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With hurricanes devastating both the Southern US and Puerto Rico, T-Mobile partnered with veteran-led Team Rubicon during the divisional series to step up and help those in need by donating to relief efforts.
When Hurricane Matthew hit in the middle of the playoffs, T-Mobile decided to double their efforts. Literally.
For every home run hit during the World Series, T-Mobile would donate $20,000 for every home run and $2 for every post that used the hashtag #HR4HR
All they had to do was get the word out.
2018 World Series. Dodgers vs Red Sox. Game 1. Inning 1.
Featuring the legendary Dodger’s announcer Vin Scully’s retirement poem and the relentless, helping spirit of Team Rubicon.
Twitter blew up, with over 600M social impressions and 6X the average World Series engagement.
Most importantly T-Mobile donated 3X the normal amount, topping out at over $5,000,000.
Hulu approached us about creating awareness among SXSW attendees around their new show, an adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel 'Handmaid's Tale'. It's a story of a uniquely dystopian state where a theocracy has overthrown the government, putting women in subjugation and highlighting the various ways they regain individualism and independence.
How could we get people visiting SXSW to notice us in a place where every brand shouts louder and goes bigly, er, bigger than the next? By going small and silent.
We hired actresses to portray handmaids from Gilead, the fictional state from the show, to silently wander around the downtown streets of Austin. The actresses conveyed the sense of meagreness and piety. When engaged, they remained in character while slipping a consumer a temporary tattoo featuring the words “nolite te bastardes carborundorum” an inside reference from the show that reveals a secret resistance against the Gilead government.
With choreographed movements inspired by the rituals from the series, our handmaids proceeded to freak out the normally 'meh' SXSW crowd. We also worked with The Handmaid’s Tale's costume designer, Ane Crabtree (The Sopranos; West World) to create exact replicas of the costumes from the series to add authenticity and dramatic effect.
The stunt was picked-up by national publications including Refinery29, Mashable, Gizmodo, Adweek and AdAge, among others. And it blew up Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, with social engagement increasing by 218%.
A simple idea, simply executed well.
Ad Age/Creativity: Pick Of The Day
Pitched the account in June 2019.
Invited to the 2nd round in September 2019.
Awarded the account in November 2019.
Produced the first work in January 2020.
Launched the first work in February 2020.
Coronavirus hits March 2020.
Scrambled and conducted the first remote shoot for the brand and our agency April 2020.
Research results say the messaging not only works, but is needed in times like these June 2020.
Shot 4 more spots remotely July 2020.
Wonder what the rest of the year holds?
JAY CHIAT STRATEGIC EXCELLENCE BRONZE
In 2016, Audi wanted to combine its commitment to innovation with the brand's love for soccer to bring something unique to MLS - a new form of soccer intelligence that allows fans to follow, celebrate and view the game in a way they never have before.
We introduced the Audi Player Index, a new statistic that tracks position-specific player statistics in a real-time way across all MLS matches. With features that include where on the field an action takes place as well as the position of the player making the play, the Audi Player Index is adding an entirely new dimension to statistics in soccer.
But we had to figure out how to explain this up to the minute statistic to fans. So we planned a pickup match starring celebs, models, and media. For each player we created Audi branded kits with LED API scoreboards built right in, updating with every play. The jerseys gave the players and hundreds of spectators in attendance, as well as the few million more who read about it online, a deeper understanding of how a player's API score could rapidly change based on their level of play.
eSports.
It's video games. But not the PS4 or XBOX kind.
It's gamers, over 300 million of them according to ESPN, all over the world connecting online to play all different games at all hours of the day.
Bud Light wanted to recognize the skill of this new breed of professional athlete, so we developed a season long program, from fan voting to All Star introduction to the celebrity studded bash at Twitchcon.
We treated these guys like the rock stars they truly are.
Kids everywhere carry baseball mitts to MLB games in hopes of catching a home run or an errant foul ball. But what about Dad? He's left to risk life and limb to hopefully barehand those rockets hit his way.
So for the 2016 MLB All Star Game, we introduced the Budweiser Catch Cup.
Manufactured with high impact, bullet resistant plastic and wide mouth design, the Catch Cup makes it easy to snag those long bombs hit into the cheap seats. We even made it simple to proudly and elegantly display your precious prize once you get home. Simply flip the Catch Cup upside down and you've got a game ball presentation anyone would be jealous of. Especially your kids.
Thanks to Carlos Gonzales' impressive skills, the Catch Cup was seen by a worldwide audience of over 7 million people during ESPN's coverage and garnered thousands and thousands of reTweets. Carlos also helped us to discover that although the Catch Cup is bulletproof, it's not bombproof.
I love doing stuff that seems so obvious, yet no one’s done before. This is a perfect example.
We teamed Budweiser with The Cleveland Cavaliers (the first NBA team to incorporate VR into their mobile app and one of few teams to offer exclusive VR content) to develop an immersive VR program for the 2016 NBA Playoffs and Finals.
When fans purchased their ice-cold Budweiser, they were handed their adult beverages in a one-of-a-kind carrying case: VR glasses that doubled as beer holders. Because, you know, it’s Budweiser.
With VR, fans were given a view of the game few ever experience; a courtside seat for the National Anthem performance, an up-close and personal vantage point during player introductions, and a one-of-a-kind personal tour of the Cavaliers’ locker room and practice facility.
A convenient way to carry your beer at the game and a once in a lifetime view of it. All with a simple piece of cardboard. I love technology.
Professional Bull Riding may be thought of as a redneck sport. But when you actually take the time to understand it, you'd see it takes the strength of a linebacker, the determination of a marathoner and the courage of a frontline soldier for a 150lb man to step into the ring with an 1800lb bull.
Shot by Micheal Mueller, the VERSUS campaign set out to highlight the David vs Goliath battles taking place in arenas all across the country.
Yes, people still read long copy.
Defining 'America's Diner' for Denny's was a key part of why we won the national account. And when you're sitting around a diner, conversations like these just happen.
Most Olympic athletes train in relative obscurity. They make sacrifices few of us can appreciate.
Budweiser wanted to acknowledge the hard work and dedication some of these Olympians and ParaOlympians have put in to get to the 2016 Games.
And what better way to celebrate than with a party to unveil the 225 foot mural, commissioned by Budweiser and designed by Malika Favre, the same artist who created the iconic Lady liberty can art.
With all they do to put the Red, White and Blue on the top step, it's the least we can do.
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To bring Verizon's tagline 'Better Matters' we took advantage of an opportunity in Philadelphia and made the morning commute better for Eagles fans. Coming off their normal Friday morning train, they were met with an opportunity to run out of the same tunnel their favorite team does. Greeted by the Eagles cheerleaders, mascot and band, they were immediately interviewed and their picture thrown up up on the jumbotron.
With a photo op setup nearby, fans tweeted out pics of themselves with the mascot using #BetterGameDay in support of Verizon's NFL Mobile app. Later that day, our social team replied back to a few lucky fans, DMing them with free tickets to Sunday's game.
