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Salvation Army - This Ad Cost Nothing

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Salvation Army
This Ad Cost Nothing
Overview
For over 120 years, The Salvation Army has been much more than red buckets and bells at Christmastime. 83% of the donations they receive go directly to the homeless and food shelters, youth shelters, youth centers, programs for the downtrodden and addicted, and disaster and elderly relief throughout the world, year-round. The problem is, no one really knows about all that. The Salvation Army desperately needed a campaign that would put them squarely in the sights of new donors. The catch: no budget. We took it on, and created a highly impactful campaign that cost basically $0.

Advertising Agency: The VIA Agency, Portland, Maine, USA
Creative Director: Greg Smith
Art Director/Editor: Patrick Sperry
Art Director: Chris Avantaggio
Copywriter: Mike Irvine
Illustrator: Lirra Schiebler
Photographer: JoElle Stoecklein
Released: May 2009
Salvation Army - This Ad Cost Nothing
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Salvation Army - This Ad Cost Nothing

With the help of over 50 businesses we launched thousands of guerrilla executions in Portland, Maine, supported by print, online and TV. Business Read More

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