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PIF · Saudi Arabia · 2024Film · Social

A Legacy for the Future.

Habbar's Saudi National Day 2024 film and social series for the Public Investment Fund, إرث للمستقبل (A Legacy for the Future), puts named PIF and portfolio-company employees at the centre of the fund's story. It was entered at the Effie Awards Saudi Arabia and the Athar Awards as "A Legacy That Matters".

Brand
PIF
Agency
Habbar
Market
Saudi Arabia
Region
Saudi Arabia
Year
2024

Campaign images

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The challenge

Habbar frames the task as showing a giant sovereign fund through an inspiring human picture that feels close to ordinary citizens. In the Effie Awards Saudi Arabia entry, the team says Saudis admired the country's progress but did not feel they owned it, and that the transformation felt distant. PIF wanted a National Day message that stirred national pride while pointing to the move towards a diversified economy.

The idea

Built on the insight, stated in the Effie entry, that people feel ownership when contributors are recognised by name, role and workplace, the campaign cast PIF employees as the faces of Vision 2030 projects. The film, released on PIF's YouTube channel on 19 September 2024 ahead of National Day, follows staff at work under the promise that the nation backs their ambition and invests in them, with the upload tagged #إرث_للمستقبل and #نستثمر_للأفضل. A series of portraits names each person, their company and their contribution, featuring staff from SCAI on developing the future of AI, Ceer on engineering the future of mobility, the AlUla Development Company on showcasing Saudi culture, and NEOM, ROSHN, Diriyah Company and Red Sea Global. Habbar handled strategy, the creative concept, copywriting, video production and social media.

Results

  • 74M+ people reached worldwide (Effie entry)
  • 57% view-through rate (Effie entry)
  • +26% positive sentiment (Effie entry)
  • +141% societal and environmental impact mentions (Effie entry)
  • +16% brand-equity score (Effie entry)

Case study source: Habbar Source ↗

Awards

  • Effie Saudi 2026 Silver (Corporate Reputation)
  • Athar Awards 2025 Bronze (Best National Development Campaign)

Credits

Brand
PIF (Public Investment Fund)
Lead agency: strategy, creative concept, copywriting, video production, social media
Habbar
Lead agency (Effie Awards Saudi Arabia entry)
Mindshare WPP Media
Contributing agency (Effie Awards Saudi Arabia entry)
Deja Vu

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