{"id":4323624,"date":"2025-08-12T14:26:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=4323624"},"modified":"2025-12-05T12:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:53:49","slug":"australian-red-cross-lifebloods-new-campaign-puts-a-spotlight-on-middle-children-to-encourage-blood-donation","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-au\/insight\/australian-red-cross-lifebloods-new-campaign-puts-a-spotlight-on-middle-children-to-encourage-blood-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Red Cross Lifeblood&#8217;s new campaign puts a spotlight on middle children to encourage blood donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-insight-intro\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-insight-intro__meta\"\n\t\tdata-animation=\"scale-fade\">\n\t\t<div\t\t\tclass=\"block-insight-intro__badge bg-refreshed-cyan\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='none'><mask id='3a72ca2e-6927-4b14-9d63-99a32ea39227' style='mask-type:alpha' maskUnits='userSpaceOnUse' x='0' y='0' width='16' height='16'><path fill='#D9D9D9' stroke='#fff' d='M.5.5h15v15H.5z'\/><\/mask><g mask='url(#3a72ca2e-6927-4b14-9d63-99a32ea39227)'><path d='M4.167 11.167H8.5v-1H4.167v1Zm6.666 0h1V4.834h-1v6.333ZM4.167 8.5H8.5v-1H4.167v1Zm0-2.667H8.5v-1H4.167v1Zm-1.295 7.834c-.337 0-.622-.117-.855-.35a1.163 1.163 0 0 1-.35-.855V3.539c0-.337.116-.622.35-.856.233-.233.518-.35.855-.35h10.256c.337 0 .622.117.855.35.234.234.35.519.35.856v8.923c0 .336-.116.622-.35.855-.233.233-.518.35-.855.35H2.872Zm0-1h10.256a.196.196 0 0 0 .141-.064.196.196 0 0 0 .064-.141V3.539a.196.196 0 0 0-.064-.141.195.195 0 0 0-.14-.065H2.871a.196.196 0 0 0-.141.065.196.196 0 0 0-.064.14v8.924c0 .051.021.098.064.14.043.043.09.065.14.065Z' fill='currentColor'\/><path d='M2.667 12.667V3.333m1.5 7.834H8.5v-1H4.167v1Zm6.666 0h1V4.834h-1v6.333ZM4.167 8.5H8.5v-1H4.167v1Zm0-2.667H8.5v-1H4.167v1Zm-1.295 7.834c-.337 0-.622-.117-.855-.35a1.163 1.163 0 0 1-.35-.855V3.539c0-.337.116-.622.35-.856.233-.233.518-.35.855-.35h10.256c.337 0 .622.117.855.35.234.234.35.519.35.856v8.923c0 .336-.116.622-.35.855-.233.233-.518.35-.855.35H2.872Zm0-1h10.256a.196.196 0 0 0 .141-.064.196.196 0 0 0 .064-.141V3.539a.196.196 0 0 0-.064-.141.195.195 0 0 0-.14-.065H2.871a.196.196 0 0 0-.141.065.196.196 0 0 0-.064.14v8.924c0 .051.021.098.064.14.043.043.09.065.14.065Z' stroke='currentColor' stroke-width='0.25' fill='none'\/><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-sans-14\">\n\t\t\t\tInsights\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<h1\tclass=\"text text-sans-60 block-insight-intro__title\"\n\tdata-animation=\"slide\" data-animation-target=\"words\" >Australian Red Cross Lifeblood&#8217;s new campaign puts a spotlight on middle children to encourage blood donation<\/h1><div class=\"author block-insight-intro__author\" data-animation=\"slide-fade\">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"author__portrait\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jazzy-Sey-Marketing-Business-Development-Coordinator-DEPT\u00ae--150x150.png\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Jazzy Sey\"\n\t\t\/>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"author__text\">\n\t\tJazzy Sey\t\t<br \/>\n\t\tMarketing &amp; Business Development Coordinator, Australia\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-insight-intro__insight-meta\" data-animation=\"slide-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-insight-intro__insight-meta-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-insight-intro__insight-meta-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDate\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tAugust 12, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<img\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lifeblood-Insight-Featured-1920x1080-1.jpg\"\n\t\talt=\"Australian Red Cross Lifeblood&#8217;s new campaign puts a spotlight on middle children to encourage blood donation\"\n\t\tclass=\"block-insight-intro__featured-image\"\n\t\tdata-animation=\"scale-fade\">\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"block-assets-and-copy js-block-assets-and-copy\"\n\tdata-variant=\"full-width-content\"\n\tdata-content-align=\"start\"\n>\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-48 block-assets-and-copy__title\"\n\tdata-animation=\"slide\" data-animation-target=\"words\" >In a creative twist on traditional awareness campaigns, &#8220;A Moment for the Middle Child,&#8221; a unique initiative encouraging young Australians to donate blood, has been unveiled today.