Puppies. They’re like nature’s Xanax.
In “Hearts Aligned,” a sweet new Australian campaign from pet food Pedigree, agency Clemenger BBDO ran an experiment that measured the heart rates of dogs and their owners, both separated and together.
A month after launching its new global campaign called “Feed the Good,” Pedigree returns with the second installment of the effort, which is again created by BBDO–though now, Melbourne-based Clemenger BBDO takes over on ad duties. In this spot, dubbed “The Good Fight, which began airing Down Under earlier this month, what starts as a potential street battle culminates in a quick crusade to save a loose dog who’s stuck in the middle of a busy street and whose helpless owner can only look on. Our potential street fighters, though, quickly turn into heroes and save the day all the while forgetting about their tiff. As for the dog, it gets a very well-deserved treat from its owner in the spot’s concluding moments, which serves as a relieving comedown from a somewhat tense ad.
In a recent comment to Campaign Brief about the overall Australian Pedigree work, Mars Petcare general manager Sylvia Burbery says, “Pedigree believes that dogs make the world a better place and bring out the good in us all. ‘Feed the Good’ sets out to connect with Australians emotionally and encourage a donation of just $2 to help raise vital funds for our established charity partner, PetRescue, and support the fantastic work they do to care for and re-home unclaimed animals.” The ultimate goal of “Feed the Good” is to feed 100 million dogs globally. Hopefully, they’re well on their way.
Client: Pedigree
Creative: Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
Activations: The Marketing Shop
Media: Starcom
PR: One Green Bean
“You save a dog. A dog saves you.”
That’s the poignant message of “First Days Out,” a four-minute online film for Pedigree by Almap BBDO in Brazil that follows Joey and Matt, two former inmates who begin to turn their lives around after they adopt rescue dogs.
Joey, who served 12 years for armed robbery, finds the world transformed, and in some ways unrecognizable, after his release. At first he’s alone, confused and frightened about his future, but a trip to the pound changes everything.
“Having a dog with me in this house was so much better,” he says. “Sadie became my family.” Soon, he’s training kennel dogs for adoption.
Matt, who served two years for burglary, is initially estranged from his father and reluctant to connect with others. At one point, he draws a heartbreaking parallel between his own life (inside and out of prison) and the lives of the dogs in the animal shelter: “They all looked kind of sad, just like I was—just caged in.” After adopting Jeanie, he feels as if his “future’s bright again,” and he starts going on job interviews and brings the dog to meet his dad.
The immensely moving documentary, directed in a relaxed, naturalist style by Ricardo Mehedff via Hungry Man, is part of Pedigree’s new “Feed the Good” campaign, its first global push in several years.
“By nourishing the lovable innocence in every dog, Pedigree helps feed the good they bring to the world,” explains Leonid Sudakov, CMO of Mars Global Petcare.
That same theme informs all campaign elements, which include TV, print, online, in-store and social media. Of course, interpretations will vary. For example, a 30-second spot by Colenso BBDO in Australia, titled “Good Fight,” feels more like a typical “commercial” than “First Days Out.” Still, its quirky take on an a street fight about to happen is far from typical pet-food ad fare.
We chatted about “First Day Out” with Mehedff and his brother Alex, who produced it.
AdFreak: “First Day Out” sort of takes the “cute puppy” commercial in a fresh, more meaningful direction. Can you speak to that a bit?
Alex: Advertising is moving into this new territory of content storytelling. A more emotional engagement. With this in mind, we need to approach the narrative of the film differently. The creative [idea] behind this film is just brilliant. That moved us in a big way to get involved and tell a moving story.
Anytime you move away from the “typical” creatively—and hats off to the agency for this brilliant idea—it becomes a golden strategy. We’re happy to have been able to deliver up to par with the idea. We hope it will move people, engage emotionally with the audience … and place the brand in a very special place.
Take me through the process of putting the project together.
Alex: The process is just deep character research, where you cast real people and see what they can bring to the story. You definitely need a couple of weeks. If you rush this phase, you’re dead in the water.
