'Hallelujah!' Southwest Breaks New Effort

Inspiration meets innovation at Brandweek, the ultimate marketing experience. Join industry luminaries, rising talent and strategic experts in Phoenix, Arizona this September 23–26 to assess challenges, develop solutions and create new pathways for growth. Register early to save.

LOS ANGELES GSD&M Idea City’s latest campaign for Southwest Airlines is exploiting a temporary “point of difference” related to how the carrier is treating customers compared to others, said group creative director Scott MacGregor.
 
“It’s not our long-term strategy, which involves the idea of freedom itself, but more like a moral stake in the ground,” said MacGregor of new TV, print, radio and online ads that tout Southwest’s fewer hidden charges. “We’re taking advantage of market trends and things we’re not getting credit for.”
 
Two



AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in