Wirz Activation recruits new tramp pilots for VBZ on social media
Wirz Activation has been working for the Zurich Transport Authority since the middle of last year. Together with Hutter Consult, the agency has now supported VBZ in the recruitment of new employees.
In their search for new streetcar pilots for the 15 Zurich streetcar lines of VBZ, the dialog advertisers made use of one of the oldest but at the same time most successful means in communication: humor - or schadenfreude, to be more precise.
Creative Director Stefan Dätwyler says: "People want to be entertained. So it doesn't matter whether I have to sell a product or a service, or whether I want to present myself in the right light as a potential employer. But it's also a fact: After the first smirk, you have to deliver something relevant. Otherwise, the attention you've just gained is quickly gone again. But fortunately, VBZ has plenty of that to offer."
The campaign, which was designed for three waves and five core target groups, was published exclusively in social media and achieved "dream values" here, according to the statement. This is true both in terms of pure attention and the number and quality of applications. According to initial analyses, the proportion of applicants who successfully passed the pre-selection test improved by 17 percent to 41 percent.
