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 Context:2021, the 2nd pandemic year. The global pandemic messed-up our daily lives, tested mental resilience and restricted experiences, fueling a lot of feel-bad feelings along the way. Knowing this, McDonald's, the brand whose luminous role is fostering feel-good, wanted to use its scale and its mobile app loyalty program launch in Romania MyM Rewards to inject a little ease and feel-good in peopleâs lives.VIEW THE LOYALTY SPOT VIEW THE LOYALTY 2 SPOT VIEW THE LOYALTY 3 SPOT  First Bank, the leading American-owned bank in Romania offers an innovative loan available entirely via video call. To highlight the fact that The Loan from Anywhere can be accessed from literally any location, we invited the customers of competing banks to apply for our loan in front of their actual banks. Or from in front of the website of their own bank, for those who wanted to stay inside. To help our trick, we treated them with a horrifyingly low interest of just 6.66%.VIEW THE SPOT  First Bank launched the #FirstToMakeADifference manifesto spot, starring the well-known Romanian actor Paul Ipate who presents a series of inventions, from automobile to burgers and from jeans to cinematography, that have were embraced by America and taken to the next level by Americans.VIEW THE SPOT Samsng : Next Top Idol As Samsung partnered with Korean pop sensation BTS to launch a new version of the Galaxy S20, we engaged the enthusiastic K-POP fandom in Romania, while observing social distancing, with an online competition challenging fans to enter the ultimate dance-off and help us find The Next Top Idol. To pick the winner, we forgot about obsolete counting of likes, and turned to IG Polls. Samsung fans turned up each day to Instagram to decide which dancers leave the show and which stay on for the final round. VIEW THE CONCEPT  ROM Chocolate, a small Romanian brand wrapped in the colors of the national flag, offers to sponsor major international cancelled events around the globe.Although an iconic brand on the local market it's Romania's first chocolate bar, launched in 1964 and wrapped in the national flag colors ROM would never have had the budget to sponsor big international events. However, for the launch of ROM Buzz its newest product, a chocolate wafer with rum filling the brand identified a so-far unexplored territory and decided to take action: reinventing sponsorships, VIEW THE MAJOR SPOT VIEW THE POTENTIAL SPOT VIEW THE FOOTBALL SPOT VIEW THE TENNIS SPOT  Cheil WW Romania has created an immersive 3D video experience reflecting the harsh reality for cancer patients and palliative care system support as hospitals clear beds to make space for Covid-19 patients. As the pandemic hit Romania, hospitals scrambled to make more ICU beds available and as a result, hundreds of terminally-ill patients without a care plan were sent home without treatment. Hospice Casa Sperantei, the leading NGO offering palliative care, needed to raise awareness of this urgent issue and persuade more people to donate at a time when everyone's attention was on Covid-19. VIEW THE SPOT  Virgin Radio and McCann Bucharest launched 'Music______ Distancing,' a campaign to remind people to always be aware of social distancing rules and stay safe during these difficult times. When the strict lockdown ended in Romania, people were quick to forget the social distancing rules when leaving their homes, which can lead to a rising number of Covid 19 cases in the following months. Aiming to play their part and lend a helping hand to authorities, when the lockdown ended, Virgin Radio Romania was quick to launch 'Music_______Distancing,' an innovative way to use music as a constant reminder to respect social distancing rules, especially since social distancing is required in those places where people normally listen to music on their headphoes, like public transportation, gyms or beaches.VIEW THE SPOT  Tom Wilson directs this 'Laid Back' spot for Alka's new horizontal packet.Agency: ontheroof. VIEW THE SPOT  The quarantine has affected us all and made it impossible to film or photo-shoot any new ad campaigns. But solid brand assets not only that are worth reconsidering, but are even expected by the fans. In the light of the incoming lifting of the lockdown (waited by all of us impatiently) Guinness found a good context to make use of its iconic imagery and historical slogan.Couldn't wait for that sofa to turn into a bench and the ceiling into sky. Agency: Wings CLL VIEW THE BENCH AD VIEW THE CLOUDS AD  Beko, the international appliance brand has initiated a 'Health Professionals Support Movement' for those who risk their lives in the frontline, fighting