2016 Winners & Shortlists

PERSIL ABAYA SHAMPOO- NATIONAL RESONANCE

BrandPERSIL ABAYA SHAMPOO (HENKEL ARABIA)
Product/ServicePERSIL ABAYA SHAMPOO
EntrantOMD Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategorySound Design
Media Agency 2 OMD Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Entrant Company OMD Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Media Agency OMD Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The Campaign

Through collaboration between a musical instrument maker and a sound engineer we transformed the Persil bottle into a real playing guitar and brought a veiled woman to sing the UAE’s national anthem while playing it on the Persil bottle guitar. It was extremely challenging to arrive at the right resonance of the Persil bottle and somehow match the resonance of a wooden guitar box. We wanted this to be a strong symbol of national resonance from the very core of the brand itself and the result was a beautiful and emotional yet powerful rendition of the UAE’s national anthem. The performance took the form of an online video that was released 2 days before the national day.

Credits

Name Company Role
Neelofer Sheikh Omd Mena Associate Director- Digital
Farah Moumneh Omd Mena Senior Director Planning
Zeeshan Merchant Omd Mena Director- Planning
Roxanne Gahol Omd Mena Senior Executive - Planning
Haytham Zoghby Omd Mena Director of Innovation
Muhammed Ali Jamadar Omd Mena Manager- Social Media
Ramy Al Kadhi Omd Mena Manager- Digital
Charles El Soueidi Soundstruck Studios Sound Design Arrangement