AT&T
Codes of Culture
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The Challenge
Nationally, AT&T was losing relevance amongst millennials who share multicultural values. The brand had a perception of it being old, corporate, and non-diverse. In a time where the millennial purchasing power was ever increasing, AT&T needed to find ways to connect with this audience or risk losing their dominance within the category.
The Idea
At its origins, an area code was simply used to distinguish one town from the next. Since then, area codes have become three-digit symbols of hometown pride. Our campaign, “Codes of Culture,” reclaimed the area code brackets that AT&T invented by reintroducing them in a way that celebrates the “codes” cherished by locals and the cities they represent.
The Work

The Impact
In a category where only 2% of the market moves to a new carrier, we saw top two box scores seeing lift in switching intent ranging from 37% to as high as 74%.
Over a 12-month campaign duration, people who agree “AT&T is culturally relevant” increased:
+150%
in Chicago
+132%
in NYC
+117%
in LA
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