MICHAEL HAUSSMAN’S “ORCHESTRA” FOR UNITED AIRLINES FEATURED IN NEW YORK TIMES
Old Slogan Returns As United Asserts It Is Customer-Focused
By JANE L. LEVERE SEPT. 20, 2013
AFTER almost a 20-year hiatus, United Airlines is once again urging travelers to “fly the friendly skies.”
The iconic tagline, created by Leo Burnett in 1965 and used by the carrier until it parted ways with the agency in 1996, has been resurrected in a multimedia ad campaign by McGarryBowen that is United’s largest in decades. The campaign also features George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” music United has been using continuously in advertising since 1987.
The campaign — which begins Sunday on broadcasts of N.F.L. football games; the PGA Tour championship; the season premiere of “60 Minutes” and the Emmy Awards program — contains a refreshed, 21st-century version of the tagline.