MAN FLU

Short List
TitleMAN FLU
BrandMCNEIL SWEDEN
Product/ServiceIPREN IBUPROFEN
Category A01. OTC Oral Medicines
Entrant Company ADVANCE Copenhagen, DENMARK
Advertising Agency ADVANCE Copenhagen, DENMARK
Production Company SOCIAL CLUB Stockholm, SWEDEN
Credits
Name Company Position
Casper Juul Kaufmann Advance A/S Client Service Director
Gavin Mulligan Advance A/S Creative Director
Chris Calvert Advance A/S Copywriter
Mai Pagh Advance A/S Art Director
Stine Darby Advance A/S Planner
Trine Schou Advance A/S Agency Producer
Louise Aalbæk Advance A/S Project Manager

The Campaign

Ipren draws attention to the Swedish propensity for accepting pain as a way of life, sometimes even indulging in it, by taking a tongue-in-cheek look at the phenomenon of Man Flu – a condition where a simple cold elicits a reaction more suited to a serious disease, in the patient.