Quit for Them.

A bilingual campaign to get parents and grandparents to quit smoking for their children.

After conducting research with children, young people and their parents, we discovered a link between parental smoking rates and children and young people starting to smoke. We already knew that peers influenced behaviour but the impact of a parent or grandparent smoking was just as great.

The mission to get children and young people to not smoke turned into a mission to pursuade parents and grandparents to quit smoking first - because they had to quit if they wanted their children not to start.

A digital campaign that reached over 5 million people over 2 years.

The Quit for Them campaign ran over two years and targeted areas in North Wales with high smoking prevelance. We engaged both parents and children - making them the face of the campaign. We even pursuaded local celebrities to spread the message - including Olympic champ Ray Williams. The messages were delivered using the voice of children and young people which really resonated with parents and grandparents.

Over 25,000 residents visited the campaign website with thousands requesting support to quit. We tracked the journey of a sample of smokers (around 600) and found that the campaign led to 157 people quitting for good. 

Three months after the campaign launched, the 5% target was reached in North Wales - the first time ever - and it is acknowledged that this campaign was responsible.