Advertising sells, we all know that. So tobacco ads on the streets sell cigarettes to everybody out there, including people under 18 y.o. And this must be kind of illegal, right? So here comes a simple question: forbid children to see the ads or remove the ads? Bulgaria is one of the last European countries where outdoor advertising of cigarettes is not forbidden. The campaign aims to make the authorities change the law. Film advertisement created by the Smarts, Bulgaria for Smoke Free Life, within the category: Public Interest, NGO.

Kapana (The Trap) Fest is a cool event in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. But it’s happening far away from the mall. We had to do something to steal some attention and people. That’s why we created an almost real ATM. The moment you try to use it you receive a sudden offer from Mall Plovdiv. Direct advertisement created by the Smarts, Bulgaria for Mall Plovdiv, within the category: Retail Services.

To encourage citizens to participate in Earth Hour 2013, the Municipality of Sofia and WWF invited the skeptical Bulgarians to be part of the global movement by turning off not just their lights, but their names! Most Bulgarian names end with the suffix “OV”, which sounds like OFF. “In the Name of Change” we invited people to change their profile names on facebook, turning the Bulgarian “-ov” into the English “-OFF”. We switched off the names of the city’s biggest streets on location, directing people to special Foursquare locations to check in to pledge their support. Sofia was OFF, changing its Cyrillic F letter into the English one. By changing one letter, a global matter turned into a very local and personal one. Digital advertisement created by Ogilvy, Bulgaria for Earth Hour, within the category: Public Interest, NGO.

The COVID-19 pandemic hugely affected the cultural life in Bulgaria. When open galleries, cinemas, and theatres can accept only a limited number of visitors. Because of the social distancing, quite a lot of seats remain empty. Master of Art Film Festival is a unique cultural event and the only in Eastern Europe international film festival for Documentaries on Art. On its 6th edition campaign posters, we placed artworks by famous artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Velázquez, Botticelli, Modigliani on the empty seats. With that, we showed that despite all dramatic events art could always be near us. In turbulent times art gives another perspective spreading optimism and a sense of belonging. May the art be with you! Integrated advertisement created by Direct Media KRES, Bulgaria for Master of Art Film Festival, within the categories: Movies, Recreation, Leisure.

Ambient advertisement created by NEXT-DC, Bulgaria for Heineken, within the category: Alcoholic Drinks.

Film advertisement created by Saatchi & Saatchi, Bulgaria for Janet 45, within the category: Public Interest, NGO.

Pulmonary hypertension is a rare, incurable disease characterised by shortness of breath, palpitation and fatigue. Over the time it leads to severe disability and social exclusion.

Film advertisement created by the Smarts, Bulgaria for Night of the Theatres, within the category: Recreation, Leisure.

In April 2015, Cartoon Network invited people in Sofia to laugh with them, promoting the new episodes of "The Amazing World of Gumball" as well as the Month of Laughter on CN. An interactive city light was placed in center of the city, equipped with two motions sensors, that activated voice commands. One attracted all passersby to installation and the other prompted them to high five "Gumball" so to hear a joke. More than 200,000 people engaged with the ad and 4200+ interacted with the installation so to just have a laugh. Outdoor advertisement created by Gobox, Bulgaria for Cartoon Network, within the category: Media.

As a UEFA Champions League official partner, Mastercard® traditionally organizes a special screening of the most exciting club final in Europe for selected football fans. But being Mastercard®, we wanted to do something more – to convince the fans – people at different age, with different characters, supporting different football teams – that shouting in support of a team does not need to set them apart. On the contrary – it may even unite them. And we did it. By offering them the chance to win not only a unique football emotion, but to give life to a priceless experience... to help somebody else. Experiential advertisement created by Reforma, Bulgaria for MasterCard, within the category: Finance.

You live in your phone. Why do you pay bills on the counter then? Download the mobile application and pay all your bills fast and easy. Film advertisement created by the Smarts, Bulgaria for Unicredit, within the category: Finance.

The success of each business depends on the success of all other connected businesses. By launching its Digital Business platform, A1 becomes part of this chain and builds one environment of ideas that work. Film advertisement created by Saatchi & Saatchi, Bulgaria for A1 Bulgaria, within the category: Electronics, Technology.

