Current Issue 54
March 2020
Mail & Door Drops
Eat Your Tweet CLM BBDO In September 2019, a prime-time TV
documentary investigated mass-market
soups and revealed to six million people
the hidden sugars, additives and artificial
flavours they were consuming
His Dark Materials 360i In the new HBO fantasy drama, “His Dark
Materials”, based on Philip Pullman’s
beloved trilogy, every character had their
own daemon: a physical manifestation of
their soul in the form of an animal
Protest Stamps Shackleton In December of 2019, Madrid hosted a
World Climate Summit
The (Un)Wanted Envelope Iris Worldwide, Amsterdam Halo Top makes low-calorie ice cream
for adults
Our Christmas Gift To The Planet: Digital Wrapping Paper DDB Group Melbourne Australians discard over 150,000km of Christmas wrapping paper every year
The welcome pack that's a work of art Chemistry Repeat sales of Jaguars in New Zealand were languishing at around 40% when they should be around 75%
Online & Digital
#snickersgate CLM BBDO For the past 10 years Snickers campaigns
have all been based on “You’re not you
when you’re hungry
@GoodnessBot BBDO New York The internet is filled with cyberbullies and
trolls
4-Second Car Reviews AnalogFolk Data has shown that over 73% of all car
buyers use online research and social media
as their primary source of information when
considering buying a car
Amazon Binge Shopping Herezie In France, Netflix is the clear market leader
in video streaming
Catch a Flight to Buenos Aires thjnk Zu¨rich The Swiss holiday airline Edelweiss had
opened up a new direct route to Buenos Aires
Google Street View Fashion Show MullenLowe Dubai Other malls in Dubai, such as Dubai Mall or
Mall of the Emirates, had higher-end fashion
retail destinations than City Centre
It’s Miller Time Campaign DDB Chicago In today’s world, perception has become
more powerful than reality
Lights in the sky Shackleton ABANCA is a Spanish bank based in the
region of Galicia
Losing Lena Clemenger BBDO Sydney In 1984, women earned 37% of degrees in
computer science
MÜPOLASH Ogilvy Social.Lab Every two seconds, a fan shared a photo
of his IKEA interior on Instagram
Pre Check Colenso BBDO Unfortunately, 98% of NZ women don’t
know the nine symptoms of breast cancer
Remembrance Island - A Living Memorial to Canada’s Fallen Wunderman Thompson Canada Over 100 years had passed since the signing
of the Armistice brought a stop to fighting
between Allied and German forces and an
end to WWI
Secret Menu Ogilvy Australia Online ordering was an increasingly
important sales channel in the fast food
industry
Swipe Night 72andSunny LA Tinder had revolutionised dating culture
with its brilliant Swipe™ feature
Free
Truth N Loot M&C Saatchi Kids Helpline, Australia’s only free, private
and confidential 24/7 phone and online
counselling service for young people, was
witnessing a worrying spike in mental health
issues amongst teens
#UnravelHate Zulu Alpha Kilo Toronto-based brand Peace Collective aims to capture cultural sentiment in their clothing, with slogans like “The Future is Canadian” and “Home is Canada”
Caption Contest BBDO New York The New Yorker’s weekly Caption Contest has become a highlight for readers over the years
Ford shows the link between the Mustang and rock and roll using AR GTB
IKEA petstunes Ogilvy Social.Lab Studies show that pet owners don’t consider IKEA to buy products for their pets… everyone knows that pets hate being home alone
Liferun Wunderman Thompson Seattle Imagine if Fortnite awarded points for saving lives, rather than taking lives? Over the past week, the International Red Cross (ICRC) has flipped the Fortnite script with the ‘Liferun’ initiative – making it possible to game for good
Star Wars Wunderman Thompson Manila Star Wars ad from the Philippines has the world watching ‘til the end.