<\/p><div\tdata-animation=\"slide-fade\" data-animation-target=\"inner-items-separate\" data-animation-delay=\"0.15\" data-animation-stagger=\"0.2\" class=\"block-assets-and-copy__content\" >\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-assets-and-copy__text\"\n\t>Australian Red Cross Lifeblood\u2019s latest media campaign, created by global digital agency DEPT\u00ae, is set to coincide with National Middle Child Day, leveraging the power of social media and the universal theme of sibling rivalry to engage a specific audience: middle children aged 18-30.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-assets-and-copy__media js-block-assets-and-copy-media\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-animation=\"scale-fade\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"js-block-assets-and-copy-video\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-plyr-provider=\"vimeo\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-plyr-embed-id=\"1108529089\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-for=\"c0072bad\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-assets-and-copy__transcript-button js-block-assets-and-copy-view-transcript text-sans-14\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscript\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dialog\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"c0072bad\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-assets-and-copy__transcript-dialog js-block-assets-and-copy-transcript-dialog\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-sans-16\">Transcript<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-block-assets-and-copy-modal-close\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-assets-and-copy__transcript-content\">I get called the oldest name, the youngest name, the dog&#8217;s name.\n\nI mean, I&#8217;ve literally been left behind before.\n\nEvery middle child wants to be noticed, right? Like I&#8217;ve got two cameras on me right now and I&#8217;m feeling the best I&#8217;ve felt in my entire life.\n\nI mean, what are you when you&#8217;re the middle kid?\n\nWhen am I gonna have something that&#8217;s actually mine?\n\nHow can I stick it to my siblings?\n\nThere was one thing I knew my siblings hadn&#8217;t done.\n\nDonating blood.\n\nDonating blood.\n\nDonating blood.\n\nLike I&#8217;m literally saving lives.\n\nI&#8217;m helping people. This is walking the walk.\n\nI barely had to lift a finger.\n\nI&#8217;m kind of a huge deal.\n\nIt&#8217;s time for the middle child to be the main character.\n\nIt&#8217;s time for the middle kids to lead the way.\n\nBeing the middle child is the reason.\n\nLife is the reason.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dialog>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"block-assets-and-copy js-block-assets-and-copy\"\n\tdata-variant=\"full-width-content\"\n\tdata-content-align=\"center\"\n>\n\t<div\tdata-animation=\"slide-fade\" data-animation-target=\"inner-items-separate\" data-animation-delay=\"0.15\" data-animation-stagger=\"0.2\" class=\"block-assets-and-copy__content\" >\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-assets-and-copy__text\"\n\t>Originally conceived for National Blood Donor Week, the campaign found its perfect fit with National Middle Child Day. The brief was to create an awareness campaign that would resonate with the Gen Z audience, who have either never donated blood or are unmotivated to do so. The concept, &#8220;A Moment for the Middle Child,&#8221; taps into the often-overlooked middle sibling&#8217;s desire for attention, using this as a motivation to donate blood and become the favourite child.