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GymNation ad picks on London phone thefts to drive 600+ class sign-ups in Dubai

In response to rising phone thefts in London, where 80,000+ mobiles were stolen in the last 12 months, GymNation ran OOH, guerilla posters and bike ads promoting self-defense classes for Londoners visiting the safe city of Dubai.

GymNation London phone thieves mobile theft self-defense classes

UAE- and KSA-based fitness giant GymNation has witnessed incredible success with its latest advertising campaign – created in partnership with disruptive creative agency IdeaFarm – witnessing more than 600 sign-ups to its self-defense classes, more than 3,000 QR code scans of the campaign, and hundreds more contacting the brand’s social media team through direct messages.
In response to the rising phone thefts in the UK’s capital city, where more than 80,000 mobile devices were stolen in the last 12 months alone, the campaign targeted Londoners at a time when they are heading to the UAE for some winter sun.
The gym chain ran OOH, guerilla posters and bike ads across the capital promoting


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.