DADS #SHARETHELOAD

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TitleDADS #SHARETHELOAD
BrandPROCTER & GAMBLE INDIA
Product / ServiceARIEL MATIC
CategoryA03. Online: Fiction & Non-Fiction
EntrantBBDO INDIA Mumbai, INDIA
Idea Creation BBDO INDIA Mumbai, INDIA
Media MEDIACOM Mumbai, INDIA

Credits

Name Company Position
Josy Paul BBDO India Chairman & Chief Creative Officer
Hemant Shringy BBDO India Executive Creative Director
Sandeep Sawant BBDO India Executive Creative Director
Umma Saini BBDO India Creative Director
Kruttiventi Venkata Krishnam Raju BBDO India Agency Producer
Rajat Mendhi BBDO India Executive Vice President - Planning
Manisha Sain BBDO India Account Director - Planning
Nilza Dmello BBDO India Account Executive
Ajai Jhala BBDO India Chief Executive Officer
Shimit Amin Red Ice Films Director
Gary Grewal Red Ice Films Producer
Vanadana Singh Red Ice Films Producer
Richa Lal Red Ice Films Producer

The Campaign

We made dads the center of change to end gender inequality at home by shining a mirror at their actions that propagate gender inequality down generations. The movement was led by a poignant film about a dad's self-realization and conversion about roles and responsibilities within the home, and about setting the right example by helping with laundry.

Creative Execution

The movement was led by a poignant film about a dad's self-realization and conversion about roles and responsibilities within the home, and about setting the right example by helping with laundry. As more and more people in India saw, shared and spoke about the message, Ariel launched the Share the Load pack with a unique calendar that divided the laundry task between men and women equally, by marking odd days for men and even days for women to do the laundry. To take the odd-even message to every Indian household, Ariel tied-up with Kalnirnay – a calendar that is not just found in almost every Indian home, but also a calendar that most Indians follow to keep track of the good and bad days for travel, meetings, and other important events, so why not make it the strongest influencer for gender equality at home.

Dads #ShareTheLoad created a movement that resulted in: • 50 million views and counting • 2 Billion Impressions • So far over 2.1 million men pledged to ShareThe Load • Earned media: $11 million and counting • Sales up by 76% • Engagement went up 4.6 times (the highest ever)

The Dads#ShareTheLoad video is a heart wrenching short story of a father who apologizes to his daughter for having been the wrong role model. It's a film about gender inequality at home and questions deep rooted beliefs about laundry being only a mothers job? The video has been shared widely on social media and has crossed 50 million views in less than 50 days. It communicates the brand message of "share the load' in an engaging and highly emotional manner and connects with laundry and household chores in a new and meaningful way.

We knew gender inequality at home was a relevant issue. Digging deeper, we realized the root cause for this was the passing down of this prejudice from one generation to the next: children learning the behavior by watching their dads and growing up to imitate what they’ve seen at home. Which is why, research shows that 71% of children ask their mothers to do the laundry. This led us to ‘Dads #ShareTheLoad’ – a movement for deeper social change that spoke to dads by shining a mirror at their actions and showing them that they have the power to end the cycle of gender inequality by sharing the load.

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