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Venu (formerly Notes Live) launched the 'Own The Stock That Rocks' campaign to empower music fans by giving them the opportunity to purchase shares in the company, bringing them into the fold of the live music industry's future. By highlighting Venu’s mission to revolutionize concert venues with state-of-the-art technology and unmatched fan experiences, the campaign showcased how music lovers could take an active role in shaping the future of live music. The creative leveraged bold messaging and dynamic visuals to drive the idea that fans could not only enjoy the concerts but own a stake in the company that delivers them. Through storytelling, personal messaging from founder JW, and emotional appeals about music culture, the campaign inspired a new generation of music fans to take ownership in a cultural movement.
The brief was to create an investor relations campaign that would promote fan ownership in Notes Live’s public stock, NYSE AMERICAN: VENU. The business challenge was to raise capital to expand the company’s state-of-the-art amphitheaters, while securing funding for future growth in the live music space. The communication challenge was to encourage music fans, rather than traditional investors, to purchase stock in the company and become active participants in its mission to revolutionize live music. The objective was to create a campaign that appealed to music fanatics and demonstrated how owning stock in Venu could make them part of a bigger cultural movement. We needed to shift the conversation from typical investment language to a passionate, fan-driven call to action.
To solve the brief, we positioned 'Own The Stock That Rocks' as an exciting opportunity for music fans to invest in the future of live music and created a new logo and look for the brand. The campaign intertwined powerful messages about the company’s mission to transform the live music experience, using founder JW’s personal passion for the cause as a key storytelling element. By highlighting the state-of-the-art venues and fan-centric features like immersive experiences and acoustic innovation, the campaign emphasized that fans weren’t just buying stock—they were becoming part of a movement.
Notes Live’s 'Own The Stock That Rocks' campaign draws on the cultural significance of live music in American history, where concerts have served as a platform for unity, social change, and personal connection. By focusing on the idea of preserving and revitalizing the concert experience, the campaign taps into nostalgia while embracing innovation. JW’s vision for transforming live music echoes the disruptors of other industries, such as Robert Kraft in sports or Elon Musk in the auto industry, making it a fresh and compelling narrative. Venu is not just about creating new venues; it’s about returning agency to the fans and ensuring that music culture is controlled by those who experience it, not a distant corporate board.
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