Protecting the world’s biggest brand with a smile
How do you protect the value of the world’s biggest brand? With a smile! Colgate is the leader in oral care in most global markets. But erosion had begun, driven by category commoditization we helped create with functional communication that made no emotional connection. The business risk was significant– without changing course, we stood to lose $300+MM within years. So, we shifted investment to equity-building, reinventing Colgate as the Champion of Optimism, inspiring people to “Smile Strong.” By building strong emotional bonds, our brand once again thrived–even through the pandemic!
Client
Colgate PalmoliveMaria Elisa Carvajal, VP, GM Global Oral Care
Amanda Klemm, Worldwide Director, Oral Care
Francisco Perez, Marketing Director, Global Oral Care
Dan Wish, VP, Insights, Global Oral Care
Parul Patel Desai, Marketing Director, Global Oral CareTunc Onen, Digital Marketing & Media Transformation Director
Laurent Cayet, Director, Integrated Marketing Communications, Europe
Lyndon Morant, Marketing Director, Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)
Jean Bernard Vidaillet, Vice President, Marketing, Europe
Yves Briantais, Vice President, Marketing, Asia-Pacific
Renee Milliaressis, Chief Media Officer
Adriana Leite, Vice President, Marketing, AED
Zohar Plan, IBE and Digital Transformation Director, LatAm
Gavin Du Toit, Vice President, Marketing, LatAm
Lead Agency
WPP Red FuseCarl Hartman, CEO
James Atherton, Global Client Leader
Marta LaRock, Chief Strategy Officer
Fred Saldanha, Chief Creative Officer
John Dietz, Global Strategy DirectorPeter Harrison, Managing Director, Europe
Elizabeth Foord, Head of Strategy, Europe
Dimitri Guerassimov, Creative Director, Co-President EU
Guy Orsmond, Managing Director, AED
Kate Kopperman, Regional Strategy and Experience Lead, AED
Vitor Menezes, Creative Director, Europe
Ricardo Barra Lima, Creative Director, Europe
Caroline Slocombe, Managing Director, APAC
Orlando Hooper, Strategy Director, APAC
Kenny Choo, Executive Creative Director, APAC
Xea Kho, Head of Comms Planning, APAC
Renato De Paula, Managing Director LATAM
Emmanuelle Goethals, Managing Director, Brazil
Adrienne Martin, Strategy Director, LatAm
Marcos Ribeiro, Executive Creative Director, LATAM
Arturo Goni, Regional Creative Director, LatAm
Alejandro Villanueva, Head of Creative, LATAM
Manir Fadel, ECD, Europe
Contributing Companies
WavemakerChris Worrell , Head of Strategy and Comms Planning
Jamie Ciamillo, Global Director, Performance & Transformation
Endy Santiago, Media Lead, Europe
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