Repel expectations.

OREGON SYMPHONY

Get to the source

Brahms. Stravinsky. Beethoven. With everything that has changed since the first classical composers walked the earth, how does the music survive? Why do these artists still move us, change us, wow us? Oregon Symphony hired Watson to find out why and then inspire people to buy-in.

Research

Strategy

Concept

Design

Copywriting

Video

Photography

Campaign activation

True influence transcends
taste and time.

CALLING ON THE

Wave Makers.

To strengthen the Oregon Symphony’s cultural currency, we involved homegrown influencers to showcase the everyday power of classic music in iconic and enlivening ways. The strategy? Influencers spark interest. Interest builds momentum. Momentum sells tickets.

Igniting the classical series

Ravage. Regenerate. Rule.

Table Turner. Wave maker. Time Breaker. People who show up to life, show up the Symphony.

Seats are scarce.

Explore their site

SETTING A NATIONAL EXAMPLE

Aside from selling seats, the Oregon Symphony’s MY SOURCE campaign sets a national example. Like big consumer brands, arts organizations can utilize influencers to launch brand engagements, celebrate the vibrancy of the community, break into new market sectors, and garner donor ship. More than memorable, MY SOURCE was transformative. Equipped with evocative, personal, and branded personas, our influencers eagerly shared the campaign with their audiences—generating interest and traction the Symphony could not have achieved with a conventional campaign.