Cannes Lions

CHILDREN'S CHARITY

SHIMONI FINKELSTEIN DRAFT FCB, Tel Aviv / MEIR PANIM SOUP KITCHEN / 2007

Awards:

1 Gold Cannes Lions
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Overview

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Overview

Description

‘Meals for Children’, delivers lunches to 10,000 needy children, daily.The brief was to carry their message to a broader audience, encourage immediate action and cover costs of at least one meal.The idea was to set up a ‘meeting’ with one child and provide an immediate feedback to the action (your donation).

Imitating a web game feel, a boy is seen facing an empty plate, looking like he's waiting for something to happen. The copy invites you to donate, through SMS. The moment the system receives your SMS – the banner changes immediately: the plate fills and the boy smiles.

Execution

We chose a pragmatic approach: illustrate what it feels like to give one child, one meal.

The idea was to set up a ‘meeting’ with one child, and provide an immediate feedback to the action (your donation).

A unique platform, integrating web and mobile technologies, enabled such meeting: A boy is seen, facing an empty plate, looking like waiting for something to happen. The copy invites you to donate, through SMS.

The moment the system receives your SMS – the banner changes immediately: the plate fills and the boy smiles. Each sms covers the cost of one meal.

Outcome

The idea was a success even before the launch. Major websites agreed to host our banner for free and all cellular operators provided their service pro bono.

Early results have exceeded client's expectation. (campaign launched in April)The client, still adapting to the new techy flavor of his campaign, is overwhelmed by the opportunity to utilize digital media for raising funds.

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