
got Cannes Lions 2011 - Direct ( Grand Prix , Gold ) Advertising Agency: BV MCCANN ERICKSON Bucharest, ROMANIA Describe the brief from the client: Romania's ROM chocolate bar is the traditional Romanian chocolate. Launched in 1964 with the Romanian flag on its wrapper, it had an ageing, nostalgic consumer base and was losing ground with the young generation. In a category in which success means continuously attracting younger fans, ROM's nationalistic values were a disadvantage. Young Romanians are disillusioned and cynical, with only 12% describing themselves as patriots. They prefer 'cool' American confectionery brands like Snickers and Mars. ROM - the chocolate bar bearing the Romanian flag - needed to gain appeal to youngsters with few national values. Creative Execution: ROM (as in ROMania) was a traditional chocolate bar carrying a load of nationalistic values along with the Romanian flag on it. We wanted to stir a debate among young Romanians about the national values and remind them how much they love their national chocolate. We knew that although young Romanians tend to be negative about themselves and their country, their patriotism returns when challenged. This 'reactive patriotism' underpinned our ground-breaking campaign that challenged young people's national ego in order to re-establish ROM as a cherished Romanian symbol. Describe the creative solution to the brief/objective. Our solution was not to fight the likes of Snickers and Mars, but temporarily <b>...</b>
AMERICAN ROM
Cannes Lions 2011