2022 Winners & Shortlists

A DAD'S JOB

Bronze Lynx
BrandHOME CENTRE
Product/ServiceFATHER'S DAY & BEYOND
EntrantFP7 McCANN Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryBreakthrough on a Budget
Idea Creation FP7 McCANN Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Media Placement FP7 McCANN Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
PR FP7 McCANN Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Production DEJAVU Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Post Production DEJAVU Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Post Production 2 MANGOJAM STUDIO FZ LLC Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Additional Company SILKROAD IMAGES Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Summary of the work

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 15% of homes in the Middle East don’t have a father. But single moms remain a cultural taboo in Arab society. Often, seen as having failed at being good wives to their husbands. Never shown in advertising. Home Centre, a home furniture retailer, challenged that taboo across Gulf markets in the Middle East, winning share-of-heart and share-of-wallet with its primary target group of Arab moms, who sympathised with the topic of single moms on a human level. On Father’s Day, a film featuring real people, NOT actors, showed children sharing tributes in what seemed like yet another Father’s Day ad, until the rug pull moment when it’s revealed that the children were talking about their moms - real single moms, shot across their own homes. Taking on a cultural taboo immediately triggered 53% negative reactions from conservative sections of Arab society. But Home Centre expected it and had a plan, effectively transforming conventional channels meant for Father’s Day into channels recognising, celebrating and supporting Arab single moms; in turn, including and integrating single moms into not just Father's Day, but also, into conversations and brand actions. With a low budget of only $50,000 ($25,000 for production and $25,000 for media), this meaningful initiative was breakthrough and had an instant impact - influencing perceptions, and in turn, positively influencing brand attributes, impacting a commercial spike for Home Centre. CLIENT ENDORSEMENT: “Home Centre’s purpose is focused on enabling every home to tell its own unique story. Now, as that strategic purpose was being developed by our strategic partners, we were also exposed to an untapped insight about one story not being told across homes in the Middle East. It sparked a breakthrough strategy for us, with Arab Moms - our decision-makers and buyers. We shot with real people. We did not cast actors. And we executed this entire initiative (versus a one-off film) during COVID-19. We faced a lot of timing limitations owing to curfews and location limitations owing to lack of studio spaces. We executed with bare minimum budgets; we had to pull budgets from all corners owing to the freezes the retail category faced. Then, despite the negative sentiments, we were persuaded to stick to our plan as we had one. We continued standing up for the cause, celebrating and backing it even more. Being awarded multiple times globally and regionally, importantly, the work has been meaningful to the segment we’ve focused on, to the culture, to our brand and business. And it all began with that disruptive strategy.” – Siddarth Sivaprakash, Head of Marketing, Home Centre, Landmark Group

Credits

Name Company Role
Siddarth Sivaprakash Home Centre (Landmark Group) Client Team
Vinmay Korday Home Centre (Landmark Group) Client Team
Ami Popat Home Centre (Landmark Group) Client Team
Abbas Nashrulla Home Centre (Landmark Group) Client Team
Atharv Ruparel Home Centre (Landmark Group) Client Team
Deviani Rao Home Centre (Landmark Group) Client Team
Ahmed Dawood Home Centre (Landmark Group) Client Team
Tahaab Rais FP7 McCann MENAT Creative Director, Copywriter
Vicky Kriplani FP7 McCann Dubai Group Account Director
Tahaab Rais FP7 McCann MENAT Film Director
Vicky Kriplani FP7 McCann Dubai Channel Creative
Tahaab Rais FP7 McCann MENAT Regional Head of Strategy
Oliver Robinson FP7 McCann Dubai Regional ECD
Aunindo Anoop Sen FP7 McCann Dubai Creative Director, Copywriter
Bana Salah FP7 McCann Dubai Art Director
Riddhi Mayank FP7 McCann Dubai Account Manager
Anna Sadykova FP7 McCann Dubai Strategist
Riddhi Mayank FP7 McCann Dubai Agency Producer
Maher Dawah FP7 McCann Dubai Arabic Copywriter
Manasvi Gosalia Dejavu Executive Producer
Aeyaz Hassan Dejavu DOP
Pratixa Shah Dejavu Dubai Head of Production
Kavya Iyer Dejavu Producer
Bana Salah FP7 McCann Dubai 1st AD
Mary Bou Akl Dejavu Post Producer
Rizwan Maple Dejavu Editor
Wilbur D'Costa Mango Jam Studio Executive Producer
Jay Wud Mango Jam Studio Composer
Haider Saaby Dejavu Production Co-ordinator
Srinivas Kusuma Action Filmz Focus Puller
Jithu Das Action Filmz Sound Recordist
Sameer Ketkar FP7 McCann Dubai Senior Designer
Syed Shuja FP7 McCann Dubai Art Director
Narendhar Pottavathni Dejavu Production Support
Amit Borawake FP7 McCann Dubai Retouch Artist
Bharat Doli Action Filmz Spark 1
Arif A Action Filmz Spark 2
Mahendhar Avadhta Dejavu Production Support
Narendhar Pottavathni Dejavu Production Support
Riham Mahafzah Silkroad Images Founder & CEO
Imad Barakat Silkroad Images CTO
Ashraf Muhammedunny FP7 McCann Dubai Case Film Editor and Motion Artist
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