2016 Winners & Shortlists

TAKING HOME HAPPINESS

BrandTHE COCA-COLA COMPANY
Product/ServiceCOCA-COLA
EntrantY&R DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryAmbient Media: Small Scale
Entrant Company Y&R DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Advertising Agency Y&R DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Advertising Agency 2 Y&R LABSTORE DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Advertising Agency 3 PIXEL PLUS MEDIA Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Production Company CONCEPT VIEW MEDIA Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Brief Explanation

We used Coca-Cola bottles to deliver a special Christmas surprise by turning bottle labels into luggage tags for a free extra 5 kilos. 100 bottles of happiness were given to passengers at the Dubai International Airport, on their way home for the holidays to the Philippines, India and Pakistan. A video of the activation was then shared online, taking it even further on social media, especially amongst South Asians.

Creative Execution

Staying true to our brand promise of 'open happiness', the special bottles helped bring happiness to passengers during the holiday season. On the 22nd of December, 2014, we went to one of the busiest airports in the world, Dubai International Airport, and found people struggling at check-in counters to give them a surprise.

Results

100 bottles of happiness were given to passengers on their way home for the holidays to the Philippines, India and Pakistan – totaling in 2,500 kilos of free excess baggage. A video of the activation was then shared online, taking it even further on social media, especially amongst South Asians, with over 1 million views. Several local and international websites and online publications also covered the activity.

Credits

Name Company Role
Shahir Zag Y/R Dubai Chief Creative Officer
Ash Chagla Y/R Dubai Executive Creative Director
Kalpesh Patankar Y/R Dubai Executive Creative Director
Athina Afton Lalljee Y/R Dubai Copywriter
Nada Hassan Y/R Dubai Art Director
Rene Reda Y/R Dubai Group Business Director
Nora Ferneine Y/R Dubai Account Director
Dima Malaeb Y/R Dubai Account Executive
Sam Eid Y/R Dubai Head of Production
Subash Mishra Y/R Dubai Post Production Supervisor
Binnu Cherian Y/R Dubai Production Manager
Khushi Rawat Y/R Dubai Producer
Joseph Bihag Y/R Labstore Dubai Executive Creative Director
Zaakesh Mulla Y/R Labstore Dubai Business Director
Amina Ijaz Coca-Cola Middle East Group Brand Manager
Sherif Nashed Coca-Cola Middle East Brand Manager
Effie Kontopoulou Coca-Cola Middle East Marketing Manager
Tolga Cebe Coca-Cola Middle East Marketing Manager
Frederico Beja Concept View Media Director
Dalia Abuzeid Concept View Media Producer