American Red Cross Case study Hope.ly by BBDO New York

The Case study titled Hope.ly was done by BBDO New York advertising agency for American Red Cross in United States. It was released in Mar 2015.

American Red Cross: Hope.ly

Released
March 2015
Posted
March 2015
Executive Creative Director
Executive Creative Director
Copywriter
Production Agency

Awards:

Cannes Lions, 2015
MOBILESOCIAL FOR MOBILE: INNOVATIVE USE OF SOCIAL FOR MOBILEBRONZE
CYBERWEB CAMPAIGN: CHARITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY, PUBLIC AWARENESS MESSAGESSILVER
CYBERWEB PLATFORMS: WEB SERVICE/APPSILVER
CYBERSOCIAL: INNOVATIVE USE OF SOCIAL OR COMMUNITY (INCL. EMERGING PLATFORMS FOR BRANDS)BRONZE
CYBERSOCIAL: SOCIAL CURRENCY & COMMERCEBRONZE
One Show 2015
InteractiveInteractive Advertising / BannersBronze Pencil
MobileAdvertising on Mobile Devices / BannersSilver Pencil
AICP NEXT AWARDS, 2015
Social-Winner
Kinsale Sharks Awards, 2015
DigitalInternational Digital - Social MediaSilver Winner
DigitalInternational Digital - Online AdvertisingGold Winner
DigitalInternational Digital - Website Apps or Mobile AppsSilver Winner
MediaMedia Excellence - Innovative Media Strategy and UseSilver Winner
LIA (London International Awards), 2015
DigitalBannersBronze Winner
Ciclope International Festival of Craft, 2015
DigitalSocial Media AppBronze
Epica Awards 2015
Media UsageMedia Innovation - Traditional MediaBronze
MobileMobile Social NetworksSilver
DigitalOnline AdsBronze
Cristal Festival, 2015
Digital & MobileWeb BannerSapphire (Silver)
Digital & MobileInnovative Online AdSapphire (Silver)
Digital & MobileInnovative Use of Social / CommunityEmerald (Bronze)

Credits & Description:

URL: http://hopely-entry.com/banners/
Advertiser: AMERICAN RED CROSS & BITLY
Agency: BBDO NEW YORK
Geo: USA
Copywriter: Allie Townsend(BBDO New York)
Senior Designer: Bhanu Arbuaratna(BBDO New York)
Developers: Chris D'Andrea(BBDO New York)
Sound Engineers: Corey Bauman(The Kitchen @ BBDO)
Associate Creative Directors/Art Directors: Damjan Pita(BBDO New York)
Chief Creative Officer: David Lubars(BBDO Worldwide)
Associate Creative Directors/Art Directors: Derek Harms(BBDO New York)
Account Team/Planner: Emily Morris(BBDO New York)
Chief Creative Officer: Greg Hahn(BBDO New York)
QA Engineer: Jimmy McGee(BBDO New York)
Technical Director: Michael Condouris(BBDO New York)
Director of Design, Experience, & Innovation: Simon Mogren(BBDO New York)
Executive Creative Director: Tom Markham(BBDO New York)
Executive Creative Director: Toygar Bazarkaya(BBDO New York)
Account Team/Planner: Anna Mills(BBDO New York)
Director Of Digital Operations: Clemens Brandt(BBDO New York)
Developers: Colleen Cook(BBDO New York)
Content Producer: Daniel Ivanov(BBDO New York)
Director of Integrated Production: David Rolfe(BBDO New York)
Executive Digital Producer: Eric Berg(BBDO New York)
Sound Engineers: John Cabrera(The Kitchen @ BBDO)
Account Team/Planner: Kathryn Brown(BBDO New York)
Associate Technical Director: Konstantin Rozinov(BBDO New York)
Head of Music Production: Rani Vaz(BBDO New York)
Executive Producer: Renee Haar(The Kitchen @ BBDO)
Account Team/Planner: Rhys Hillman(BBDO New York)
Description of the Project:
With their traditional support base aging, the American Red Cross needed to reach a new generation of donors — a generation who spends a lot of time online. But with a lack of media budget, traditional online advertising was too expensive for the nonprofit.
We noticed an opportunity when we looked at our target audience – millennials – and their avid sharing on social media. We wondered if we could create a way for them to support the Red Cross by doing something they do every day: sharing links.
So we created Hope.ly – the world’s first link-shortener that raises money for a good cause.
Hope.ly works just like any normal link-shortener, but with a twist. When you share a Hope.ly link, a small ribbon is added to the top of the website shared. The more people see your link, the more people will be prompted to donate to the Red Cross.
To launch Hope.ly, we partnered with link-shortening service Bitly, integrating Hope.ly into Bitly’s homepage and browser extension.