Toronto agency Zulu Alpha Kilo takes on sore throats in a whole new creative way for the pharma category.
In this spot directed by The Perlorian Brothers, a lottery host struggles to manage her sore throat while attempting to read the final winning jackpot number. All the while hopeful lotto players hold their collective breath and wait as she begins gargling with BETADINE solution to ward off the onset of a cold or flu.
Toronto company Soft Citizen produced the Perlorians’ unconventional product category ad. (The Perlorian Brothers are handled by MJZ in the U.S.)
Credits
Client Purdue Pharma/BETADINE Agency Zulu Alpha Kilo Zak Mroueh, chief creative officer; Patrick Scissons, executive creative director; Kevin Sato, Gail Pak, art directors; Vinay Parmar, Irfan Khan, writers; Jac Benoit, producer; Heather Segal, Michael Szego, strategic planners. Production Soft Citizen The Perlorian Brothers, directors; Marrie Wasson, producer; Kris Belchevski, DP. Casting Jigsaw Casting Shasta Lutz, casting director. Postproduction Zulubot Max Lawlor, editor; Darren Achim, compositor/online; Ed Deng, animation; Wade Odlum, colorist. Audio Pirate Toronto Tom Eymundson, audio director; Joanne Uyeyama, producer.
The Ad Council, partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and AdoptUSKids, launched a public service campaign, created pro bono by Edelman, which aims to inspire prospective parents to consider adopting a teen from foster care.
This centerpiece PSA titled “The Rewards”--directed by The Hudson Dusters (Michael Kuhn and Niles Roth) via Greenpoint Pictures--spotlights real adoptive families who have personally experienced the mutual benefits of adoption. This longer form PSA (and cutdown versions) begins with a touching display of openness and vulnerability as adoptive parents reflect on their adoption journeys and their initial questions and hesitations about adopting a teen. Then, in a deeply emotional turn, the adoptive parents witness their children recounting the profound rewards of adoption in their lives. The teens speak of the love they share with their parents and how the decision to become a family is reciprocal. The campaign directs viewers to the AdoptUSKids website to learn more about adopting a teen from foster care.
