Tide, the official laundry detergent of the NFL, returns to the Super Bowl with creative from Saatchi & Saatchi New York–this time with the help of comedian and actor, Jason Alexander.
An animated Alexander appears front and center on a teenager’s hoodie. The character’s reactions to what he encounters gives us an idea of what our clothes go through on a daily basis, subjected to dirt, bad odors and whatever else a person puts his or her apparel through. The Big Game message challenges people to think about all the situations they subject their clothes to on a daily basis.
The bottom line–for everything our clothes go through, they deserve new Tide Hygienic Clean, developed to remove both visible and invisible dirt.
This marks Tide’s third straight year advertising on the Super Bowl. The brand’s latest spot was directed by Jeff Low of Biscuit Filmworks. The Mill served as the VFX house.
Credits
Client Procter & Gamble/Tide Agency Saatchi & Saatchi New York/Woven Collaborate Daniel Lobaton, chief creative officer; Paul Bichler, chief creative officer, Woven; Lauren Varvara, Adrian Chan, creative directors; Dani Stoller, head of production, fabric care; Nayantara Mukherji, planning director. Production Biscuit Filmworks Jeff Low, director; Shawn Lacy, partner/managing director; Holly Vega, exec producer; Jay Veal, producer; Sean Moody, head of production; Jonathan Freeman, DP; Joe Cooney, production designer. Editorial Arcade Edit Geoff Hounsell, editor; Max Hoffman assistant editor; Sila Soyer, exec producer; Fanny Cruz, producer. VFX The Mill Anastasia Von Rahl, exec producer; Valentina Cokonis, producer; Mike Cimino, production coordinator; Chris Knight, executive creative director; Becky Porter, creative director; Graeme Turnbull, 3D lead artist; Siro Valente, shoot supervisor; Utkarsha Santosh Shinde, production support; Shauna Prescott, Kai Chun Tsai, Bob Homami Katerina Arroyo, Stephen Paragone, Krystal Chinn, Chris DeCristo, Rakesh Venugopalan, Nithin Babu, Mangesh Borkar, Satya Narina, Nikhil K M, Pushpendra Singh Bhadauriya, Naga Praveen Kumar, Sathya Sagar Kolli, Mahesh Ravila, Prajeesh E, Mohit Garg, Basabendu Sarkar, 2D artists; Alice Panek, Jae Jun Yi, Matthew Choy, Jason Kim, Daniel Soo, Lalida Karnjanasirirat, Freddy Para, Greg Gutkin, Michael Kash, Rijo R, Sendil Kumar J, 3D artists; Kevin Diaz, Valerie Chernysh, art department. Audio Post Heard City Philip Loeb, partner/audio engineer. Color Company 3 NY Tom Poole, colorist.
Stain remover Vanish presents this emotional short film--created by BETC Havas, Sao Paulo, and produced by LOBO--that explores the profound consequences of bullying and highlights the importance of open conversations between parents and children. Titled The Bully Monster, the animated film premiered at the Maquinaria Festival in Rio de Janeiro on February 15 in a special edition featuring family-focused programming.
The film’s protagonist is a boy who experiences bullying at school but keeps silent about his suffering. Isolation turns sadness into insecurity, creating invisible emotional scars that only grow in the absence of dialogue. When his mother notices stains on his uniform, these marks become the starting point for a revealing conversation. As words find space to make themselves heard, the stains begin to fade.
This initiative aligns with the Vanish Saves Your Uniform campaign, which, for the past three years during the back-to-school season, has engaged with parents by positioning the brand as a trusted partner in preserving school uniforms. This year, Vanish decided to broaden the conversation, bringing bullying into the debate as the real stain that can impact a child’s life.
The Bully Monster is being screened as preshow material in movie theaters starting February 20 and will also be available on streaming platforms and digital channels. In addition to the film, the campaign will include out-of-home activations and school initiatives through a partnership with Abrace – Preventive Programs, the founding organization of the “Bullying-Free Schools” program, which has been equipping institutions with resources to combat school violence for 12 years.
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