Back to the Juggle
A back-to-school 360 campaign built on a 'Back to [Something]' creative twist, running billboards, LED screens, lamp posts and Dubai Tram wraps across the UAE alongside radio, in-app and paid social, with UAE creators adding their own versions of the post-summer juggle.
- The brief
- UAE families heading back to school and work after summer, with a long list of things to juggle.
- The idea
- Memac Ogilvy twisted the phrase Back to School into variants of Back to Something, spread across billboards, lamp posts, lift screens and Dubai Tram wraps, plus radio, in-app and creators' versions.
- What to borrow
- Naming the stress of a season, then offering to take one task off the list, gives a delivery app a modest, believable role.
| Brand | talabat |
|---|---|
| Agency | Memac Ogilvy |
| Talent | Carly Neave, Mohanad Al Hattab, Maya Ahmad, Joya Chahwan, Moni Hasbini, Amani Ismail |
| Channels | OOH, radio, digital, social |
| Source | Campaign Middle East |
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