OPTION 2: BRAND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN - The smartest way to invest, spend and bank.
Freedom to Enjoy Winter Campaign
The smartest way to invest, spend and bank — this holiday season.
Creative Angle:
- Lifestyle holiday visuals (snow, mountains, travel) paired with bold lines about smart money and freedom.
- Seasonal but not cliché: playful, modern and confident.
Tone:
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Minimal.
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Editorial.
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Aspirational.
Seasonal Symbolism:
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Traditional holiday advertising is about products.
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This campaign reframes the season: the ultimate gift isn’t what’s under the tree, it’s the freedom to enjoy life on your own terms.
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This makes Trade Republic stand apart in a season crowded with retail and consumerist messaging.
The campaign makes Trade Republic top-of-mind during the holidays, shifting perception from “just a broker” to a modern lifestyle brand for smart money, building an emotional connection by linking financial freedom with the joy of the season.
FURTHER IDEATION
1# Idea
Position the Trade Republic card as the ultimate symbol of financial freedom, elevated, iconic, larger than life.
The card doesn’t just live in your wallet, it becomes a cultural icon, placed on the highest peaks of Europe to show that freedom with Trade Republic knows no limits.
Execution
- Installation:
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A giant Trade Republic card sculpture is placed on snowy Alpine peaks (St. Moritz, Chamonix, Zermatt).
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Designed with reflective materials + subtle light pulses, it feels more like a modern art piece than an ad.
- At night, it glows against the snow, visible from ski slopes and cable cars.
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A giant Trade Republic card sculpture is placed on snowy Alpine peaks (St. Moritz, Chamonix, Zermatt).
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Cinematic Content:
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Film professional skiers and snowboarders passing the glowing card.
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Drone shots of the card glowing at sunrise and sunset.
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Film professional skiers and snowboarders passing the glowing card.
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Social Activation:
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Challenge: “Show us how you reach your peak of freedom.”
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Spin-off filter: users drop a glowing TR card into any landscape, shareable AR experience.
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Challenge: “Show us how you reach your peak of freedom.”
Extensions
- OOH tie-in: Billboards showing the glowing card against snowy peaks with the line “The smartest card this winter.”
- Influencer collab: Ski + travel influencers invited to film their own “Journey to The Smartest Card.”
- Press hook: Position it as “the world’s highest debit card installation”, lifestyle + finance press coverage.
2# Idea:
Show the scale of savings people are already building with Trade Republic — in real time.
A living installation by Trade Republic
Concept
Across Europe, 8 million people are quietly building wealth.Every second, every transaction, every move adds up.
We make it visible.
Execution
1. OOH Landmark Screens
- Place giant minimalist digital counters in iconic European squares (Alexanderplatz Berlin, Champs-Élysées Paris, Picadilly Circus London, Puerta del Sol Madrid).
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The counter ticks upward in real-time:
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“€4,102,348.27 of wealth our customers already created this season.”
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With each new user or euro invested, it jumps forward, creating excitement as crowds watch it live.
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“€4,102,348.27 of wealth our customers already created this season.”
2. Digital Extensions
- A microsite + TR app widget mirrors the live counter for everyone in Europe.
- On the website, a live banner showcasing in real life the amount of money invested via Trade Republic.
3. Holiday Spin
- 2026 begins smarter. €X billion and counting.”
- “This Christmas: €5,000,000.00 of savings created.”
Turning abstract numbers into something beautiful, minimalist, and emotionally powerful. Not just an ad, but a public event.
Tiago Drago Rosa