Ricardo: We started nationwide, and were able to get many candidates. Some were inmates who had participated in dog training programs while in prison. This is how we found Joey. He’d done 12 years, and in the last four, he got into the dog training program that, in his owns words, changed his life. When he got out, he was truly alone, and since he spoke so well about dogs, Pedigree helped him adopt a dog for himself. And the incredible thing is, you could really see the change in his spirit and mood. Sadie really brought a smile to his face. The job he got as a dog trainer was directly related to his experience in the dog training programs in prison.
Matt never had any contact with dog training programs in prison. He was just a kid going through a rough patch with his father and having a hard time getting adjusted to life on the outside. Pedigree suggested that he adopt a dog and see what would happen.
What were the biggest challenges in making the film?
Ricardo: We found many other good characters in our research, but were limited to only shooting two of them. Then, shooting in a way that could capture the emotion and truth of their stories and experiences. I found that the best way to do this was to shoot them in the most naturalistic way, with as little interference as possible.
What surprised you most?
Ricardo: How the dogs really helped these guys. I thought it would be strong, but their connections were really intense.
From the first day I met Joey, he was always a very serious, soft-spoken guy. He was really nice, but very quiet. Almost never smiled. Sometimes I would kindly ask him to smile, but it just didn’t look right. The moment he adopted Sadie, he was became a different person, a natural smile formed. This guy truly loves dogs. And his facial expressions show this.
It must be tough not to make this kind of material seem overly manipulative.
Ricardo: That was my goal in making this film. I have a strong background in documentary filmmaking, having worked closely with Eduardo Coutinho, one of the most important doc filmmakers in Brazilian cinema. I direct and edit my films, so that really helps in the storytelling process. As I’m directing, I’m usually editing the film in my head.
This film was about capturing the magic that occurs between man and dog. I knew this magic exists. I just wanted to shoot it in a way that was non-invasive and let their relationship flourish and grow naturally.
CREDITS
Advertiser: Mars
Agency: AlmapBBDO
Title: First Days Out
Product: Pedigree
General Director Creation: Luiz Sanches
Executive Director Creation: Bruno Prosperi, Renato Simões
Creation Director: André Gola, Pernil
Digital Creative Director: Luciana Haguiara
Creation: Pernil, André Gola, Fabio Cerdeira, André Sallowicz, Felipe Cirino, André Leotta
Rtvc: Vera Jacinto, Ana Paula Casagrande, Diego Villas Bôas
Producer: Hungry Man
Managing Partner: Alex Mehedff
Executive Producer: Rodrigo Castello e Renata Corrêa
Direction: Ricardo Mehedff
Photography: Grant Weiss, Mike Alex and Ricardo Mehedff
Line Producer: Mariana Barbiellini
Track: Big Foote
Assembler / Editor: Ricardo Mehedff
Post-production Supervisor: Rodrigo Oliveira
Finishing: Great Studio
Color Grading: Psycho N’Look
Assistance: Fernanda Antonelli, Pedro Fragata, Samantha Kechichian and José Maria Fafe
Planning: Cintia Gonçalves, João Gabriel, Daniel Machado, Augusto Veríssimo and Marília Rodrigues
Media: Flávio de Pauw, Brian Crotty, Fábio Cruz, Juliana Melo and Carolina Pimentel
Digital Media: Kaue Cury, Livia Novaes e Rogério Beraldo
Business Director: Rodrigo Andrade
Approval: Leonid Sudakov, Marina Sachs, Oduvaldo Viana, Fernando Manoel
Almap BBDO launched a global campaign entitled “Feed The Good” for Pedigree with the online documentary spot “First Days Out.”
“First Days Out” tells the inspiring story of how rescue dogs helped two former inmates rehabilitate following their release from prison. Matt, who served two years for theft in Las Vegas, found life on the outside lonely. Unable to reunite with his father, who severed ties, until he got his life in order, Jeanie provided the companionship he needed. “I feel Jeanie brought light to my future,” he said. Joey, meanwhile, served twelve years for armed robbery in Florida. While he was in prison, his mother and grandmother died and Sadie became his only family, bringing companionship to an otherwise empty home. He then got a job training dogs for adoption at the kennel. After telling both of these stories, the spot ends with the tearjerking line, “You save a dog. A dog saves you.”
