Ahead of Mother’s Day, the team at Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners (BSSP) wanted to create something that puts the spotlight on Moms of all kinds.
Featuring touching images and videos from the personal archives of BSSP staffers–set to a voiceover from BSSP’s Cierra Moore, whose personal story with motherhood inspired pieces of the narrative–this piece pays homage to all kinds of Moms. From every birth Mom, Dad Mom to every dog Mom. From the ones who raised children on their own to those who never got the opportunity to watch their children grow, to all the Moms who’ve lost their Mom. This video is BSSP’s celebration of all those who have stepped up to the role of Mom, pushing us to rethink what Mother’s Day looks like this year and hopefully for years to come.
This video is one of the first outputs from a brand-new innovation program BSSP introduced at the start of the year: Break Out Briefs, which asked staffers to “break” societal norms and pitch a creative solution to five areas of culture that need some rethinking–national holidays being one of them. National, monthly, and daily observances…they come around every year and the approach is usually the same. BSSP asked the team to think about what holiday/observance was due for a fresh perspective. Enter Mother’s Day.
BSSP creative director Robyn Tenenbaum shared, “I was inspired to write and create this for many reasons. This idea first began after the passing of my grandmother in 2019. I started learning more and more about bits and pieces of her life and really began thinking about the intricacies of motherhood. She hailed from an era where women were expected to become mothers above all else––no matter their drive for education or career paths. I started to see my Nana not just in her role as my grandmother, but as a woman. This new perspective applied to how I viewed my mother’s life too. After seeing so many friends become mothers, or struggle to become mothers, and witnessing my mom experience her first Mother’s Day without her own mother, really fueled me to write something in honor of all the different shades of motherhood. BSSP immediately jumped on board to support–so many different wonderful women from the agency felt this resonated in some way, and most importantly, wanted to stand behind something that was a different take on how Mother’s Day usually appears out in the world. We don’t stop to think that a day dedicated to mothers might leave certain kinds of women out, or put energy into types of moms we didn’t have (or aren’t) in our own lives. BSSP truly helped me break what Mother’s Day can mean or be about.”
CreditsAgency BSSP Robyn Tenenbaum, creative director/writer; Chrissy Wamsher, sr. producer; Claire Hentzen, art director; Liz Corsin, head of production; Sinan Dagli, executive creative director; Jason Apple, editor/director; Tracey Faux-Pattani, CEO; Cierra Moore, voiceover
NHS England, M&C Saatchi UK, Director Tom Tagholm Team On PSA Highlighting The Overlooked Signs Of A Stroke
National Health Service (NHS) England has unveiled a multichannel campaign, “Act FAST,” to raise awareness of the individual signs of a stroke and get people to call 999 as soon as they suspect they may be experiencing any one symptom. The push, which is part of the ongoing “Help Us, Help You” campaign, was developed in partnership with M&C Saatchi UK.
The campaign depicts everyday situations where everything might seem relatively normal, but where there’s the sign of someone experiencing a stroke.
A key component of the campaign is this :30--directed by Tom Tagholm of Various Films--which sets up the idea that initially, a stroke might not seem like much, highlighting key symptoms: from struggling to use a paint roller, to not being able to smile when watching TV, to slurring your speech when reading a story to your grandchild. The PSA emphasizes that time is critical, ending with the line: “Face or arm or speech, at the first sign, it’s time to call 999.”
Jo Bacon, Group CEO, M&C Saatchi UK, said, “We want to ensure people take action on the first symptom, rather than waiting for more conclusive signs. To help them understand that even when everything seems normal, something serious might be happening.”
Matt Lee, executive creative director, M&C Saatchi UK, commented: “This is important work. We wanted to explore that precise moment when your world shifts, quietly yet powerfully, off its axis during a stroke. We highlight how a tiny external moment can actually be seismic—an extraordinary gear change, framed in a really ordinary way.”
Director Tagholm shared, “My Dad suffered a stroke a few years ago and was saved from the worst by acting quickly, and by the work of the NHS. So there’s... Read More