This Olympics Ad Focuses on the Failures, Not the Glory, of the Games
Misery Gives Birth to Brilliance, Explains Canada's Sports Chek
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We've seen plenty of Olympics ads so far that focus on the triumphs and glory of athletes at the Games, but this mobile advertising campaign, from Canadian sports retailer Sport Chek, instead compiles moments of Olympic failures.
Runners stumble, gymnasts fall off apparatus, rowers bow their heads in despondence, boxers bleed and cyclists crash in the first half minute of the film, as Canadian spoken word poet Shane Koyczan recites lyrics that include lines like "We hope defeat is in your cards."
So what's this all about? Well, the message of the spot becomes clear as the narration continues "We wish this misery upon youbecause it gives birth to brilliance." The film concludes with some mores positive footage of Canadian athletes scoring triumphs at the Olympics.
The campaign, centered around the hashtag #WhatItTakes, was created by TBWA/Chiat/Day, New York and is a completely mobile and video-first campaign on Facebook. Digital spending makes up nearly 80% of Sport Chek's entire Rio 2016 advertising budget.
Credits
- Date
- Aug 09, 2016
- Brand :
- Sport Chek
- Client :
- Sport Chek
- Agency :
- TBWA/Chiat/Day-New York
- Global Creative President :
- Chris Garbutt
- Senior Art Director :
- Greg Wells
- Chief Creative Officer :
- Chris Garbutt
- Group Creative Director :
- Serge Flores
- Writer :
- Shane Koyczan
- Vocalist :
- Shane Koyczan
- Associate Project Manager :
- Alyssa DeSilva
- Head of Integrated Production :
- Jason Souter
- Integrated Producer :
- Katie Boyko
- Business Affairs :
- Debra Horvath
- Chief Digital Officer :
- Aki Spicer
- Strategy Planner :
- Sam Glassoff
- President and Chief Executive Offier :
- Rob Schwartz
- Managing Director :
- Nancy Reyes
- Group Account Director :
- Eryn McVerry
- Account Supervisor :
- Emily Zale
- Production Company :
- Olympic Manifesto Films TV - CBC Toronto, Ontario Canada
- Executive Producer :
- Chris Irwin
- Coordinating Producer :
- Sherin Manji
- Producer :
- Giorgio Saturnino
- Editor :
- Louis Saturnino
- Editor :
- Ryan Ferguson
- Production Assistant :
- Nicole Cartier
- Production Assistant :
- Vince Gassi
- Media Agency :
- Touche
- President :
- Duncan Fulton
- Senior Vice President, Marketing and eCommerce :
- Frederick Lecoq
- Content :
- Rob Daintree
- Marketing Strategy :
- Erika DeHaas
- Content Manager :
- Dana Tomiczek
- Associate Creative Director :
- Denver Eastman
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