tirelessly the pandemic and staying separated from their loved ones for weeks on end. The project aims to fulfil the hygiene, nutrition and refreshment needs of the healthcare professionals around the world. The first step has been to donate white goods and small household appliances to hospitals across Romania, Turkey, Spain, France, Poland and Czech Republic. The campaign was launched in various countries across the globe, accompanied by a manifesto movie, developed by McCann Worldgroup Romania and Craft Spain.VIEW THE SPOT  Every 30 seconds a Romanian woman is beaten, and 30% have declared to have been physically or verbally abused starting with the age of 15. In the current social distancing context, these numbers will severally worsen. ANAIS Association created a public service announcement campaign to make the media and the people aware of the new deterioration in the new status quo.The new #IsolateViolence initiative has a dedicated website www.izoleazaviolenta.ro and is communicated via an integrated campaign including visuals and films that add a dramatic twist to the COVID-19 imagery we have all been exposed to over the past weeks. Social distancing-related graphics and charts are creatively repurposed to explain the new spike in domestic violence and invite witnesses and victims to report any abuse to the Police. VIEW THE CURVE SPOT VIEW THE SPREAD SPOT VIEW THE CIRCLE SPOT  Every 30 seconds a Romanian woman is beaten, and 30% have declared to have been physically or verbally abused starting with the age of 15. In the current social distancing context, these numbers will severaly worsen. ANAIS Association created a public service announcement campaign to make the media and the people aware of the new deterioration in the new status quo.Agency: Cheil, Romania VIEW THE FIRST AD VIEW THE SECOND AD VIEW THE THIRD AD  Starting from the universal insight that everything we love might get us ill: from swinging the baby to playing the trumpet, Jazz and Medlife went further on and searched for (almost) all the frequent illnesses born out of love. Jazz put together an actual atlas of such illnesses, but not in the way a medical atlas is done. Instead, choosing to artistically describe the illnesses through poetry and artistic photos and we launched it in an exhibition during Romanian Design Week in 2019. The project was so well received by people that Jazz and Medlife continued in 2020 with a TVC under the same concept.Agency: Jazz Communication VIEW THE SPOT  What does "joie de vivre" stand for? It is the French motto for enjoying the simple pleasures in life, without any regrets. This is how PAUL (a French bakery) promoted its new line of desserts in a print series. VIEW THE FIRST AD VIEW THE SECOND AD VIEW THE THIRD AD VIEW THE FOURTH AD KFC: Smart Chat After the holiday season, which takes a toll on our finances, teens end up broke. In order to help them be more careful with their money, KFC created a chatbot game which taught users the basic economic principles in a game. Through four experiences related to teens' everyday life (resales, fieldtrips, organizing parties and going out), they learned to take the best decisions when it comes to saving money and being financially responsible.Agency: MRM/McCann VIEW THE CONCEPT  Christmas is about magic and larger-than-life stories. In this case a weird story serves as a white lie on christmas eve. A lumberjack who lives in the misty mountains takes center stage in his phantasy. Alone with nature he grows his own kind of trees. In his tree nursery the trees are all slanted. Even his small hut is full of objects and furniture which is bent in the same way. Nevertheless his son hesitates to buy into the story his dad came up with. It rather seems to be nice white lie to excuse his failure. Agency: Publicis VIEW THE SPOT  Greenpeace Romania is taking action against the indifference of authorities regarding illegal logging by launching the "Curse for Good" campaign. Instead of activists, artists or influencers with millions of followers, the campaign uses a real Romanian witch - Irina Primavera - who casts a spell on illegal loggers and authorities. 