Fredrik Bond via Sonny, London (he continues to be repped stateside by MJZ) directed this latest installment of the “Road to the Final” campaign with a spot which features one lucky fan, who receives a ticket to the UEFA Champions League Final. Agency is Wieden+Kennedy, Amsterdam.
Credits
Agency: Wieden+Kennedy, Amsterdam Mark Bernath, Eric Quennoy, executive creative directors/creative directors; Craig Williams, art director; Zach Watkins, copywriter; Erik Verheijen, head of production; Jaime Tan, producer; Javier Perroud, associate post producer; Richard Oldfield, planner. Editorial: Marshall Street Editors Tim Thornton Allan, editor; Phil Hignett, Patric Ryan, assistant editors. Visual Effects: THE MILL, London Jay Bandlish, 2D lead; James Pratt, Zoe Cassey Hayes, 2D artists; Siro Valente, Douglas Haynes, Andrew Curtis, 2D assistants; Emma White, Nuke artist; Aubrey Woodiwiss, Luke Morrison, colorists; David Lawson, 3D lead; James Mulholland, Nico Domarego, Ed Hicks, Dan Moore, Adam Darrah Joakin, Riedinger Jacob Gonzales, Ciaran Moloney, 3D artists; Andreas Greichen, 3D rigger; Nathan McKenna, Kieran Belshaw, Jiyoung Lee, Aurelien Ronceray, matte painters; Paul Schleicher, Luis Martin, production. Audio: Grand Central, London Raja Sehgal, sound designer/mixer
Screenwork Type:Best Work
Second Chance, BETC Paris Tap Into Hit Taylor Swift Song For Pet Adoption Campaign That’s Helping Black Dogs Find Homes
SecondeChance.org, the French animal adoption platform, looks back at the incredible success of its “Black Dog” operation, launched last October to help black dogs find a family. By using the popularity of Taylor Swift’s song “The Black Dog,” the association has triggered a real tidal wave of visits to these neglected dogs, with exceptional results.
The analysis is clear: black dogs face a sad phenomenon--they stay on average four times longer in shelters because of their color. A disastrous situation also known as the “Black Dog Syndrome”. This phenomenon is particularly problematic after the summer, a period when more than 60,000 animals are abandoned each year.
Faced with this reality, SecondeChance.org decided last October to carry out an original operation to give a boost to the adoption of black dogs. With the help of ad agency BETC Paris, the association had the idea of taking advantage of the craze surrounding Taylor Swift’s song “The Black Dog,” which generated more than 120 million streams and billions of Internet searches, to attract the attention of the singer’s fans.
The operation consisted of renaming hundreds of black dogs with a new and very special name: that of the singer. “Kiki”, “Bonzaï”, “Chipie” and even “Zeus” were thus renamed... Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift but also Taylor Swift.
The objective was clear: to capture the attention of the “Swifties” - the millions of passionate fans of the star, whose power is so great it can change the price of eggs or affect the GDP of Singapore - by using the incredible visibility generated by the song. A successful gamble, which attracted the attention of the media and social networks.
And the results are... Read More
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