“Feed The Good” marks Pedigree’s first global campaign in years, and rolls out in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand and the U.S. with broadcast, print and online ads, as well as additional markets later in the year and in 2016. It is built around the insight that dogs help bring out the inner good in people. “Studies attest how the companionship of animals transforms and improves people’s lives,” said Leonid Sudakov, chief marketing officer, Global Petcare, Mars, Inc. “By nourishing the loveable innocence in every dog, Pedigree helps feed the good they bring to the world.”
Credits:
Advertiser: Mars
Agency: AlmapBBDO
Title: First Days Out
Product: Pedigree
General Director Creation: Luiz Sanches
Executive Director Creation: Bruno Prosperi, Renato Simões
Creation Director: André Gola, Pernil
Digital Creative Director: Luciana Haguiara
Creation: Pernil, André Gola, Fabio Cerdeira, André Sallowicz, Felipe Cirino, André Leotta
Rtvc: Vera Jacinto, Ana Paula Casagrande, Diego Villas Bôas
Producer: Hungry Man
Managing Partner: Alex Mehedff
Executive Producer: Rodrigo Castello e Renata Corrêa
Direction: Ricardo Mehedff
Photography: Grant Weiss, Mike Alex and Ricardo Mehedff
Line Producer: Mariana Barbiellini
Track: Big Foote
Assembler / Editor: Ricardo Mehedff
Post-production Supervisor: Rodrigo Oliveira
Finishing: Great Studio
Color Grading: Psycho N’Look
Assistance: Fernanda Antonelli, Pedro Fragata, Samantha Kechichian and José Maria Fafe
Planning: Cintia Gonçalves, João Gabriel, Daniel Machado, Augusto Veríssimo and Marília Rodrigues
Media: Flávio de Pauw, Brian Crotty, Fábio Cruz, Juliana Melo and Carolina Pimentel
Digital Media: Kaue Cury, Livia Novaes e Rogério Beraldo
Business Director: Rodrigo Andrade
Approval: Leonid Sudakov, Marina Sachs, Oduvaldo Viana, Fernando Manoel
Here’s a great little campaign for dog adoption by Pedigree and French agency CLM BBDO. Because a dog really will be your best friend, and a loyal one—unlike human best friends, who are constantly letting you down.
Click the ads to enlarge.
CREDITS
Client: Pedigree
Client Representatives: Philippe Mineur, Yann Aubourg
Agency: CLM BBDO
Campaign: “Add a Real Friend”
Art Director: Anthony Lietart
Copywriter: Sébastien Duhaud
Creative Director: Matthieu Elkaïm
Agency Representatives: Laurent Duvivier, Mélanie Marchand, Romain Bruneau, Alisson Cotret
Art Buyers: Marie Bottin, Sacha Pereira Da Silva
Photographer: Alex Murphy
PR: Lauren Weber
A Pedigree tem um histórico bacana em diversos países, no que se refere a incentivar a adoção de cães abandonados. Um exemplo recente é Share for Dogs, pedindo que o público do YouTube assistisse a um vídeo para arrecadar fundos para o abrigo de animais comandado pela marca. Agora, a ação é nacional, com criação da AlmapBBDO: um screensaver que mostra imagens de cães que aguardam adoção, com o contato da ONG Cão Sem Dono, de São Paulo.
Disponível para PC e Mac, o descanso de telas virtual Screen and Dog Saver é um aplicativo que deve ser baixado e instalado normalmente. Cada vez que um cachorro é adotado, ele é imediatamente substituído por outro que aguarda um dono.
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The Internet really is a boon for pet-food marketers clever enough to capitalize on animal-obsessed Web culture without seeming too mercenary.
