Published: February 2, 2024

The media planning and advertising strategy of the UK National Lottery will be led by Omnicom Group subsidiary Hearts & Science

Lucy Buckley, CCO of Allwyn UK, said: “Lotto is the heart and soul of the National Lottery.  As we take on the treasured institution that is the National Lottery, we’re so excited to reimagine Lotto and solidify its place with new players and consumers, as well as to attract back some of those who might have stopped playing along the way.”

The National Lottery has launched its new advertising campaign, refreshing the Lotto jackpot to UK audiences under the stewardship of new operator Allwyn UK.

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The debut campaign of Allwyn UK promotes ‘everyday winners’ of the £1m Lotto jackpot, asking participants the question ‘Will you be next?’.

London creative agency VCCP developed the campaign for Allwyn UK, who officially took charge of the National Lottery operating contract on 1 February.

As the new steward, Allwyn has prioritised refreshing the National Lottery’s brand and advertising engagement with the public, detailed as the first phase of the lottery’s makeover to increase funds in support of UK charities, heritage projects and cultural initiatives across the UK.

VCCP and Leo Burnett have been appointed joint creative agencies for the National Lottery’s advertising account.

Management of the multi-million-pound account sees VCCP assigned as creative lead for the promotion of National Lottery Lotto and Set For Life games.

Meanwhile, Leo Burnett’s mandate is focused on developing captivating public campaigns for The National Lottery brand, promoting its work on raising money for good causes.

The media planning and advertising strategy of the National Lottery will be led by Omnicom Group subsidiary Hearts & Science, who are charged with developing a high-impact, digital-first strategy for the lottery’s account.

Speaking to the advertising news source, Campaign, Lucy Buckley, CCO of Allwyn UK, said: “Lotto is the heart and soul of the National Lottery so this had to be the first campaign we went live with. As we take on the treasured institution that is the National Lottery, we’re so excited to reimagine Lotto and solidify its place with new players and consumers, as well as to attract back some of those who might have stopped playing along the way.”

Darren Bailes, Global Chief Creative Officer at VCCP Group, added: “The fact that Lotto makes two millionaires a week on average is amazing, and something that many people don’t know. So we wanted to shout this from the rooftops and remind everyone that normal people, in normal places, become millionaires every week.”

 Description

The National Lottery’s unmissable ‘Will you be next?’ campaign is the first with creative agency, VCCP, and media agency, Hearts & Science – which launches as Allwyn takes over as National Lottery operator.

With Lotto creating an average of two millionaires each week, the digital-first campaign puts winners front and centre – by showing normal people, in normal places becoming millionaires.

The integrated, always-on campaign features OOH and special builds picking out the potential winners in the crowd.

This professional campaign titled 'Will you be next?' was published in United Kingdom in February, 2024. It was created for the brands: Allwyn, Lotto, and The National Lottery, by ad agencies: Girl&Bear, Hearts & Science, and VCCP. This 360°, Film, and Integrated media campaign is related to the Gambling and Gaming industries and contains 1 media asset. It was submitted 1 day ago.

Credits

CAMPAIGN TITLE: Will You Be Next?
CLIENT: Allwyn
COMMERCIAL OFFICER: Lucy Buckley
BRAND & MARKETING DIRECTOR; Steve Parkinson
HEAD OF MARKETING & CREATIVE: Anna McInally
SENIOR BRAND MANAGER: Karen Page
BRAND MANAGER: Jayna Bacchus

ADVERTISING AGENCY: VCCP
EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Darren Bailes
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER: Michael Lee
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Simon Connor
CREATIVES: Daniel Glover-James & Elias Torres
MANAGING DIRECTOR: Hannah Fitz-Gerald
SENIOR ACCOUNT DIRECTOR: Izi Hutchinson
ACCOUNT MANAGER: Jasmine Khaliq
GROUP PLANNING DIRECTOR: Charlie Gavshon-Kirkbride
PLANNING DIRECTOR: Shannon Singh
AGENCY TV PRODUCER: Chiara Trecchi
INTEGRATED CREATIVE PRODUCER: Diana Turchi & Jonny Powell
DEPUTY HEAD OF INTEGRATED CREATIVE PRODUCTION: Doris Tydeman
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Girl&Bear
DIRECTOR: Ed Rosie
SENIOR EDITOR: Syd Harvey
SENIOR ONLINE EDITOR: Ashley Sykes
ONLINE EDITOR: Tom James
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Andy Leahy
PRODUCER: Suki Fraser
POST-PRODUCTION COMPANY: Girl&Bear & Electric Theatre Collective
POST PRODUCER: Vanessa Troop
COLOURIST: Connor Coolbear (ETC)
AUDIO POST-PRODUCTION COMPANY: Factory Studios & Jungle
SOUND ENGINEERS Jack Hallett (Factory), Sean Mahoney & Stuart Allen-Hynd (Jungle)
MUSIC SUPERVISION: Native Music
MUSIC COMPOSITION : Frederick John Ashworth

MEDIA BUYING AGENCY: Heart & Science
CEO: Garrett O’Reilly
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER: Simon Carr
MANAGING DIRECTOR: Rachel Peace
MANAGING PARTNER: Rebecca Burke
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER: Tom Cornell
CHIEF DIGITAL & DATA OFFICER: Laura Smith-Collins
CLIENT PARTNER: Jonathon Price
CLIENT DIRECTOR: Benjamin Rutherford
HEAD OF CONNECTIONS PLANNING: Tessa LeGassick
SENIOR CONNECTIONS PLANNING DIRECTOR: George Viner-Price
ACTIVATION LEAD: Phil Bowman

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