The campaign created by Brazilian AlmapBBDO encourages adoption by comparing a dogs’ love for fetch, bringing back hope and love for their humans.
According to the World Health Organization, 5.8 per cent of Brazilians suffer from depression.
In that state, it’s common for people to think that life has no meaning and that whatever they’ve lost will never come back.
But many of those who are ready to give up on hope and throw away their will to go on eventually find love and happiness brought back to them in a very simple way: the presence of a dog in their lives.
To reinforce the positive effect that dogs have on humans, PEDIGREE turned to the most common game between a caretaker and their pet: throwing something for the dog to fetch and bring back.
Watch the emotional short film here:
The brand used this playful activity to launch a campaign encouraging adoption, with creative development by AlmapBBDO.
In addition to an animated short, telling a beautiful, poetic story, the initiative included the creation of a line of fetch toys emblazoned with the words “love,” “happiness,” “life,” and “hope,” which were sent out to influencers and people who had recently been through a difficult experience.
Whenever one of them threw “happiness” far away, for example, they’d find their faithful dog bringing it back.
With this simple analogy, PEDIGREE seeks to create even more awareness about the importance of adopting a dog, showing just how much happiness they bring to our lives.
PEDIGREE Brazil marketing director, Gabriela Faria said: “Adopting an animal is an act of shared love – the adopter also receives a number of benefits in exchange.
“Studies from the Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition, for example, show that pets can benefit your health, reduce stress, improve senior citizens’ quality of life, and help children’s development.
Credits:
Agency: AlmapBBDO
Advertiser: MARS
Title: A DOG BRINGS IT BACK
Product: PEDIGREE®
CCO: Luiz Sanches
Executive Creative Directors: Andre Gola, Pernil , Bruno Prosperi, Keka Morelle, Marcelo Nogueira
Creatives: Pedro Corbett, Firulo
RTVC: Vera Jacinto, Diego Villas Bôas, Aline Silva
Production: LOBO/Vetor Zero
Executive Producers: Alberto Lopes and Sergio Salles
Directors: Gabriel and Alton
Animation Director: Fabiano Broki
Liaison: Thaís Lopes
Post-Production Management: Clara Morelli, and Rosângela Gomes
Post-Production: Vivi Torre
Post-Production: Equipe LOBO/Vetor Zero
Audio Production: Cabaret
Music Production: Cyro Neto and Guilherme Azem
Composer: Andre Henrique
Mixing and Post: Gab Scatolin
Liaisons: Ingrid Lopes/ Flávia Caparelli
Management: Verusca Garcia/ Junior Freitas
AlmapBBDO Liaisons: Camilla Massari, Flavia Fusco, Renata Zuccarelli, Rafaela Braga
Planning: Cintia Gonçalves, João Gabriel, David Gross, Julia Hodgkiss Prais, Leo Belquiman
Media: Daniel Ribeiro, Thabata Hidalgo, Marina Leitão
Client Approval: David Griffin, Marina Sachs, Guillermo Hermosillo, Daniel Calderoni, Gabriela Faria, Marianna Oliveira
