Oracle Celebrating 25 years of innovations and innovators with Oracle

This meant we needed to acknowledge a few different pillars in the campaign messaging so that both sets of audience members felt heard and valued.

To create a sense of emotion, and action, we conducted persona-specific research around Java developers and IT executives who have propelled their careers on the success of Java. We leveraged Java’s key messaging tenets—Trust, Innovation and Predictability—to anchor all of our messaging, remaining consistent with the brand’s why statements and proof points.

Insight: Some of the developers we interviewed expressed that the relationship between Oracle and Java made them feel more confident in Java’s longevity.

Many units across Oracle wanted to co-promote the campaign along with the core Java team. To wrangle this, we wrote and designed a new landing page that housed a custom Java mascot “Duke”, who has been updated throughout the years and is open-source for anyone to create their own, a subtle nod to Java’s reach. Also, in this landing destination was a 25th birthday celebration to register to attend, a timeline of all of the highlights of Java over the past 25 years, and a video series featuring many prestigious developers who spoke about Java’s impact.

Knowing many teams across Oracle wanted in, we developed an internal campaign guide that included everything from voice attributes, narrative techniques, design guidelines, and even a call-to-action strategy.

This campaign has demonstrated the industry leader's recommitment to a technology that the development community has grown up with. It has also helped unite and energize a brand that had seen declining interest over the years, proving that with the right story and targeting you can rebuild trust.