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International Vulture Awareness Day Campaign – BirdLife International

BirdLife International • International Vulture Awareness Day 2023

Turning vulture awareness into a digital conversation.

KWETU supported BirdLife International's International Vulture Awareness Day campaign through digital content, audience targeting, influencer outreach and paid social amplification around the #IVAD and #SAVEVULTURES campaign.

Client: BirdLife International Campaign: IVAD 2023 Category: Digital Campaign Agency: KWETU Marketing Agency
#IVAD Campaign identity
#SAVEVULTURES Campaign hashtag
4 Days Twitter trending
5 Markets Regional campaign activity
01 — The Challenge

Make vulture conservation part of the conversation.

International Vulture Awareness Day created a focused opportunity to increase awareness of vultures and the importance of their conservation.

The campaign needed to translate an important conservation message into engaging digital content capable of reaching relevant audiences across multiple African markets.

International Vulture Awareness Day campaign artwork
02 — Campaign Idea

#IVAD. #SAVEVULTURES.

The campaign centred on International Vulture Awareness Day and used a clear, recognisable campaign identity to bring attention to vulture conservation.

Vulture Conservation
Awareness
Digital Engagement
Regional Reach
Influencer Outreach
Paid Social
03 — Digital Strategy

Creative content supported by targeted distribution.

Rather than relying on a single communication channel, the campaign combined content creation, audience targeting, influencer participation and paid promotion.

Content Creation Campaign content was developed to communicate the importance of vultures and encourage awareness around the conservation message.
Influencer Outreach Influencer participation helped introduce the campaign to wider and relevant audiences.
Paid Social Twitter advertising was used to extend campaign reach beyond organic distribution.
Regional Targeting Activity was directed towards audiences across Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
04 — Campaign Execution

Coordinated across markets and audiences.

01 Create Develop campaign visuals and supporting digital content.
02 Target Focus paid activity on relevant conservation and environmental audiences.
03 Amplify Work with influencers and paid distribution to extend campaign visibility.
04 Engage Sustain conversation around International Vulture Awareness Day.
05 — Regional Amplification

One conservation message. Multiple African markets.

Campaign activity extended across Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The approach allowed the campaign to reach audiences across different markets while maintaining a consistent International Vulture Awareness Day identity.

Multilingual communication: French captions were also incorporated to support accessibility across relevant audiences.
BirdLife International The campaign was developed around BirdLife's International Vulture Awareness Day initiative, using the campaign identity and conservation message supplied for the programme.
06 — Campaign Result

The campaign gained sustained digital momentum.

The campaign trended on Twitter for four days before and after International Vulture Awareness Day.

Four Days of Trending The campaign achieved Twitter trending status for four days around the awareness event.
Multi-Market Visibility Campaign activity reached audiences across five African markets.
Influencer Amplification Influencer participation added additional distribution and visibility to the conservation message.
Integrated Distribution Organic content, influencers and paid social worked together to sustain campaign visibility.
07 — The KWETU Approach

Important messages deserve more than important content. They need distribution.

08 — Strategic Impact

From awareness day to a wider conservation conversation.

By combining creative communication with targeted distribution and influencer amplification, the campaign helped give vulture conservation greater visibility across digital audiences.

The four-day Twitter trending performance provided a clear indication that the campaign generated sustained public conversation around International Vulture Awareness Day.

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