| Philosophy | Ahead of Father’s Day this Sunday 20th June, men’s health charity Prostate Cancer UK is launching a fully integrated campaign aiming to raise donations and help the charity save more dads from the deadly disease. For the last 14 months, many of us have been unable to spend time with our fathers. We have missed that physical interaction; that hand on the shoulder, that face to face conversation, that hug. But more importantly, we’ve missed those impeccable dad dancing moves and those *I wish I didn’t find that so funny* dad jokes. For some, however, that’s a day-to-day reality. With one man dying every 45 minutes in the UK of prostate cancer, millions of people across the country will be using Father’s Day as a moment to remember and reminisce, celebrating the fond memories they have of their fathers. Tapping into the much-loved craze of ‘Dad Dancing’ on TikTok and YouTube, BBH has created a UGC-led film which celebrates dads, featuring real-life footage of them showing off their dance moves. The social film, created by Jennifer Ashton & Oliver Short, is set to the track ‘The Key The Secret’ by Urban Cookie Collective. It features some much-loved faces, including a member of all-dad dance crew The Outta Puff Daddys. The Brighton-based crew formed in 2012 and have been an avid supporter of the charity for many years. In a poignant moment in the final scene, viewers see a girl dancing alone, with a space for her dad by her side. As the music pauses, a line appears which reads ‘Imagine a day without our fathers’ before the father reappears and continues dancing with his daughter. The media was planned and booked by the7stars and launches on Monday 14 June across TV, BVOD, digital OOH, Online Video and Social Media. The campaign also features a PR activation, in partnership with pizza delivery chain Papa John’s. In a first for the brand, they will be taking away their ‘Papa’ to highlight the fathers, dads and papas that are taken from us by the disease. They’ll be dropping ‘Papa’ from their logo from 17th to Father’s Day on 20th June, across all their social channels and website. Finally, a nationwide DOOH campaign will run across shopping malls, pubs, and Clear Channel's large format Storm network including the iconic Chiswick Towers site. The executions feature loveable ‘Dadisms’ as headlines such as ‘Dad dancing’ and ‘Dad jokes’, with the word ‘dad’ crossed out. Under each, the ads read ‘Imagine a day without our fathers. Help save more dads this Father’s Day’ with a link to donate via Prostate Cancer UK’s website. Donations to the charity are crucial as it funds vital research to stop prostate cancer killing men. The charity invests millions to find better treatments and better tests that can spot fast-growing cancers early, and could be used in a screening programme to save thousands of lives. |