Ambient advertisement created by McCann, Romania for Fundația Renașterea, within the category: Public Interest, NGO.

Film advertisement created by Handsome, Romania for Siviero Maria, within the category: Confectionery, Snacks.

Film advertisement created by Saatchi & Saatchi, Romania for United Way, within the category: Public Interest, NGO.

Direct advertisement created by Mercury 360, Romania for Romanian Police, within the category: Public Interest, NGO.

The existence of filter bubbles and echo chambers on social media platforms presents a wide variety of challenges to brands and people interested in reaching a wide audience across political allegiances and cultural divisions. The nature of the web is to reinforce what we already know and like. Algorithms are designed to show us content that aligns with our own predispositions, and people’s historical behavior online tends to prevent them from seeing or accessing material from opposing viewpoints and perspectives. This leads to customized internet experiences for everyone that rarely stray into the unexpected. Telekom Romania wanted to turn this tendency on its head. As a brand built on sharing content, it worked with Leo Burnett Bucharest to devise an attention-getting stunt that would open up young people’s eyes to communities and perspectives far from their ordinary inclinations. The brand launched Vloggers’ Swap. Vloggers’ Swap was built on a deep analysis of the data of different Vlog channels on Youtube. LB/Bucharest identified Vlog channels whose audiences did not overlap at all. These groups of young viewers had very little in common, and their viewing habits led them to inhabit very rigid filter bubbles. For one day, Telekom Romania initiated a “swap” of these Vlogs with their polar opposite vlogger, helping to introduce each specific audience to a perspective and vlogger far out of their normal comfort zone. This stunt drew massive interest in Romania, and helped Vlog channels to broaden their appeal to audiences they normally wouldn’t reach. Launched to coincide with Telekom Romania’s offer of unlimited video, this work serves up a fantastic example of how brands are helping people to build wider audiences in spite of the algorithms that would limit their reach and appeal. By helping millennials to broaden their viewing diet, Telekom Romania is cultivating a younger audience of viewers who cannot be restricted by the constraints of filter bubbles or echo chambers. As Telekom Romania has championed for years, “life is for sharing.” Digital advertisement created by Leo Burnett, Romania for Telekom Romania, within the category: Electronics, Technology.

Digital advertisement created by McCann, Romania for ROM, within the category: Confectionery, Snacks.

Ambient advertisement created by BBDO, Romania for Domestic, within the category: Media.

Vodafone Istori@ is the first mobile application that presents Romanian history as a comic book. When Romania turns 100 years old, Vodafone upgrades history classes for digitally-native children: from boring facts and figures to visual stories. Children scan textbook lessons with their smartphones, thus revealing history as fun, yet accurate comics on their devices. Istori@ includes 35 visual (hi)stories, brought to life by 40 historians, writers, illustrators, art directors and programmers. The amplification campaign turned Vodafone Istori@ learning tool into the coolest thing in school. Integrated advertisement created by FCB, Romania for Vodafone, within the category: Electronics, Technology.

URL: http://www.romaniansaresmart.com/ If you search the internet with the phrase “Romanians are”, the suggestions automatically generated by Google are extremely negative for Romanians: “Romanians are rude”, “Romanians are thieves” etc. We decided to change this until December 1st, when it’s actually Romania’s national Day. This can be changed if we have as many people as possible – from Romania and abroad – searching the internet for “ Romanians are smart” or “Romanians are beautiful” or other such positive phrases. Digital advertisement created by McCann, Romania for ROM, within the category: Confectionery, Snacks.

Studies show that every year, in Romania, 2/3 of underprivileged children interrupt school by the end of 8th grade, because they are put to work. Having the mission to help underprivileged children to continue their education, the non-profit international organization United Way asked Rusu+Bortun to create a PSA, in order to raise awareness about this problem. Coming from the insight that children who interrupt school have a much lower chance to recover and build a career, we came up with this idea idea: To interrupt school is to interrupt a career. Every child is a potential adult with a successful career. But children who drop out of school, even just for a while, will never fullfill their potential. To show the consequences of interrupting education, we took this idea into the future by applying it to adult careers. Film advertisement created by Rusu+Bortun, Romania for United Way, within the category: Public Interest, NGO.

How a tv ad turned into a live conversation platform in the #letseattogether integrated campaign. Ambient advertisement created by McCann, Romania for Coca-Cola, within the category: Non-Alcoholic Drinks.

Film advertisement created by Publicis, Romania for Sanofi, within the category: Pharmaceutical.

Film advertisement created by Cheil, Romania for First Bank, within the category: Finance.

Transhumance is the seasonal movement where shepherds transfer their livestock from the highest mountains to plaines. During their 30 days trip, shepherds walk hundreds of kilometers by foot. It’s an Eastern European tradition that dates back thousands of years, and even though it’s happening less and less all around the world, one Romanian shepherd still makes the journey twice every year. Ghiță, the social shepherd who decided to challenge the world by inviting everyone to join him during the transhumance journey. Digital advertisement created by McCann, Romania for Vodafone, within the category: Electronics, Technology.

Black suit, gloves, oversized sunglasses. Does this outfit ring any bell? In the world of fashion, the most popular icons deliberately choose to wear the same clothes everyday and make it a personal trademark. How important is it to get out of your comfort zone and try new styles, then? To find out the answer, Baneasa Shopping City and Geometry Global Bucharest launched "The fashion experiment”. 2 characters, 30 days, more than 80 different outfits and 742 photos in order to build parallel Instagram accounts. Same characters, same locations, but different outfits, in order to answer the same old question: shall you keep a constant style or try something new every day? For a month, people decided what they like more, without knowing they are involved in a fashion experiment that will make the headlines for the brand's ATL Winter Sales campaign. The results? People who experiment with more outfits have twice the number of followers on Instagram and 55% more likes than those who display a constant fashion style. Experiential advertisement created by Geometry Global, Romania for Baneasa Shopping City, within the category: Retail Services.

Summer can be a nightmare for teens in the city, watching their Facebook feed getting filled with happy vacation photos posted by their friends. To release that tension KFC is launching the Fakation concept – allowing everyone to take a fake vacation while staying at the city center. During the campaign, KFC branches would turn into resorts, tray liners and floor stickers in the restaurants would allow teens to troll their friends by faking a vacation photo using their regular mobile phone camera, and a website will show tips and tricks how to create the perfect vacation visuals – without getting there for real. Ambient advertisement created by McCann, Romania for KFC, within the category: Food.

Digital advertisement created by MSPS, Romania for Piraeus Bank, within the category: Finance.

For 75 years, Kit Kat kept saying "Have a Break, Have a Kit Kat". Entering the Facebook era, we offered our fans easy-to-digest content, that should be seen as the break itself: a daily dose of funny news, posted at 13:55 sharp. We commented upon the most important events in a Kit Kat way, illustrating it cleverly. Digital advertisement created by Interactions, Romania for Kit Kat, within the category: Confectionery, Snacks.

Experiential advertisement created by Handsome, Romania for Vox Technology Park, within the category: Professional Services.

Ambient advertisement created by McCann, Romania for Untold, within the category: Recreation, Leisure.