QuickBooks
Everyday Heroes
Role: Creative Strategy, Creative Direction and Art Direction
Brand: Intuit QuickBooks
Production Agency: Superside
Challenge
Small business owners in developing nations are navigating inflation, rising costs, and economic uncertainty. How might we make clear that QuickBooks is a meaningful partner in every step of their business journey?
Insight
To the outside viewer, success seems instant. But every visible win is the product of early mornings, late nights, and the moments you didn't want to push forward but did anyway. Behind every milestone is a quieter, harder journey, and QuickBooks is there for all of it, tracking cash flow gaps, simplifying tax seasons, and making the invisible work more manageable.
Creative
As the world watched elite athletes chase gold at Paris 2024, we launched Everyday Heroes, an in-house campaign for Intuit QuickBooks that drew a parallel between two kinds of champions. True determination doesn't only happen on global stages. It happens every day, in back-of-house stockrooms and late-night spreadsheets, all in pursuit of a better future. QuickBooks wasn't just a narrator in these stories. It was part of them.
Impacts
248,656,270 impressions, 4,745,192 ad clicks, 11,661 sign ups in just 4 weeks. It became our most efficient campaign to date, with a cost per click of just 6 cents.
Challenge
Small business owners in developing nations are navigating inflation, rising costs, and economic uncertainty. How might we make clear that QuickBooks is a meaningful partner in every step of their business journey?
Insight
To the outside viewer, success seems instant. But every visible win is the product of early mornings, late nights, and the moments you didn't want to push forward but did anyway. Behind every milestone is a quieter, harder journey, and QuickBooks is there for all of it, tracking cash flow gaps, simplifying tax seasons, and making the invisible work more manageable.
Creative
As the world watched elite athletes chase gold at Paris 2024, we launched Everyday Heroes, an in-house campaign for Intuit QuickBooks that drew a parallel between two kinds of champions. True determination doesn't only happen on global stages. It happens every day, in back-of-house stockrooms and late-night spreadsheets, all in pursuit of a better future. QuickBooks wasn't just a narrator in these stories. It was part of them.
Impacts
248,656,270 impressions, 4,745,192 ad clicks, 11,661 sign ups in just 4 weeks. It became our most efficient campaign to date, with a cost per click of just 6 cents.
Challenge
Small business owners in developing nations are navigating inflation, rising costs, and economic uncertainty. How might we make clear that QuickBooks is a meaningful partner in every step of their business journey?
Insight
To the outside viewer, success seems instant. But every visible win is the product of early mornings, late nights, and the moments you didn't want to push forward but did anyway. Behind every milestone is a quieter, harder journey, and QuickBooks is there for all of it, tracking cash flow gaps, simplifying tax seasons, and making the invisible work more manageable.
Creative
As the world watched elite athletes chase gold at Paris 2024, we launched Everyday Heroes, an in-house campaign for Intuit QuickBooks that drew a parallel between two kinds of champions. True determination doesn't only happen on global stages. It happens every day, in back-of-house stockrooms and late-night spreadsheets, all in pursuit of a better future. QuickBooks wasn't just a narrator in these stories. It was part of them.
Impacts
248,656,270 impressions, 4,745,192 ad clicks, 11,661 sign ups in just 4 weeks. It became our most efficient campaign to date, with a cost per click of just 6 cents.
Challenge
Small business owners in developing nations are navigating inflation, rising costs, and economic uncertainty. How might we make clear that QuickBooks is a meaningful partner in every step of their business journey?
Insight
To the outside viewer, success seems instant. But every visible win is the product of early mornings, late nights, and the moments you didn't want to push forward but did anyway. Behind every milestone is a quieter, harder journey, and QuickBooks is there for all of it, tracking cash flow gaps, simplifying tax seasons, and making the invisible work more manageable.
Creative
As the world watched elite athletes chase gold at Paris 2024, we launched Everyday Heroes, an in-house campaign for Intuit QuickBooks that drew a parallel between two kinds of champions. True determination doesn't only happen on global stages. It happens every day, in back-of-house stockrooms and late-night spreadsheets, all in pursuit of a better future. QuickBooks wasn't just a narrator in these stories. It was part of them.
Impacts
248,656,270 impressions, 4,745,192 ad clicks, 11,661 sign ups in just 4 weeks. It became our most efficient campaign to date, with a cost per click of just 6 cents.
Challenge
Small business owners in developing nations are navigating inflation, rising costs, and economic uncertainty. How might we make clear that QuickBooks is a meaningful partner in every step of their business journey?
Insight
To the outside viewer, success seems instant. But every visible win is the product of early mornings, late nights, and the moments you didn't want to push forward but did anyway. Behind every milestone is a quieter, harder journey, and QuickBooks is there for all of it, tracking cash flow gaps, simplifying tax seasons, and making the invisible work more manageable.
Creative
As the world watched elite athletes chase gold at Paris 2024, we launched Everyday Heroes, an in-house campaign for Intuit QuickBooks that drew a parallel between two kinds of champions. True determination doesn't only happen on global stages. It happens every day, in back-of-house stockrooms and late-night spreadsheets, all in pursuit of a better future. QuickBooks wasn't just a narrator in these stories. It was part of them.
Impacts
248,656,270 impressions, 4,745,192 ad clicks, 11,661 sign ups in just 4 weeks. It became our most efficient campaign to date, with a cost per click of just 6 cents.
How I delivered
1. Concept creation and pitching
The creative idea came out of a brainstorm with the marketing team. We explored multiple directions before landing on my concept, celebrating the resilience and dedication of small business owners and accountants during the world's biggest sporting event.
2. Customer Research
We conducted in-depth research, including interviews with small business owners and accountants across different markets. This gave us a clear picture of their shared drive and determination, which shaped the campaign's core message. We also tested the campaign with real customers to make sure it struck the right tone, one that felt empowering and motivating enough to drive purchases.
3. Cross-Timezone Creative Direction
Managing the shoot remotely from Sydney gave us full creative control. This helped ensure the campaign's universal themes connected across different cultures while keeping the brand look and feel consistent.
4. Production and Asset Management
I oversaw production from end to end, making sure we delivered a full suite of assets, from cinematic video to adaptable digital content, across multiple platforms and languages. Working within a tight budget, I also stepped into the editing role myself to deliver versions in Italian, Castilian Spanish, and Spanish.
Creative Validation
I used AI to turn static storyboards into low-fidelity animatics, bringing the concepts to life before committing to full production. We then gathered feedback from small business owners across APAC and LATAM to see how the ideas landed in the real world.



The Filming
To make sure every shot matched the concept and storyboard, I worked closely with our South African production agency across time zones, from late at night through to the early hours to ensure every frame met our quality standards.





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