<br><br>Drawing inspiration from the nature of social media sharing, where users often broadcast their achievements and experiences, the campaign offers donors both the opportunity to contribute to a vital cause and the chance to earn social media bragging rights. This approach is particularly appealing to Gen Z, known for their active social media presence and desire for meaningful engagement.<br><br>Hannah Rayment, PR Manager at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, commented, &#8220;This campaign is a fresh and engaging way to reach young Australians. We are thrilled to be able to bring this creative concept to life and inspire a new generation of blood donors.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Red_Cross_Life_Blood_Nyandier.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Full-body studio portrait of a young woman with long, dark braids, sitting on a black stool. She is smiling and wearing a red long-sleeved shirt and grey jeans. This photo is for a Red Cross Lifeblood campaign.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-assets-and-copy__media js-block-assets-and-copy-media\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-animation=\"scale-fade\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"block-assets-and-copy js-block-assets-and-copy has-less-t-space has-less-b-space\"\n\tdata-variant=\"full-width-content\"\n\tdata-content-align=\"center\"\n>\n\t<div\tdata-animation=\"slide-fade\" data-animation-target=\"inner-items-separate\" data-animation-delay=\"0.15\" data-animation-stagger=\"0.2\" class=\"block-assets-and-copy__content\" >\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-assets-and-copy__text\"\n\t>This marks DEPT\u00ae&#8217;s first collaboration with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. The campaign unfolds in three phases: teaser videos, a hero piece, and supporting content from creators on Instagram and TikTok. The hero video playfully subverts expectations of a typical Lifeblood ad, quickly revealing itself as a spoof on the common struggles of middle children, with lines like &#8220;I\u2019ve been called the dog\u2019s name&#8221; and &#8220;being left behind by their parents,&#8221; leading them to humorously ask, &#8220;When is it going to be their time?&#8221;. Additionally, the campaign features content from creators Emily McCracken (@emjcrackers) and Mitchell Coombs (@mitchellcoombs), both middle children themselves, who are producing their own content to support the cause.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote class=\"block-case-quote\" data-animation-timeline>\n\t<span class=\"text-sans-20-24\" data-animation=\"fade\" data-timeline-item=\"1\">\u201c<\/span>\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-case-quote__title\"\n\tdata-animation=\"slide\" data-animation-target=\"words\" data-timeline-item=\"2\" data-timeline-at=\"&lt;\" >At its core, &#8216;A Moment for the Middle Child&#8217; is about encouraging young Australians to donate blood by tapping into the playful dynamics of sibling rivalry. The campaign&#8217;s message is clear: become the favourite child by donating blood and making a difference.<\/p>\t<br \/>\n\t<span class=\"text-sans-20-24\" data-animation=\"fade\" data-timeline-item=\"3\" data-timeline-at=\"-0.5\">\u201d<\/span>\n\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-case-quote__text\"\n\tdata-animation=\"slide\" data-animation-target=\"words\" data-animation-stagger=\"0.015\" data-timeline-item=\"4\" data-timeline-at=\"-0.5\" >Jessica White, VP of Creative &amp; Media at DEPT\u00ae<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"block-assets-and-copy js-block-assets-and-copy has-less-t-space\"\n\tdata-variant=\"copy-only\"\n\tdata-content-align=\"center\"\n>\n\t<div\tdata-animation=\"slide-fade\" data-animation-target=\"inner-items-separate\" data-animation-delay=\"0.15\" data-animation-stagger=\"0.2\" class=\"block-assets-and-copy__content\" >\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-24 block-assets-and-copy__text\"\n\t>With offices in Sydney and Melbourne and a staff of over 150, DEPT\u00ae has cemented its position as a thriving strategic and innovation hub in the broader APAC region, delivering impactful digital solutions that align with the values of its clients. 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