2019 Winners & Shortlists

BABY TALK

BrandGSK
Product/ServicePANADOL BABY & INFANT
EntrantGREY Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryCo-Creation & User Generated Content
Idea Creation GREY Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Production GREY Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Background.

Panadol Baby and Infant is trusted by parents across the region, but has limited brand presence in their lives. The task was to connect with parents and build a little brand love around the occasion of Children’s Day 2018.

Describe the creative idea.

Insight: With most dads working fulltime jobs while mothers stay at home with their children (especially infants), many moments are missed. And to make up for this lost time, mothers capture plenty of videos and pictures to share. Idea: The Baby Talk web app allows parents to subtitle their existing baby videos to give them a voice. Using audio recognition, Baby Talk subtitles babies’ blabbering with sweet pre-written messages – which can also be edited if parents like. These videos can then be shared with loved ones who aren’t around to spend time with the baby as much.

Describe the strategy.

Mothers were our main target audience, and Facebook was the main channel used to reach them. We created posts that featured sample videos from the application, and images to intrigue parents to click the link and create their own videos. The web app platform was chosen specifically to create a seamless transition from social (on mobile devices) to the tool. This helped increase our number of interactions significantly.

Describe the execution.

The campaign began with social media posts to first create intrigue with static teasers, and then direct traffic with launch videos that gave parents a taste of what the platform could do. The first post went live on the 19th of November 2018, and the link is still active for parents to use. While activity spiked during the launch, Panadol plans to keep the platform alive and continue to promote it during special occasions – so that parents can use it to create cute and shareable greetings.

List the results.

The platform received over 30,000 visits, sparking conversation between babies and their parents in a new and fun way.

Credits

Name Company Role
Ali Shabaz GREY MENA Chief Creative Officer
Vidya Manmohan GREY MENA Executive Creative Director
Khaled Ibrahim GREY MENA Senior Art Director
Athina Afton Lalljee GREY MENA Senior Copywriter
Bassel Issa GREY MENA Technology Director
Dzila Dik GREY MENA Client Servicing Director
Minal Siyal GREY MENA Account Director
Karen Nader GREY MENA Account Executive
Irmak Aktas Wunderman Account Director
Lara Medanat Wunderman Account Executive
Mayank Garg MediaCom Beyond Advertising (MBA) Head of MENA
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