Cannes Lions

Apple at Work: The Underdogs

SMUGGLER, Los Angeles / APPLE / 2019

Awards:

1 Gold Cannes Lions
1 Silver Cannes Lions
1 Bronze Cannes Lions
3 Shortlisted Cannes Lions
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OVERVIEW

Background

According to a study by Gallup, the number of people in the US who feel actively engaged at work is just 30%. Across 142 countries, that proportion drops to a mere 13%. The fact is, many people feel under-valued, under-appreciated and underwhelmed by what they do and what they’re working on.

Apple’s challenge is to help re-enthuse this workforce and become as beneficial to people’s work lives as they are to their personal lives. To arm companies and employees with an eco system of intuitive devices, software and services that can turn their simple ideas into business-defining, career-enhancing solutions.

Execution

In this film, a motley crew of scrappy office underdogs put together a last minute presentation to pitch a wild idea to their intimidating CEO.

It begins with a coffee-stained woman, stepping out of an elevator onto a drab office floor. Excitedly she makes her way to a grey, Tungsten-lit cubicle where she tells her co-workers that, after “bumping into” their boss, she’s bagged them a meeting to present what could be a career-changing idea. The bad news is, they only have two days to turn it from a scribble on a napkin into a polished business plan.

What follows is a race against an impossible deadline - with the help of Mac, iPad, Apple Watch and iPhone - to put their presentation together and escape the cubicle maze.

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