THE 2 EURO T-SHIRT - A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

TitleTHE 2 EURO T-SHIRT - A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
BrandFASHION REVOLUTION (NGO)
Product/ServiceSOCIAL ACTIVATION
Category E01. Social Video
Entrant Company BBDO GROUP GERMANY Berlin, GERMANY
Advertising Agency BBDO GROUP GERMANY Berlin, GERMANY
Production Company UNIT9 Berlin, GERMANY
Credits
Name Company Position
Wolfgang Schneider Bbdo Group Germany Gmbh Chief Creative Officer
Jan Harbeck/David Mously Bbdo Berlin Gmbh Creative Managing Director
Jan Harbeck/Michael Schachtner Bbdo Berlin Gmbh Executive Creative Director
Michail Paderin/Jessica Witt Bbdo Berlin Gmbh Art Director/Script
Mike Kannowski Bbdo Berlin Gmbh Senior Account Manager
Steffen Gentis Bbdo Group Germany Gmbh Chief Production Officer
Silke Rochow Bbdo Berlin Gmbh Agency Producer
Cathrin Barbe Bbdo Berlin Gmbh Art Buyer
Christian H. Hasselbusch Photographer
Michail Paderin Bbdo Berlin Gmbh Illustrator
Craftwork Post Production Company
Robert Bader Director
Alessandro Rovere/Kevin Krefta Director Of Photography
Kevin Krefta Craftwork Editor
Nicolas Moles Bbdo Berlin Gmbh Animation
Maciej Zasada/Kamil Chruscinski/Thomasz Sapinski/Christian Hergarten/Beode Rebit Unit9 Digital Development
Stefan Bader Unit9 Executive Producer
Ketchum Pleon Gmbh Pr Agency

Creative Execution

The vending machine was implemented in a busy shopping area in Berlin. People would choose buy the cheap T-shirt but once they had been confronted by the video detailing how it was made, they had the option to buy, donate or cancel. The video was posted online and sparked a bigger discussion between consumers and most importantly, between consumers and brands.

- 90% of people changed their minds and decided to donate - After 7 days: o 3+ million views on YouTube o #1 in the global ads chart o 25 million social media impressions o the film reached over 200 countries o Worldwide press coverage with over 50 million media impressions o The film was Broadcasted on Germany’s largest news networks

Challenge & Objective: For the 24th of April, the anniversary of the Rana Plaza sweatshop collapsing, killing over 1,100, Fashion Revolution needed to raise awareness and get people around the world questioning how their clothes were made. Insight: There are millions of people enslaved in life threatening sweatshops. This problem is a result of fast fashion perpetuated by the western world. People are aware of this problem, yet it evades their conscience at the time of purchase. Idea: We wanted to see if people would still buy a T-shirt if they were confronted with how it was made. We developed a T-shirt vending machine, but before receiving the T-shirt they’re shown a video connecting them to who made it and the conditions under which it was made. We would create a video documenting the results and use it to spark an online discussion.