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A Sheep and Two Hens

Mario Gascon, Executive Creative Director at DDB Barcelona, recently posed these questions to me:
Can advertising help make the world a better place?
Can one idea cause a little miracle?
Can DDB be proud of helping make that miracle happen?

Mario answered each of his own questions with a very proud "yes." Here's why.

DDB Barcelona's client Bellota has made high-quality tools for over a hundred years. The tools are so durable that they are passed down through the years from father to son. Customers say Bellota tools "can be lost but never broken."

So obviously it is a challenge to sell new tools. Plus Bellota's marketing budget is much smaller than their competition's.

Samanta Judez, Director of Strategic Planning, had an idea that turned into a miracle. Sam thought of offering customers 10% off the price of new tools if they donated their old ones at point of sale. It was a simple promotion under the theme "Give your old tools a longer life." But what do you do with the old tools?

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Well, with the help of a not-for-profit organization, Bellota sent those tools to villagers in the West African nation of Burkina Faso, one of the poorest on Earth. For the villagers, receiving these tools was a miracle. And the emotional reward of experiencing the gratitude of the Burkina Faso villagers has been huge for everyone involved.

In fact, some of the villagers wanted to say thanks for the tools by sending some kind of gift. And that's why DDB Barcelona now is the proud owner of a sheep and two hens.

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More importantly, as Mario pointed out, every so often our profession gives us special occasions when we can feel like more than professionals. We can feel like human beings.

Thanks to Mario, Sam and everyone at DDB Barcelona, I couldn't agree more.

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Bob ScarpelliChairman & CCODDB Worldwide

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