.238m) investment across
the United Kingdom and Ireland. To complement existing trade and PR activity,
LA Tourism is conducting consumer advertising in Ireland and the Manchester
area for the first time. The campaign will cover the entirety of the UK and
Ireland, with increased focus on travellers based in and around London and the
home counties as well as Greater Manchester and its surrounds.
The
campaign, which will run in October and November before returning in early
2024, includes ads on ITV and ITVX, along with significant investment in OOH
placements including buses, billboards, roadside placements, and trams,
complemented by ads on social media, native, display, online and popular
podcast “Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster”.
Francine
Sheridan, Regional Vice President, Europe and ME, LA Tourism,
said: “This is LA Tourism’s biggest ever consumer advertising investment in the
UK and Ireland, showing our continued support for these key markets. We are
excited to bring our consumer advertising to Ireland and the Manchester area
for the first time to target travellers in these important regions,
complementing our long-standing trade and PR efforts. We expect the new
creative will entice travellers to choose LA for studios and attractions, food,
outdoors and wellness, sports, shopping, and arts and culture.”
Kathy
Smits, Senior Vice President, Global Tourism Development, LA Tourism, said:
“The direct air service from the UK and Ireland to LA has already surpassed
2019 levels, making it even easier for British and Irish holidaymakers to
experience the Los Angeles lifestyle. We anticipate this campaign will inspire
more people to choose LA in 2024.”
Bill Karz,
Senior Vice President, Brand and Digital Marketing, LA Tourism,
said: “In addition to the UK and Ireland flight, the “Now Playing” campaign
will collectively reach more than 750 million impressions around the world this
autumn.”
Creatively,
the “Now Playing” campaign features product-driven :30, :15 and :06 ads. The
eye-catching motion graphics are driven by the iconoclastic tune “WannaBe in
LA” by SoCal’s own Eagles of Death Metal.
Forecasts
predict there will be 340,000 visitors to LA from the UK and Ireland in 2023, a
25% increase from 2022’s total of 270,000 visitors, and 2019 visitation levels
will be surpassed in 2024.
Posted by: Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
Posted on: 13/10/2023