The CESAR® dog food brand debuted its “First Day Friends” campaign created by BBDO San Francisco, showcasing the power of pets to reduce stress. This film directed by Daniel and Katina Mercadante–aka the Mercadantes–shows a lad feeling uneasy about having to go to a new school. Each year, more than 7 million kids change schools, which can be a harrowing, lonely experience.
However, the boy’s social anxiety is relieved when he is unexpectedly joined by his dog on the first day of school, which helps him to connect with other kids. Man’s best friend paves the way for him to make new friends.
Credits
Client CESAR Agency BBDO San Francisco David Lubars, chief creative officer, worldwide; Matt Miller, chief creative officer, San Francisco; Michael Cornell, Latasha Ewell, associate creative directors; Katie Burleson, art director; Alisha Pagano, copywriter; Lou Doherty, head of integrated production; Meredith Krull, group strategy director; Dalan McNabola, editor. Production Park Pictures The Mercadantes, directors. Color Company 3 Sophie Borup, sr. colorist. Audio One Union Recording Studios Joaby Deal, sound designer. Music Marmoset, principal composer.
Idris Elba returns as ServiceNow’s brand ambassador and evangelist CEO in this campaign from BBDO New York positioning the platform as providing a single solution that delivers AI to people across every corner of a company.
Directed by Matt Aselton of Arts & Sciences, the campaign includes this spot titled “Connecting Corners” in which Elba--accompanied by a skeptical sidekick--walks through a company, pointing out how AI is helping everyone work better, together.
Elba continues to prove he’s not just a spokesperson, but a true partner, with plans to integrate ServiceNow products across his own companies and partnering with ServiceNow to take on a project that’s near and dear to his heart — bringing Sherbro Island off the coast of Sierra Leone into the 21st Century by creating sustainable energy and clean water resources.
Jim Lesser, chief brand officer of ServiceNow, said, “In this campaign, Idris Elba knows that ServiceNow is the secret sauce to transforming business. We wanted to show how our platform makes AI agents work across every corner of business, solving problems, boosting productivity, and bringing everything together.”
