Abu Dhabi: The leading growth and transformation consultancy Prophet has launched a destination brand and campaign for the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT).
DCT engaged Prophet to design a destination brand and campaign that could work to inspire, excite, restore and welcome the world to enjoy its unique offering, armed with the desire to position Abu Dhabi as more diverse, open and progressive, and to better promote the emirate’s heritage and culture.
“Abu Dhabi has been developing rapidly and it was our job to tap into the essence of this fascinating place and design a brand and campaign to share with the world,” Ms. Jessica Holdcroft, partner at Prophet who led the strategy on the project, remarked.
“We took a customer-centric, data-led, approach to developing the brand, starting with a deep immersion in all that Abu Dhabi has to offer both the tangible and the intangible and to see first-hand the diversity of experiences on offer,” added Ms. Holdcroft.
The new campaign: Experience Abu Dhabi Find Your Pace has now been unveiled in Abu Dhabi, the GCC, France, the UK and the US Celebrating its Emirati heritage and seamlessly connecting it to the living culture offered by the Saadiyat Cultural District, home to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, and Yas Island’s exciting theme park and waterfront attractions, the destination campaign welcomes the world to enjoy Abu Dhabi’s enriching experiences, at their own pace.
Mr. Clive Rohald, partner and executive creative director at Prophet, observed that, “From the positioning and messaging to the verbal and visual expression, the campaign was designed to support Abu Dhabi’s growth ambition to be among world-class destinations of choice.”
“In order to bring the new tourism destination positioning to life, we crafted a bespoke logotype reflecting nuances of Arabic calligraphy with a strong editorial aesthetic, a more human-centric, natural, reportage-oriented image library, a broad colour palette reflective of visitor passions and a suite of ‘connective’ graphics reflecting ‘connectedness’, pace and rhythm,” Mr. Rohald further commented.