6 hectares of wood are disappearing every hour in Romania due to illegal logging and legal cutting. For each tree legally cut, another one is illegally taken down. Agency: McCann Worldgroup, Romania VIEW THE SPOT Samsung: Art Portals In Romania, The Long Night of Museums can seem really long because of endless lines, crowds and fatigue. How could Samsung, the supporter of #DoWhatYouCant, improve this experience? We created a new standard for art enthusiasts: Samsung Art Portals. We took over various galleries across town and set up connecting portals. Characters from paintings came to life and held Galaxy S10 phones that connected the galleries, allowing visitors to see the exhibits through each other's eyes. Agency: Cheil, Romania VIEW OUTDOOR KFC: Studycoin How could KFC, the brand that declares itself the supporter of youngsters, use cryptocurrencies to reshape the educational system? In comes StudyCoin, the coin that students could mine by using the most important processor they owned: their brains. To get them, students solved mathematical equations relevant for their final exams. Coins could be exchanged for any KFC product, nationwide. We created a unique algorithm that changed the value of the coin daily according to the number of problems solved the previous day. StudyCoin became a hype, teenagers creating special groups trying to hack the system and solve equations together.Agency: MRM//McCann, Romania VIEW THE CONCEPT  Real women who've survived domestic violence are giving their voices to scenes from silent movies where female characters are being abused by men, in support of a Romanian domestic violence charity. In Unquiet Voices, a 40-minute film created by Cheil Centrade on behalf of Romanian charity ANAIS, scenes from seven different silent films are intertwined with narratives of romances that became nightmares for women.ANAIS, which supports domestic violence victims, wanted to undo the wrong. With the loss of copyright of dozens of these silent movies on January 1 2019, ANAIS wondered if they could be turned into an empowering cinematographic product for the next generation? VIEW THE SPOT Lidl Romania / World Vision Romania: Soft Bullying Romania ranks 3rd place in EU for bullying in schools. In order to raise awareness on the subject - and explore the attitudes and the environment that helps bullying occur - Lidl Romania has used its own products to start a conversation. On International Anti-Bullying Day, the most followed retailer in Romania on Facebook launched 'Soft Bullying is still Bullying' with World Vision Romania. Created in partnership with Jazz Communication Bucharest, the idea aimed to draw attention to the fact that we use plenty of slang and 'soft' insults which we consider funny but, in fact, can support bullying and hurt just as easily.VIEW THE CABBAGE AD VIEW THE CHEESY AD VIEW THE SILLY AD VIEW THE SWEETY AD  Carmaker Renault, via Publicis, Romania, introduces "The DisCO2unt Billboard," a completely new kind of promotion. When air pollution goes up, the price of Renault ZOE goes down, live on a huge digital display. This way, the zero-emission electric car becomes more affordable right when the city needs it the most. Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is one of the most polluted capitals in Europe and the most congested city on the continent, according to the TomTom Traffic Index. With daily levels far exceeding the recommended limit, residents face serious health issues. VIEW OUTDOOR  Coca-Cola Romania and McCann Worldgroup Romania launch the first Coca-Cola bottle that is only half full. But there's a catch: the iconic bottle is used as a media channel for positive news. Romania ranks amongst the top 10 unhappiest countries in Europe, according to the 2018 World Happiness Report, conducted by the United Nations. VIEW OUTDOOR Telekom: Storytime Storytime, a Revolutionary education app from Telekom, was created by Leo Burnett Bucharest to enhance the experience of bedtime stories through the features of the phone, no matter the distance. The Telekom Storytime app enables parents working abroad to tell their children bedtime stories remotely, with the technology of the app meaning parents don't just tell the story, they become part of it. VIEW THE CONCEPT  Rusu+Bortun, Romania has illustrated this print campaign for ING Tech.VIEW THE EINSTEIN AD VIEW THE MARTIN LUTHER KING AD VIEW THE MARIE CURIE AD  Romania, currently holding the Presidency of the EU Council, is a country where gender discrimination still persists. In Romania, as in other Latin countries, women are often perceived as being vulnerable and not at their peak performance during their period. In Romania, being on your period is translated as being "pe stop", on stop. Brussels-based NGO European Women Alliance â one of the most active organisations when it comes to women empowerment and European values is launching #DoneOnPeriod manifesto-campaign in Romania. The campaign aims to combat the preconceived idea that, during their period, women are less able to physically and mentally carry out their projects. How? By celebrating all the small and big achievement that women have done in those days. #DoneOnPeriod talks about all things that women do best, when some