Sub Rosa was engaged by L’Oréal to launch Diesel’s newest fragrance, Only The Brave. It was the opportunity for the brand to engage with creative consumers to elicit intrigue and participate in an authentic way with influential consumers. Targeting artists in key communities to create original artwork under the theme of bravery became the launching point for what grew into a highly successful campaign. Through a collaboration with our friends at the Keystone Design Union we were able to create over 75 original pieces of art from 30 artists in over 20 countries (including a massive typographic sculpture of the word “brave” by artist Bob Partington). The pieces were unveiled in a gallery show here in NY during April and then traveled to Miami for another showing at the famed Moore Building in the design district.

The digital aspect of this campaign was as exciting as the gallery work. The site housed campaign content, including a triptych video produced in tandem with LEGS (of Pete the Meat Puppet fame) to look at the aspects of Bravery through the lenses of Heart, Mind and Nerve (the attributes that can comprise bravery). The fragrance received visibility and awareness through events and media in 6 markets, online coverage on a variety of blogs and news sites, as well as promotion and integration with the brand’s spokesman, Common, for live performances and blogging. This was a campaign that embodied bravery in every action and it took a brave client to try something different in fragrance marketing. Let’s all be brave together.

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