Title	POLLUTION D'AVRIL
Brand	SEA SHEPHERD
Product/Service	SEA SHEPHERD FRANCE
Category	A07. Not-for-profit / Charity / Governemt
Entrant	AZILIS Paris, FRANCE
Idea Creation	AZILIS Paris, FRANCE
PR	CARTEL POP CULTURE AGENCY Paris, FRANCE
Production	AZILIS Paris, FRANCE
Production 2	WHEN WE WERE KIDS Paris, FRANCE
Production 3	CHUT ON VOUS ECOUTE Paris, FRANCE

Name	Company	Position
Benoît Barennes	Azilis	Creative Director
Jean-Charles Sibylle	Azilis	CEO
Ludwig Beck	Azilis	Copywriter
Alexandre Vandenabeele	Azilis	Art director
Lorraine Couraud	Azilis	Account Manager

Why is this work relevant for Brand Experience & Activation?

We mobilized the general public by launching a movement around the dangers of single-use plastics to the oceans. Through a militant gesture posted on social networks, everyone was able to support the cause, raise awareness and finally become a Sea Shepherd activist.

background

In France, the tradition is that on April 1, we stick fish in people’s backs without their knowledge to make a joke. But within 50 years there will be more plastic waste than fish in the oceans. And that’s no joke. For Sea Shepherd it is urgent to act. The objective: to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the oceans, to encourage them to take action by changing their consumption habits and to mobilize to engage them surroundings.

Describe the creative idea (20% of vote)

We hacked into the April Fool’s tradition ("April Fish’s" tradition in french "Poisson d'avril") by creating the "Pollution d'avril "movement (April Pollution). On April 1, Sea Shepherd invited the general public to show their commitment to single-use plastics in their everyday lives, posting a photo of him on social media with plastic waste on his back, instead of a fish, with the hashtag #pollutiondavril #seashepherd A film was shared organically on the networks. Produced mainly with images recovered on social networks or via video banks, it presented the social operation and encouraged the public to participate in the process. A press release slipped into a recovered plastic bottle was sent in parallel to a press and influencer target to present in detail the operation and the commitments of the NGO in favor of the oceans. 

Describe the strategy (20% of vote)

We decided to address the general public, through social networks and by making press spin-offs around the operation.

Describe the execution (30% of vote)

A low-cost operation, designed to be as economical as possible and with 0% waste production. The film was produced casi exclusively with images recovered from social networks or via video banks. The content is 100% viral, no media purchase has been made: Post on the NGO’s Facebook page, video on Youtube and on Sea Shepherd’s Instagram account. Activation of media relations to encourage them to communicate about the operation. The activation was presented to the client and completed in less than a week.

List the results (30% of vote)

More than 30 press and TV mentions More than 700 Pollutions d’avril posted on instagram, facebook or twitter Over 30,000,000 impressions