NCDOT’s Booze It & Lose It Statewide Clean Graffiti Campaign

NCDOT’s Booze It & Lose It Statewide Clean Graffiti Campaign

Reverse Graffiti Campaign Touting Safety Message Installed for the NCDOT

For the second time, #thesavageway was hired to bring awareness to the Booze It & Lose It campaign sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) / Governor’s Highway Safety Program. “Recognized as one of the nation’s most effective anti-drunk-driving campaigns, Booze It & Lose It has created increased awareness of the dangers and the consequences of drinking and driving through innovative education campaigns and extensive enforcement of impaired-driving laws.”

You can read more about the BILI initiative here.

Our role was to utilize our Clean Graffiti medium to provide reminders on the sidewalk that drinking and driving is not okay. The stencil read “Don’t Drink & Drive. BeSmarterThanThat.com.” We targeted highly popular bars, restaurants, liquor stores and gas stations that sell alcohol. Our campaign took us to 9 cities across North Carolina including Greenville, Fayetteville, Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Robeson County (Pembroke & Lumberton), Charlotte, and Asheville.

three images of reverse graffiti on sidewalks all showcasing the message, "Don't Drink & Drive. BeSmarterThanThat.com"

Clean Graffiti for the Booze It and Lose It campaign helping to curb drunk driving.

Clean Graffiti images are places around popular bars, restaurants and walking paths to remind passersby to be safe.

Statewide creative outdoor messaging for the North Carolina Department of Transportation by #thesavageway

Creative marketing on the sidewalks for the message to not drink and drive.

Booze It & Lose It Clean Graffiti campaign for the NCDOT.

Clean Graffiti is a great marketing tactic for a campaign like this because you are able to directly target your audience where they are walking – the sidewalk. It is another reminder to be safe and call a cab, Uber, take the bus or phone a sober friend to pick you up. This is a tactic amongst a robust marketing mix including radio, billboards, press, social media, flyers, posters, etc. Clean Graffiti is another “touch” point so that the brand message sticks in the brains of consumers in our overly-distracted society.

This “Public Communication” style of campaign is one of the ways that we love using our Clean Graffiti medium. It is for the good of the community. It can communicate to neighborhoods that may not have a large outdoor advertising option (aka no billboards, or bus ads to act as the reminder). It is eco-friendly (remember, it is just water!), and its creative and new so that it draws the attention of the consumer.

Related: Clean Graffiti Tour 2016 for the NCDOT

We look forward to spreading this message and safety messages like this to more places across the state and beyond.

Clean Graffiti Tour 2016 for the NCDOT

Clean Graffiti Tour 2016 for the NCDOT

#thesavageway is once again working with the North Carolina Department of Transportation on a statewide pedestrian and bicycle safety campaign using Clean Graffiti. The Watch For Me NC campaign launched in 2012 and “aims to reduce pedestrian and bicycle injuries and deaths through a comprehensive, targeted approach of public education and police enforcement.”  This is a continuation of our Clean Graffiti work in 2015 and again uses messages that are all about watching where you cross and watching for cars.

Clean Graffiti campaign by #thesavageway for the NCDOT in Corolla, NC.

Clean Graffiti campaign by #thesavageway for the NCDOT in Corolla, NC.

Our first leg of the Clean Graffiti Tour included stops in Corolla, Dare County, New Bern & Wilmington, NC. We targeted intersections that had frequent pedestrian or bicycle accidents. The hope is that the Clean Graffiti will bring awareness to the Watch For Me NC message. Part of the reason that these cities were chosen was due to the fact that there are not many outdoor signage options available to spread a message. Clean Graffiti is a great alternative to grab the attention of a walker/runner before an accident happens. The clean message on a dirty sidewalk sparks interest and can slow people down to make them aware of their surroundings (i.e. speeding cars).

Watch Where You Cross Clean Graffiti in Wilmington, NC. #thesavageway

Watch Where You Cross Clean Graffiti in Wilmington, NC. #thesavageway

Check out WatchForMeNC.org for more info on this safety campaign. Clean Graffiti by #thesavageway.

Check out WatchForMeNC.org for more info on this safety campaign. Clean Graffiti by #thesavageway.

Clean Graffiti pedestrian safety messages in New Bern, NC for the Watch For Me NC campaign. #thesavageway

Clean Graffiti pedestrian safety messages in New Bern, NC for the Watch For Me NC campaign. #thesavageway

 

This high accident intersection in Wilmington, NC got some Clean Graffiti safety messages from #thesavageway.

This high accident intersection in Wilmington, NC got some Clean Graffiti safety messages from #thesavageway.

Of course, #thesavageway team cannot go anywhere without having a little fun. If you follow along with @thesavageway on social media, you saw some fun behind the scenes of our adventure (shoulder popping included). Make sure to follow us on the following:

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Projects like this one for the NCDOT are exactly how we love to use Clean Graffiti. It’s the perfect marriage of an established institution using innovation for a public safety awareness campaign.

Stay tuned here and on social media for the next stops of Clean Graffiti Tour 2016!

Torrie Savage & Paula Bartlett of #thesavageway on the Clean Graffiti Tour of 2016.

Torrie Savage & Paula Bartlett of #thesavageway on the Clean Graffiti Tour of 2016.