2016 Winners & Shortlists

GOODBYE BAD LUCK

BrandLA LIBANAISE DES JEUX
Product/ServiceLOTO LIBANAIS
EntrantIMPACT BBDO Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryFiction: Series or Film
Entrant Company IMPACT BBDO Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Contributing Company IMPACT BBDO Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Production Company BIG KAHUNA FILMS Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The Campaign

The year started with a drop in weekly ticket sales for Loto Libanais. People would play more, if we could make them feel luckier. In Lebanon, people believe black cats bring bad luck. So, Loto launched a PR focused campaign to fly them out of the country. Starting with nationwide Press, Outdoor and Radio, the campaign followed with a video showing the black cats flying out of Lebanon to New Zealand, where they're actually considered to bring good luck. After we had a winner, we revealed one tiny detail: The black cats never left Lebanon. In the video, we see how Loto collected the cats and flew them to a 5-Star Hotel & Resort in New Zealand, where they had the time of their lives getting pampered by top chefs and masseuses.

The response was immediate. In a population of 4 million people, our video had over 1.5 million views on its first week, making over 56 million impressions from social media and PR alone; becoming the most shared video on Facebook on the day of its launch and the most trending topic in Lebanon. Loto had a 21% sales increase by convincing an entire nation that they could win.

Credits

Name Company Role
Fadi Yaish IMPACT BBDO Dubai Regional Creative Director
Daniel Correa IMPACT BBDO Dubai Art Director
Gustavo Gamarra Impact Bbdo Dubai Copywriter
Emilie Haddad IMPACT BBDO Dubai Head Of Broadcast
Jihad Saadé La Libanaise Des Jeux Vice President
Eddy Rizk Big Kahuna Films Executive Producer
Maged Nassar/Tameem Younes Film Director
Ricardo Plates DOP
Serena Dubai Serena Dubai Post production
Alavaro Del Val Serena Dubai Editor
Roman Peregon Serena Dubai Colourist
Claudio Emilio Ferrante Serena Dubai Post Producer
Eardrum Eardrum Music