July 29, 2008 In News By Advent
Healthways wanted to host a unique, strategic, and highly targeted marketing event as a compliment to its presence at the 2008 AHIP Conference in San Francisco. The objective was to unveil the unprecedented Gallup-Healthways Well Being IndexSM and to network with an existing and prospective customer base of high-level executives. The creative minds from Healthways teamed up with designers and managers at Advent to engineer a wonderful evening to remember.

Needs:
- Create a unique, fun, and upscale VIP event with an air of exclusivity
- Immerse attendees in a relevant and memorable environment
- Stimulate an emotionally significant response related to the brand
- Design an engaging atmosphere conducive to social networking with C level executives
- Produce a subtly branded interactive physical environment
- Promote awareness of the Healthways-Gallup partnership while remaining light on content
Solutions:
Physical Environment
- Projected enormous black and white still photos from classic movies in several locations including the showcase courtyard space
- Produced sheer,lightly printed banners to drape around windows and provide subtle branding
- Provided high-profile red carpet entrance and impact walkway lighting
- Collaborated with existing local vendors on and off-site in the production phase
Social Environment
- Strategically designated spaces with different tempos, noise levels, and visibility to increase comfort and promote both large group interaction and private conversation
- Incorporated interactive keypads to engage attendees with movie trivia and polling questions
- Discovered celebrity look-a-likes as novel brand ambassadors to engage attendees by plucking various film legends from the projection screens and placing them in conversation with the audience
- Caricature artist to sketch attendees and provide a memorable way for attendees to take the event home with them


Authored By Advent
Advent partners with organizations to help them visually express differentiation.
In By Advent
Healthways wanted to host a unique, strategic, and highly targeted marketing event as a compliment to its presence at the 2008 AHIP Conference in San Francisco. The objective was to unveil the unprecedented Gallup-Healthways Well Being IndexSM and to network with an existing and prospective customer base of high-level executives. The creative minds from Healthways teamed up with designers and managers at Advent to engineer a wonderful evening to remember.

Needs:
- Create a unique, fun, and upscale VIP event with an air of exclusivity
- Immerse attendees in a relevant and memorable environment
- Stimulate an emotionally significant response related to the brand
- Design an engaging atmosphere conducive to social networking with C level executives
- Produce a subtly branded interactive physical environment
- Promote awareness of the Healthways-Gallup partnership while remaining light on content
Solutions:
Physical Environment
- Projected enormous black and white still photos from classic movies in several locations including the showcase courtyard space
- Produced sheer,lightly printed banners to drape around windows and provide subtle branding
- Provided high-profile red carpet entrance and impact walkway lighting
- Collaborated with existing local vendors on and off-site in the production phase
Social Environment
- Strategically designated spaces with different tempos, noise levels, and visibility to increase comfort and promote both large group interaction and private conversation
- Incorporated interactive keypads to engage attendees with movie trivia and polling questions
- Discovered celebrity look-a-likes as novel brand ambassadors to engage attendees by plucking various film legends from the projection screens and placing them in conversation with the audience
- Caricature artist to sketch attendees and provide a memorable way for attendees to take the event home with them


Authored By Advent
Advent partners with organizations to help them visually express differentiation.