AT&T
AT&T
2025 AAF National Student Advertising Competition Submission
The Ask
Utilizing “Connecting Changes Everything” as a key line, build brand love and increase the relevancy of AT&T amongst Gen Z.
It takes a village.
Behind every major life event (school dances, graduations, proposals) is the group of individuals who got you there.
Rather than celebrating the lone achiever, this campaign shifts the focus to the ensemble—the friends, family, and communities that make greater possibility achievable. By highlighting these connections, the campaign shows how support makes life’s moments, big and small, more meaningful.
AT&T is more than a service provider; it’s the foundation that empowers Gen Z to stay connected, collaborate, and accomplish more as a team.
Digital Connection is Important to Me.
In-Person Connection is Important to Me.
I Feel that my time online is helping me better connect with others.
“Connecting changes everything.”
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Connection between people enables them to achieve more collectively.
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AT&T sees the power of collaboration with Gen-We, but Gen-We hasn’t recognized that AT&T can be a key partner as the leading connectivity brand.
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Get GEN-WE to recognize that success is a group effort by celebrating the ensemble.
Creative Executions
Fourth Video Spot depicting post-engagement party set up
Copywriter: Eliza McMurray
Art Director: Parker Galbraith
Content: Zackary Wood, Samuel Thomas
Strategists: Easton Phillips, Anna Ziegler, Mirian Lines, Sofia Solis