Anti-Piracy Campaign

An Idea That
Traveled the World

The conceptual solution for the anti-piracy campaign, created at the very beginning of Cherry Marketing Solutions’ work, proves that ideas can travel the world.

At least those that are big enough, while also being the result of a genuine understanding of the client, the product, the market, and the target audience.

Highlights

Globally Used Key Visual


Print and POS Solutions


Digital Materials

Microsoft

Cherry Partner since 2015

Expertise

Idea Development

Campaign Concept and Execution

Photography

Print Production

Creation of POS Materials

Roll-up banner featuring a creative solution for the Microsoft anti-piracy campaign “Cheap solutions can sometimes be painful”
Front and back cover of a flyer created for the Microsoft anti-piracy campaign “Cheap solutions can sometimes be painful”

The anti-piracy campaign “Cheap solutions can sometimes be painful” was originally created as a creative concept for local needs, where purchasing legal software was not common, and the stick was traditionally more effective than the carrot.

The photograph illustrating the risks of using illegal software also received its physical, 3D version, so consumers in retail stores across Serbia found a cactus in the place of a computer mouse, along with locally adapted hangers, posters, and stands.

Interior of a computer equipment store featuring a hanging display with a creative solution for the Microsoft anti-piracy campaign
Shelf wobble display featuring a creative solution for the Microsoft anti-piracy campaign “Cheap solutions can sometimes be painful”
POSM elements from the Microsoft anti-piracy campaign: monitor extension, laptop stand, and a cactus used as a computer mouse

When the client recognized the potential of the solution, this one creative idea evolved into a regional campaign, which was later adopted overseas as well – across both digital and offline platforms.

Creative execution from the Microsoft anti-piracy campaign “Cheap solutions can sometimes be painful”
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