Pedigree New Zealand gets extra brownie points for this video of cute dogs being cute, which attempts to leverage YouTube's revenue-sharing model to raise money for dog charity … as if you needed another reason to watch dachshunds eating hot dogs. (No, it's not cannibalism, though it might count as a sort of professional discourtesy.)
The concept is all the more impressive in the way it take two things that are usually annoying—seeing ads on other ads, and being asked to share ads—and makes them kind of feel-good (even if, given YouTube's meager ad rates, it's hard to imagine the campaign actually making significant money).
Regardless, the spot, by Colenso BBDO, is a knockout delight when measured against the high bar for misery-inducing commercials in the pet-adoption genre. Unlike the Sarah McLaughlin ASPCA sob fest that haunts an entire generation of U.S. TV viewers, this one doesn't hinge on making everyone feel awful about themselves.
Plus, the dogs are awesome to watch. Except for that winking puppy at the end, which clearly needs help for having confused itself with a cat. Only cats are supposed to be creepy.
Credits below.
CREDITS
Client: Pedigree
Agency: Colenso BBDO, New Zealand
Creative Chairman: Nick Worthington
Creative Director: Levi Slavin
Senior Copywriter: Matt Lawson
Copywriter: Ben Polkinghorne
Art Director: Scott Kelly
Business Director: Helen Fitzsimons
Senior Social, Digital Strategist: Neville Doyle
Senior Planner: Tamsin McDonnell
Production Company: Finch
Director: Nick Ball
Executive Producer: Rob Galluzzo
Producer: Karen Bryson
Associate Producer: Amy Dymond
Director of Photography: Crighton Bone
Production Designer: Sara Mathers
Animal Wranglers: Animal House
VFX Supervisors: Andrew Timms, Mat Ellin
Offline: Method Studios
Editor: Seth Lockwood
Visual Effects: Beryl
Grade: Pete Ritchie
Flame: Andrew Timms, Mat Ellin
Sound Design: Franklin Rd
Composer: Jonathan Dreyfus
Reconstituindo a história real do cachorro Mojo, a Pedigree mostra em seu novo comercial qual é a diferença entre um bom e mau animal: o “dono”.
O filme faz parte da campanha da marca que incentiva a adoção de cães, e não a compra em vitrines como se fossem produtos. Há uns bons anos que a Pedigree trabalha com esse posicionamento, conscientizando o público e, claro, criando uma imagem de boas intenções para vender mais ração.
A criação é da AMV BBDO, com produção da The Mill.
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Advertising Agency: Savaglio\TBWA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Creative Directors: Ernesto Savaglio, Oscar Canabal, Tomás Ostiglia.
Art Directors: Oscar Canabal, Gabriel Mahler
Copywriter: Tomás Ostiglia
Advertising Agency: Savaglio\TBWA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Creative Directors: Ernesto Savaglio, Oscar Canabal, Tomás Ostiglia.
Art Directors: Oscar Canabal, Gabriel Mahler
Copywriter: Tomás Ostiglia
Advertising Agency: Savaglio\TBWA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Creative Directors: Ernesto Savaglio, Oscar Canabal, Tomás Ostiglia.
Art Directors: Oscar Canabal, Gabriel Mahler
Copywriter: Tomás Ostiglia
Complete nutrition, whatever their size.
Advertising Agency: Volcano, Johannesburg, South Africa
Creative Director: Glenn Jeffery
Art Director: Francois Boshoff
Copywriter: Tasha Hodgson
Published: March 2008
New and exclusive recipe that combines the best of the natural ingredients.
Advertising Agency: Holy Jesus, Santiago, Chile
Creative Director / Art Director / Illustrator: José Edwards
Advertising Agency: TBWA, Vienna, Austria
Creative Directors: Gerda Reichl-Schebesta, Bernhard Grafl
Copywriter: Karin Schalko
Art Director / Graphic Designer: Jeff Stenzenberger
Photographer: Udo Titz
Advertising School: Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad, India
Art Director / Copywriter: Jagjit Singh
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