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From the archives: The Xbox Launch

This is a historic campaign from the SMA archives.

A little known fact is that Xbox launched on campus before anywhere else - a week before the official Australian launch.

The campaign rolled out with precision; grass-roots buzz followed by mass engagement - all tightly integrated into a wider media strategy. Campus went Xbox crazy.

Just how effective was the campaign? Within days, the competitors pulled their advertising from campus and conceded the territory to Xbox - an important early victory in the battle for youth gaming loyalties.

Our incredible staff were employed for follow up in-store work over Christmas - winning awards in those channels too.

Internally it was a turning point for SMA - the first campaign where we handed over a significant part of the promotional creativity to our student staff - with amazing results.


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The women ALWAYS won the "Battle of the Sexes" round...

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The Union Bar at UNSW packs them in!

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A new degree being offered? Lecture announcements are always an effective way to reach the target market.

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Don't stand between boys and their Xbox!