Rocky Mountain Power:
Heat Pump Campaign

TLDR;
Created an animated video for homeowners in Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah to educate the audience about the benefits of heat pumps AND bust myths without their eyes glazing over.



Myth 1:
Heat pump technology doesn’t work in cold climates.
Myth 2: Heat pumps cost a lot of money.
Myth 3: Heat pumps are expensive, noisy, take up a lot of space, and are only used for heating.

There is a lot of old-school thinking floating around that heat pumps aren’t the best heating and cooling systems for residences. Although these myths may have felt true once upon a time, it’s simply not the case today. With updated technology, heat pumps are better than ever!

The ask was to create one animated video for customers/homeowners and one animated video for contractors—who are located in Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah—that would:

  • Grab the audience’s attention

  • Educate both audiences about heat pumps without their eyes glazing over

  • Inspire homeowners to do more research and consider upgrading their home’s heating/cooling system to a heat pump

  • Inspire contractors to recommend this technology to their customers

Social media ads and a direct mailer were also created to get customers to view the video.

The videos have been viewed over 40,000+ times on Rocky Mountain Power’s YouTube channel.

 

Story Boarding, Design, and Voiceover Sourcing
Sarah Cadwell

Art Direction
Deena Tucker

Animation
Nathan Misutka

Script Writing
Ruthie Garibay

Voiceover
Jacki Hydock


CUSTOMER VIDEO


META ADS

An instagram post mockup. It's a snowy scene with a cutout looking into a house with a man reading on a couch and warm air coming into his home. Sasquatch is waving hello from behind a tree outside.
An instagram post mockup. It's a fall, sunset scene with a cutout looking into a house with a woman inside sipping tea while a ductless heat pump brings in warm air.. Sasquatch is waving hello from behind a tree outside.

DIRECT MAILER

A direct mailer with a sunset scene and we look into a cutout of a house of a man reading on his couch with warm air coming inside. The direct mailer promotes different kinds of heat pumps.

VIDEO PROCESS SKETCHES

First image showing pencil sketches to storyboard and concept the final video.
Second image showing pencil sketches to storyboard and concept the final video.