people think they are at their worst. VIEW THE SPOT  Who says virtual assistants can't fall in love? On Valentine's Day, Samsung Romania supports impossible love stories and tells the story of Bixby, its own virtual assistant, who falls in love with another virtual assistant belonging to a different operating system. This Valentine's, no love story is impossible. Make yours happen. Agency: Cheil CentradeVIEW THE SPOT  On the Saint Andrew's day, in Romania we celebrate a simmilar Halloween, focused on ghouls, evil spirits etc. The hero of that day is the garlic, romanians weapon against those evil spirits, and vampires (why not?). Dracula's Castle took the initative this year and campaigned our own Halloween day, bigger, spookier and of course.. 100% authentic. Agency: Tempo Advertising VIEW OUTDOOR  Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years. Their fans didnât know how to cope with the situation, but Romanians already knew a lot about such disasters. Our national football team had skipped the last 5 World Championships. Samsung wanted to bring value to this important know-how into failing, and also prove the unifying power of technology. So Centrade Cheil, created "Pass the Heartbreak", an online show where a Romanian fan gives Italians some experienced advice, featuring Samsung products. It all worked, because disappointment always heals faster when you donât feel alone.VIEW THE SPOT  Virgin Radio and WWF Romania launch The Deforestation Beat campaign. The beat, which is the actual pace of virgin forests getting cut down, is the rhythm to which famous artists reworked their songs to remind listeners that every 1.2 seconds a tree is being cut and ask them to get involved. Romania has the last remaining virgin forests in Europe, but 10.000 SQM of these virgin forests disappear every hour. If you do the maths, this means that a tree is being cut down every 1.2 seconds. Virgin Radio invited Romaniaâs most famous artists to use this beat 'The Deforestation Beat' in their songs and artists were not shy to join the cause. Agency: McCann, BucharestVIEW THE SPOT  MullenLowe Romania has illustrated this campaign for the Red Cross's, First Aid Courses for Parents.VIEW THE SOLDIER AD VIEW THE DINOSAUR AD VIEW THE ROBOT AD  Studies show that every year, in Romania, 2/3 of underprivileged children interrupt school by the end of 8th grade, because they are put to work. Having the mission to help underprivileged children to continue their education, the non-profit international organisation United Way Romania asked Rusu+Bortun to create a PSA, in order to raise awareness about this problem. VIEW THE DOCTOR AD VIEW THE MANAGER AD VIEW THE PILOT AD  Rusu+Bortun signed a print and outdoor campaign for Tiriac Energy, a new gas stations brand launched in Romania. VIEW THE AD  FCB, Bucharest have created these ads for Philips AventVIEW SWIMMER OUTDOOR VIEW DANCER OUTDOOR VIEW SPRINTER OUTDOOR  Treat your cough before it gets complicated. Agency: FCB, BucharestPLAY THE PILOT SPOT PLAY THE DRESS SPOT PLAY THE CALL SPOT PLAY THE POLICE SPOT Baneasa Shopping City: Lego EthnicsTelekom: The Vloggers Swap Internet algorithms limit sharing. They show us only the views and opinions we already agreed with. This is called a Filter Bubble or Echo Chamber. The effect is polarization and intolerance. This is especially true for millennials, whose opinions are often formed via social media. As a brand that believes in "sharing" we could help audiences see each other's perspectives. VIEW THE CONCEPT  The European Night of Museums was a perfect opportunity for the famous Dracula's Castle to open its doors to public at night hours. The most scary and haunted hours. The outdoor and digital teasing campaign attracted a big crowd on that special once-a-year-night.VIEW OUTDOOR  Studies show that every year, in Romania, 2/3 of underprivileged children interrupt school by the end of 8th grade, because they are put to work. Having the mission to help underprivileged children to continue their education, the non-profit international organization United Way asked Rusu+Bortun to create a PSA, in order to raise awareness about this problem. Coming from the insight that children who interrupt school have a much lower chance to recover and build a career, we came up with this idea idea: To interrupt school is to interrupt a career. Every child is a potential adult with a successful career. But children who drop out of school, even just for a while, will never fullfill their potential. To show the consequences of interrupting education, we took this idea into the future by applying it to adult careers.VIEW THE SPOT |
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