{"id":4486,"date":"2018-12-17T14:08:05","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T14:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/press\/?p=4486"},"modified":"2020-01-03T16:08:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T16:08:24","slug":"the-first-choice-go-mahoosive-campaign-bursts-back-on-tv-screens-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/press\/the-first-choice-go-mahoosive-campaign-bursts-back-on-tv-screens-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"THE FIRST CHOICE &#8216;GO MAHOOSIVE&#8217; CAMPAIGN BURSTS BACK ON TV SCREENS THIS CHRISTMAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>Love it or hate it \u2013 the memorable rapping First Choice ad is back from Boxing Day<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Bold, \u2018larger than life\u2019 creative asserts First Choice\u2019s bright, confident, bold personality and has helped the brand to its highest consideration levels in three years<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Part of multi-million pound spend across TV, print, radio, digital and social<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>17\u00a0December 2018 &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Love it or hate it, First Choice\u2019s \u2018Go Mahoosive\u2019 rapping TV ad whipped up a storm of debate when it debuted during Bake Off last Christmas Day.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Voted one of the year\u2019s most annoying ads just weeks into the New Year it certainly got people talking and, more importantly, thinking about First Choice.\u00a0\u00a0 So much so that the campaign successfully drove consideration to its highest level in three years<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Katie McAlister, Chief Marketing Officer for TUI UK and Ireland commented: \u201cThe ad performed strongly in focus groups before it went live last year so we had total confidence it would connect with our First Choice audience.\u00a0\u00a0 We also knew it had the potential to divide popular opinion and it\u2019s done both of those things extremely successfully!\u00a0\u00a0 First Choice is a really important part of the overall TUI product offer, taking around 1million customers on holiday every year.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 During the tough trading this summer the brand really hold its own with people looking for the excellent value an all inclusive holiday offers with the reassurance of quality.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The campaign more than met its objectives of increasing consideration and driving bookings so, love it or hate it, it worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A 30 second version of the creative featuring the Turner Family as they embrace every aspect of a First Choice All Inclusive holiday quite literally singing \u2013 or rapping \u2013 its praises, will air on Boxing Day.\u00a0\u00a0 For the first time this year, the 30 second will be followed by a 10 second execution in the same ad break, showcasing a choice of offers available across January. 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