Toy Rescue TBWA\Paris Everybody loves toys
Voice of the Wall Heimat Werbeagentur GmbH 2019
Outdoor & Events
A Future Without Change VMLY&R Melbourne Towards the end of every year, high school
students are bombarded by universities all
fighting for their attention
Big in Japan Zulu Alpha Kilo SingleCut Beersmiths was a New York City
craft brewery with fans in beer-loving cities
around the world
Campari Creates, The Campari Filters FamousGrey, Groot- Bijgaarden Art has always been in an integral part of
Campari’s history, from its elegant Belle
Epoque posters to its revolutionary campaigns
of the 1920s and the surreal ads made by
Franz Marangolo in the 1960s
House of DOTS The LEGO Agency A creative mindset is ranked as one of the
most important skills for kids growing up in
the 21st century and should be nurtured
and developed early on in life
Shocks on the rocks Shackleton “Don’t drink and drive” was a message
constantly repeated and constantly
ignored
The Birth of Gaming Tourism McCann London Xbox believed that gaming should be for
everyone
Toyota Hybrid - Reality Test Drive Happiness Brussels At motor shows, every car brand salesman
was trying to sell their models by talking
specs and features
Volvo Lifesaver Ogilvy Social.lab Amsterdam Volvo's vision was that from 2020 no-one
should get killed or seriously injured in a new
Volvo car
Art Gap TBWA\RAAD Standard Chartered Bank stands for ‘Here For Good’
Call your mum Ogilvy Canada To drive awareness of Cadbury Dairy Milk's generosity positioning during the holiday season
Leo Burnett London makes people think about McDonald’s without ever mentioning McDonald’s in new outdoor campaign Leo Burnett London
SaveClassicBlue White Rabbit Budapest Air pollution is a global problem
Integrated
The Black Laundry DDB New Zealand The All Blacks were New Zealand’s national
rugby team
The KitKat Kit Wunderman Thompson London KitKat wanted to reinvent its famous
creative message to show how even the
most intricate and demanding hobbies are
better if you occasionally ‘have a break’
The Sound of Rum AMV BBDO The task was to bring to life Bacardi’s
distinct Caribbean ‘Sound of Rum’ identity,
in a way that celebrated the craft and
personality of their bartenders as well as
the cocktail making process
This Is Your Brain &Co. / NoA Maersk was transforming as a business,
shifting from being a shipping company to
a logistics partner to its clients
We The Unburnt Leo Burnett Beirut In October 2019, a fire destroyed
Lebanon’s forests sparking massive local
protests
For Seasons Jung von Matt AG The disturbing extent of the climate crisis was brought to life in an unprecedented music performance thanks to a collaboration between Hamburg’s NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Jung von Matt/SPREE
Hidden in Plain Sight BBDO New York The task was to create a campaign that revealed Ford’s new all-electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E
Painted by Everyone BBDO New York As a brand Bombay Sapphire believes that everyone is born a creative but as we grow older our daily responsibilities prevent us from expressing this creativity
TAP INITIATIVE M&C Saatchi TAB, Australia’s biggest sports betting company, wanted to spread awareness about a problem that kills 1 in 9 Aussie men: prostate cancer
Whatever you call it Saatchi & Saatchi London
Innovation
'TRAIN’ing McCann Health Japan 13 million people travel on Japan railways
across Tokyo every day
Retard Gagnant (Winning Delays) Havas Village Geneva Over the Christmas period, airports in
Switzerland, like airports everywhere else,
suffer from overcrowding as flights get
delayed because of heavier traffic than
usual and a lack of air traffic controllers to
deal with the extra workload
SmartWax McCann Melbourne Climate change is making the world’s
oceans more acidic, with coastal areas
bearing the majority of the impact, killing
reefs and threatening ecosystems
Spark Play Colenso BBDO Now that technology is part of everyone’s
everyday lives, it can be tricky managing
screen time
Broadcast, Press & Inserts
The Ad without the Break Wunderman Thompson Antwerp As more and more TV viewers switch to
streaming services, commercial
broadcasters can’t afford to stay behind
Air Affairs CHE Proximity In 2019, Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer loyalty program hit 10 million members
Drive responsibly BBDO Belgium In 1992, Belgian Brewers added a warning message to their commercials: "Beer brewed with love is to be consumed with care