2015 Promo & Activation

THE UNDUBBED TRUTH

TitleTHE UNDUBBED TRUTH
BrandEQUAL PAY DAY
Product/ServiceEQUAL PAY DAY
Category B01. Use of Digital Advertising in a Promotional Campaign
Entrant Company MORTIERBRIGADE Brussels, BELGIUM
Advertising Agency MORTIERBRIGADE Brussels, BELGIUM
Advertising Agency 2 MEDIAMONKS Hilversum, THE NETHERLANDS
Production Company CAVIAR London, UNITED KINGDOM
Credits
Name Company Position
Vera Claes Zij-kant Client
Jens Mortier Mortierbrigade Creative Director
Joost Berends Mortierbrigade Creative Director
Philippe De Ceuster Mortierbrigade Creative Director
Vincent D'Halluin Mortierbrigade Strategic Director
Massimo De Pascale Mortierbrigade Creative
François Massinon Mortierbrigade Creative
Charlotte Coddens Mortierbrigade Business Director
Lore Meert Mortierbrigade Agency Producer
Ralf Demesmaeker Caviar Film Director
Ilse Joye Caviar Film Producer
Leslie Verbist Caviar Film Producer
Laurent Lejeune Mortierbrigade Graphic Designer
Wannes Vermeulen Mortierbrigade Creative Developer

The Brief

Not much has changed over the last decades. Due to sex stereotyping women are still pushed towards housekeeping, so men can pursue a career. With all due consequences: 125 years of evolution… and women still earn 20% less than men.

Campaign Success

So we used the typical washing powder commercial. Badly dubbed, abounding in stereotypes, and full of clichés. Where the missus takes care of the household, with a smile. But by simply pressing a button you can switch to the alternative version. A version where you can discover: THE UNDUBBED TRUTH. The images are exactly the same but now, in the undubbed version, we can hear what she's really saying. We switch from the clichés to reality. From stereotypes, to more assertiveness. The campaign invited women to speak up on #speakupepd.

Describe the success of the promotion with both client and consumer including some quantifiable results

The online platform was shared 23.000 times in Belgium alone. It encouraged women and men to put an end to stereotyping, To raise their voice in all media on equal payday And close the wage gap. Equal Pay Day.

Explain why the method of promotion was most relevant to the product or service

This online platform was designed to activate our target. To promote Equal Pay Day. And to speak up against wage unequalty.