The Richards Group Celebrates ‘Moments’ for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

The Richards Group today is launching the first-ever brand campaign in the 93-year history of the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC).

Entitled “Moments” the campaign celebrates happy moments in the lives of several real TSRHC patients made possible by the hospital. In one spot, it’s a dancer who can’t imagine what her life would be like without dancing. We see her in the present day, and then flash back to her orthopedic recovery at TSRHC, preceded by the message, “These moments were made possible by these moments.” Similarly-themed spots include a horseback rider and a football player, each ending with the tagline, “Giving children back their childhood.”

“Using Texas Scottish Rite patients in our campaign brought authenticity to the hospital’s message,” said Stan Richards, president and CEO of The Richards Group, in a release. “By putting the focus on actual patients who overcame adverse circumstances, we can show how each one has gotten back to their childhood, fully recovered and happy, thanks to the good work of TSRHC.”

In addition to the television ads, the campaign also include digital, radio, OOH and print elements. Stick around for two more spots after the jump. (more…)

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The Richards Group Takes on Flowers for Edible Arrangements


The Richards Group debuted a new creative direction for Edible Arrangements, the originator of the “fresh” (if you’ve ever tasted their product, you know otherwise) fruit bouquet and global category leader, in their first integrated marketing campaign for the brand. The new campaign “marks an evolution from several different creative campaigns for different media to one streamlined positioning played out from storefronts to social media to broadcast to banner ads.” As you may recall, Edible Arrangements named The Richards Group their agency of record last summer.

The Richards Group’s new multi-million dollar campaign (the brand’s largest advertising campaign to date) centers around the new tagline “Pick Fruit. It’s Fresher.” with an integrated effort championing the choice of fruit over flowers. “Reaction,” the 30-second television spot featured above, typifies the approach. Various mothers’ open-mouthed reactions to flowers appear at first to be enthusiastic, but are revealed to be bored yawns. The spot debuts in advance of Mother’s Day on April 28, with both a 30-second and 15-second version.

“This advertising, across all channels, pokes a little fun at the same old gift and encourages families to celebrate mom in a fresh way. And our research shows that moms really appreciate creativity and ingenuity in gift-giving,” said Edible Arrangements’ chief marketing officer Jeff Lobb. Stick around for credits after the jump. continued…

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