New :15 and :30 second brand spots to air on NBC stations in Los Angeles, New York, Miami – available to view at AmaWaterways.ca/BrandSpot
Calabasas, CA. - (May. 17, 2019) -
Luxury river cruise line, AmaWaterways, launched its new multi-platform, multi-phased advertising campaign across NBC stations in New York (WNBC), Los Angeles (KNBC) and Miami (WTVJ), this week. For the campaign, AmaWaterways is teaming up with LX.TV and Skycastle, in-house production teams that serve NBC owned television stations, to create customized spots and specialized segments about AmaWaterways’ ships that will showcase the luxury cruise line’s experiential appeal of cruising along the world’s most iconic rivers. In addition to the spots running on-air in these three markets, the content will receive additional distribution through the stations’ digital/mobile platforms. AmaWaterways also will be integrated into NBC Owned Stations Lifestyle programming with a national integration in Open House and a fully devoted episode of nationally distributed 1st Look. In 2020, AmaWaterways will expand its linear/digital advertising campaign to NBC owned stations in Philadelphia, Dallas/Fort Worth and San Diego.
“We are confident that this strategic TV and digital campaign with NBC owned stations will open our product up to a new generation of travelers,” said Janet Bava, chief marketing officer of AmaWaterways. “We are thrilled to answer the call from our travel agency partners who, for many years, have longed for more consumer awareness around river cruising in general and AmaWaterways specifically.”
The spots are narrated by Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of AmaWaterways, Kristin Karst, as she describes the family-owned company’s unique entrepreneurial journey from a one ship start-up to an award-winning river cruise company leading the industry in innovation.
“From the very beginning, our families’ vision was to create a river cruise experience that we ourselves would love. To us, that meant elegantly appointed ships, high quality locally sourced food and wine, a variety of immersive tours and above all, crew who made everyone feel like part of the family,” said Karst. “I am proud to be sharing the AmaWaterways story through our new TV campaign and hope that these very personal ads capture the warm welcome and family spirit for which AmaWaterways is known.”
The first phase of the new AmaWaterways campaign launched on May 13 with spots airing on NBC stations WNBC, KNBC, and WTVJ. These markets comprise target markets for the company, and a high concentration of past AmaWaterways guests. AmaWaterways’ new spots and longer video segments will air beginning fall 2019. As part of Loyalty Appreciation Month this November, AmaWaterways recently unveiled new Loyalty Cruises with special cruise benefits and recognition for those who have sailed previously with the company. AmaWaterways’ new ads will serve as another component of a marketing program directed at this important audience.
The second phase of the campaign expands to NBC stations in Philadelphia (WCAU), Dallas/Fort Worth (KXAS), and San Diego (KNSD) in 2020, and will include LX.TV/Skycastle-produced spots and customized content for NBC stations’ on-air programs and digital platforms.