Film advertisement created by the Smarts, Bulgaria for Rice Up, within the category: Food.

This garden set is flexible. As your relationship could be. Film advertisement created by the Smarts, Bulgaria for IKEA, within the category: House, Garden.

Creative Park is a digital platform, which allows anyone to print out and assemble paper models of animals, cars, moving toys, planets, buildings… you name it. To promote it around different countries in Europe, Canon created a 360° stop-motion video, which takes viewers through different paper worlds — a kid’s room full of toys, cars and planes, a jungle full of animals, and outer space. All the elements in the video are taken from Creative Park. The video can be experienced on YouTube, Facebook and on different VR devices. It is created mainly for kids and their parents, in order to present the endless possibilities of the platform to stimulate children’s imagination. It is part of the “Endless Toys” campaign, highlighting Creative Park’s main advantage. In a world where kids get bored with their toys and other forms of entertainment so quickly, it gives parents a chance to give them a new toy to play with every day. Digital advertisement created by NEXT-DC, Bulgaria for Canon, within the category: Electronics, Technology.

Mall Plovdiv is trying to provoke its visitors with surprising promotions. We put a red phone at one of the corridors of the mall and our host dialed its number from time to time. Those who dared to pick it up were surprised by an offer - you have 15 minutes to choose something from the mall shops for 50 leva and we shall pay for it. The promotion created a real fuss and people started to wait for the phone to ring. But nobody knew when this will happen... Ambient advertisement created by the Smarts, Bulgaria for Mall Plovdiv, within the category: Retail Services.

Hitchhikers are usually seen along the main roads where most cars are. Audi is not most cars. Film advertisement created by Saatchi&Saatchi, Bulgaria for Audi, within the category: Automotive.

A promo activation inside the mall can be a boring thing. You cannot rule your chance to win. Not this time... We installed a door that counts the people who open it. And if you want to win - you have to be the 10th person opening the door. In result the mall visitors had to make some efforts to become the 10th person in the queue... Experiential advertisement created by the Smarts, Bulgaria for Mall Plovdiv, within the category: Retail Services.

“Lyutenitsa" is a traditional homemade Bulgarian appetizer paste. That is why all lyuteniza brands are trying to communicate their products as "just LIKE the one granny makes”. But Philicon's lyutenitsa changed the game - we became the first brand produced by grannies. We changed Philicon's HR policies - inviting real home-made lyutenitsa experts to work in Philicon’s factory. As a result of our recruitment campaign 20% of the new employees were in retirement age. So we could communicate the USP we created: Philicon is the first lyutenitsa really made by granny HERSELF.

As part of Finlandia Vodka’s 1000 years of less ordinary wisdom campaign Next-DC created a pop-up exhibition that finds inspiration from an unlikely source. Bulgarian proverbs have already synthesized hundreds of years of wisdom into quaint phrases. But to give them new less ordinary forms, relevant for contemporary audiences, Next-DC and curatorial team Studio Komplekt enlisted the help of Finnish creatives. Six proverbs such as “Not every tree can a whistle make” and “If you pretend to be a sheep, the wolf shall eat you” were reimagined by artists Antti Kalevi, Iina Vuorivirta, Kirsi Enkovaara, Eero Lampinen, Saana ja Olli and Marjukka Takala. The resulting works vary in form and character but are united by the exposition design — six contemporary cabinets of curiosity constructed by Bulgarian stage artist Eva Ventova. Throughout the Renaissance such wooden cupboards known as cabinets of curiosity were filled with encyclopedic collections of extraordinary objects from the natural world. In this case they displayed the artistic interpretations of Bulgarian proverbs. The exhibition took place in an abandoned space in the centre of Sofia and was opened for a week. Visitors could guess which was the wisdom behind every cabinet or could reveal it on an interactive microsite. Five more wisdoms could also be experienced as less ordinary cocktails with Finlandia Vodka. More about the project: http://www.lessordinary.bg/en Experiential advertisement created by NEXT-DC, Bulgaria for Finlandia Vodka, within the category: Alcoholic Drinks.