The history of sweaty balls, courtesy of Gold Bond
Agency Terri & Sandy also takes on cheesy feet in campaign for the body powder
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Advertisers continue to get more frank when it comes to bodily functions—from Phillips' laxative ad saying you deserve a good poop to Frida Mom's ad highlighting the highs and lows of breastfeeding.
The latest campaign to get graphic comes from Gold Bond, the Sanofi body powder brand, which takes a humorous approach to the male problems of sweaty balls and stinky feet.
Created by agency Terri & Sandy, the campaign includes a one-minute anthem, running online, in which men discuss their perspiring orbs throughout the course of history via a series of more and more hilarious euphemisms. From the Roman Forum to city slickers in the '80s and astronauts in space, some of the choicer terms include "swamp schlong," "between-the-thighs slip-n-slide," "meatballs with extra sauce" and "man meat feelin' the heat."
Nalle Sjoblad at Spark & Riot directed the spot, which is running across social media including Facebook and Instagram. There are also two 15-second TV spots, one focusing on the balls again and one on cheesy feet, in which an older sage (called G.B. Powders) dispenses wisdom to younger guys on their sweat problems in a quasi-philosophical manner.
Credits
- Date
- Jun 15, 2021
- Client :
- Gold Bond
- Agency :
- Terri & Sandy
- Head of Personal Care US Consumer Health :
- Helene Pamon
- Personal Care Portfolio Lead :
- Jessica Graf
- Senior Brand Lead Skincare :
- Amanda Avery
- Senior Brand Lead Skincare :
- Martha Page
- Personal Care Assistant Brand Lead :
- Gabrielle Porter
- Co-Founder & Co-CEO :
- Terri Meyer
- Co-Founder & Co-CEO :
- Sandy Greenberg
- Creative Director Copywriting :
- Todd Condie
- Creative Director Art Direction :
- Mike Cicale
- Copywriter :
- Rebecca Baldwin
- Art Director :
- Luke Johnson
- Junior Art Director :
- Christian Baron
- Executive Producer :
- Daniel Maughan
- Integrated Account Director :
- Dani Blevins
- Integrated Account Director :
- Jasmine McDavid
- Account Executive :
- Anthony Sanchez
- Production Company :
- Spark & Riot
- Director :
- Nalle Sjöblad
- Executive Producer :
- Ana de Diego
- Producer :
- Henri Hamalainen
- Line Producer :
- Ivan Ivanov
- Director of Photography :
- Max Smeds
- Production Designer :
- Emil Gigov
- Stylist :
- Sergei Yordanov
- Editorial Company :
- Cut & Run New York
- Editor :
- Jon Grover
- Assistant Editor :
- Evan Bahnsen
- Senior Producer :
- Eytan Gutman
- Finishing Company :
- Jogger
- Senior Flame Artist :
- Joseph Grosso
- Senior Producer :
- Mike Tockman
- VFX Company :
- B2Y Productions
- VFX Supervisor :
- Dimitar Itskov
- Compositing :
- Pavel Pavlov
- Compositing :
- Ivaylo Nedkov
- Compositing :
- Dimitar Itskov
- 3D :
- Plamen Ivanov
- 3D :
- Jelio Demerdjiev
- VFX Producer :
- Bogomil Georgiev
- Mix :
- Sound Lounge
- Executive Producer :
- Susie Shuttleworth
- Mixer :
- Tom Jucarone
- Senior Producer :
- Lauren Mullen
- Color :
- Nice Shoes
- Colorist :
- Maria Carretero
- Color Assistant :
- Matt Annitto
- Executive Producer :
- Tara Holmes
- Producer :
- Andrew Pandolfino
- End Music :
- Gold Bond
- Music :
- Citizen Music
- Executive Producer :
- Amanda Fink Mandell
- Head of Production :
- Theo de Gunzburg
- Music Supervisor :
- Patrick Oliver
- Music Supervisor :
- Pretty Good Songs
- Music courtesy of Extreme Music :
- Euphemism
- Music Supervisor :
- Patrick Oliver
- Music Supervisor :
- Pretty Good Songs
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