2016 Winners & Shortlists

SAUDI WOMEN’S ONLINE MARCH

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BrandPROCTER & GAMBLE
Product/ServiceALWAYS
EntrantLEO BURNETT BEIRUT, LEBANON
CategoryUse of Social Media
Entrant Company LEO BURNETT BEIRUT, LEBANON
Advertising Agency LEO BURNETT BEIRUT, LEBANON
Media Agency STARCOM MEDIAVEST GROUP Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Brief Explanation

Saudi women spend a lot of time online but can’t freely express themselves. Furthermore, they don’t like to associate themselves with menstrual pad brands, given the embarrassment factor. Always, the market leader in menstrual pads, wanted to connect with Saudi women online to build its community. Always launched the first online march where instead of showing their face, women shared footage of their steps moving for a better tomorrow. This gave women a platform to express themselves and state their belief, dream, or purpose. This brought to life the Always purpose of women empowerment through the lens of Saudi women.

Results and Effectiveness

The Online March exceeded our targets for user-generated content and community growth: - It generated more than 45 million impressions on Facebook and Instagram, and 4.6 million print impressions. - The participation mechanism allowed over 5,000 women to express themselves with content they submitted. There were +1 million interactions around that content and +2.6 million organic views on the videos. - Brand affinity has also improved as a result: the Facebook brand page got a +12.51% fan growth (+10,000 new fans in two months), while the Instagram page received +5,500 new Instagram followers (starting from zero).

Creative Execution

Always launched an online march for women to move forward towards a better tomorrow. This gave women a platform to express themselves in videos by only showing their steps while stating their belief, dream, or purpose. The media role was to create the initial snowball and then allow the momentum to build itself. Always promoted key posts to help discoverability of the movement, which helped people going beyond paid impressions, as they organically engaged with user-generated content. Women could post to either Instagram or Facebook, while the brand would help give visibility to the content.

Insights, Strategy and the Idea

Broadcast and media are subject to censorship by authorities in Saudi Arabia. While women around the world share their lives online, a Saudi woman is not socially permitted to show a picture of herself online or protest for a cause. Always saw an opportunity to allow women to express themselves online, away from typical censorship restrictions, without showing their face: a movement of user-generated videos around women empowerment that is curated and compiled into longer stories by Always. Women discovered this movement on Facebook and Instagram through influencers, a trending hashtag #MoveForward (and its Arabic equivalent), and posts by Always.

Credits

Name Company Role
Bechara Mouzannar Leo Burnett Beirut Chief Creative Officer
Malek Ghorayeb Leo Burnett Beirut Regional Executive Creative Director
Youssef Naaman Leo Burnett Beirut Regional Operations Director
Yasmina Baz Leo Burnett Beirut Creative Director
Lea Salibi Leo Burnett Beirut Creative Director
Karen Feghali Leo Burnett Beirut Art Director
Miguel Issa Leo Burnett Beirut Art Director
Lama Bawadi Leo Burnett Beirut Copywriter
Jad Jureidini Leo Burnett Beirut Digital Communication Director
Tala Arakji Leo Burnett Beirut PR Planner
Cecilia Accad Leo Burnett Beirut Communications Director
Fadi Bustros Leo Burnett Beirut Regional Communication Director
Zeina Joujou Leo Burnett Beirut Head of Planning
Ralph Arida Leo Burnett Beirut Associate Creative Director
Philippe Araman Leo Burnett Beirut Digital Planner
Nader Naamani Leo Comm Jeddah Communication Manager
Saria Francis Leo Comm Dubai Community Manager
Robyn Aris Leo Comm Dubai Communication Manager