#THEFUCKINGGIF

Short List
Title#THEFUCKINGGIF
BrandARRELS FUNDACIÓ
Product/Service#THEFUCKINGGIF
Category A12. Social Brand Experience
Entrant THE CYRANOS//McCANN Barcelona, SPAIN
Idea Creation THE CYRANOS//McCANN Barcelona, SPAIN
Media Placement THE CYRANOS//McCANN Barcelona, SPAIN
PR THE CYRANOS//McCANN Barcelona, SPAIN
Production THE CYRANOS//McCANN Barcelona, SPAIN
Credits
Name Company Position
Leandro Raposo THE CYRANOS // McCANN CREATIVE PRESIDENT
Pablo Colonnese The Cyranos // McCann Executive Creative Director
David Fernandez The Cyranos // McCann Creative Director
Joaquin Espagnol The Cyranos // McCann Creative Director
Eduard Cubel The Cyranos // McCann Art Director
Jaume Rufach The Cyranos // McCann Copy
Fernando Riveros The Cyranos // McCann Art Director
Matías López Navajas The Cyranos // McCann Copy
Carlos García-Munté The Cyranos // McCann Copy Junior
Xavi Teruel The Cyranos // McCann Art Director junior
Fernando Diago The Cyranos // McCann Art Director junior
Alba Riart The Cyranos // McCann Production Manager
Bea Cañete The Cyranos // McCann Producer
Oriol Bombí The Cyranos // McCann Head of Strategic Planning
Mònica Martorell The Cyranos // McCann General Director
Anna Gil The Cyranos // McCann Head of Account Services
Fernanda Pierri The Cyranos // McCann Head of Client Services
Gerd Satorras Director

The Campaign

Over 100 different gifs to raise awareness regarding the terrible loop in which homeless people live in and to ask for help. The creative idea is based on the fact that living on the street is living in a continuous loop of despair. In that sense, ARRELS FOUNDATION invites you to collaborate in breaking that loop by sharing, making a donation or signing up as a volunteer. When you share it, the loop is unblocked and the GIF has an ending which enables you to act and join the cause.

Creative Execution

The GIFs were launched on the internet in February of 2016. Over 100 GIFs swamped the net.

In the first days of the campaign the GIFs were shared over 200,000 times on social networks such as FB, Twitter, Google Plus, Instagram, etc. 15,000€ were raised, which equated to over 200 nights in hostels and 400 meals. The campaign was picked up by the main media outlets and generated PR for the action and brand. And what we find most important, requests to become volunteers increased by 300% with regards to the previous month.

The first animated GIF that, besides being attractive so that it is shared, serves a solidary purpose. This project makes the most of a clear tendency which is the standout format on internet amongst youngsters, which are GIFs that are shared, to denounce a social problem and gain support for the cause.

Nowadays, GIFs are the stars of internet. A format which consists in the constant repetition of a same situation. In 2015, Giphy reached 150 million unique users a month, it is valued at 300 million and has deals with over 200 brands. In just five months, Tinder was used over 25 million times. And according to Twitter, over 100 million GIFs have been shared this year. GIFs are used for everything. Can they be used to raise awareness? Can this format be used to reach a younger target that can help on many occasions despite not having the economic resources to do so? Yes, with #TheFuckingGif you can. The pieces allow us to escape our routines which avoid us from being aware of the problem that homelessness represents and thereby help them from escaping their own loop.