rob killeen


NO MORE FAMILY PLANS
integrated + social
creative direction / copywriting
A lot of people use single-line phone plans, even though family plans are cheaper.
So Visible introduced a workaround: get family-plan savings without having to be in a family. The challenge was to frame the idea in a way that felt human and modern, without the telecom clichés. We centered the campaign on the idea that “family” can look like anything — friends, roommates, whoever. This opened the door to play with holiday dynamics in a fun way.
Which included...
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A holiday dinner TV spot
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A “Smash Room” pop-up in NYC, where guests smashed holiday decor printed with things like “Why aren’t you married yet?”
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A real-time Twitter hotline where people submitted family drama via #NoVisibleDrama and got responses from influencers like Mike Johnson and Matt Bellassai
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“Drama Relief Kits” sent to Visible users, with stuff like noise-canceling headphones and plush No Drama Llamas - a small but fun layer that helped round out the campaign story
A cultural wink, not a holiday stunt.
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3.1M+ TikTok views and 11K organic likes from Smash Room content
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28K Twitter impressions without any paid boost
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18.7M total impressions and 153K engagements from the Holiday Hotline, all organic
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47% lift over Meta’s average visit rate (9.07% vs. 5.61%) from the TV spot
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YouTube cost-per-view came in 23% below the $1 benchmark
By tapping into the tension of “traditional” family gatherings, Visible became the voice of a quieter, funnier, more modern kind of connection
