BLOOD PORTRAITS

TitleBLOOD PORTRAITS
BrandGLORIX / DONORSEARCH FOUNDATION
Product/ServiceGLORIX (BY KOMAREX) - MOSQUITO-REPELLENT SPRAY
Category C06. Trade Stands / Exhibitions
Entrant Company BBDO RUSSIA GROUP Moscow, RUSSIA
Advertising Agency BBDO RUSSIA GROUP Moscow, RUSSIA
Credits
Name Company Position
Gatis Murnieks Bbdo Russia Group Creative Director
Mihai Coliban Bbdo Russia Group Creative Director
Konstantin Tokarev Bbdo Russia Group Art Director
Victor Lander Bbdo Russia Group Senior Copywriter
Anna Sokolova Bbdo Russia Group Group Account Director
Maya Annakulieva Bbdo Russia Group Account Manager
Ivan Davydenko Bbdo Russia Group Producer
Elena Novikova Pelican Project Director
Anna Budzyak Pelican Project Manager
Andrey Paoukov Zebrahero Director
Artem Tsaregorodtsev Zebrahero Producer
Dmitry Novikov Zebrahero Cinematographer
Andris Rutinsh Zebrahero Lighting
Denis Ageev Zebrahero Motion Design

Brief Explanation

To launch Glorix, a new mosquito repellent, we came up with an idea: each drop of blood taken by a mosquito could be the decisive one to save a human being.

The Brief

We were tasked to launch Glorix, a new mosquito repellent brand, with a shoestring marketing budget.

How the final design was conceived

Each drop of blood taken by a mosquito could be the decisive one to save a human being. We showed it by creating BLOOD PORTRAITS: tiny portraits made by an artist smearing blood from slapped mosquitos. We exhibited them at an art gallery space starting on Russia’s National Donor Day. We also launched a web site that showed people how much blood they lose throughout their lives and how much of it can be saved by Glorix. We made a special map of Moscow that used mosquito-related hashtags to warn people about potential blood loss in real time. And finally, because Glorix saved their blood, exhibition’s and site’s visitors were invited to give it away at the blood donation event in June.

Indication of how successful the outcome was in the market

The message reached more than 50 million people resulting in more than $160 000 of PR value. During the donation event, around 31 liters of blood was collected, which equals to nearly 6 million of mosquitos. And yes, we sold more repellent than had planned, but does it really matter?