Multicultural Excellence Awards
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Champion’s Movement for Inclusion and Inspiration
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 11, 2022Champion has seen a massive brand resurgence in the last half a decade, but over the last two years the brand has faced declining search interest, a loss of followers and waning retailer excitement.
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How Corona Is Helping Fight Plastic Pollution
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 11, 2022Corona has been committed to the sea and its preservation since the very beginning, but its awareness and beach cleaning platforms are no longer enough. The state of the oceans is so alarming that the brand decided to take its commitment deep into the ocean.
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How Google Made Its Camera More Inclusive
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 11, 2022Historically, camera technology hasn’t accurately represented darker skin tones. Camera and image technology have centered light skin — a bias that's crept into many products, even today. This is why Google set out to design its most inclusive camera, with a strong focus on people with darker skin tones.
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Pitching QuickBooks to Hispanic Small Business Owners
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 11, 2022Hispanic small business owners have an “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it” ethos, but QuickBooks wanted to show them that it could help them grow. Using a strong cultural tie to communicate its benefits, the “Adios Cuadernito” campaign was 54 percent more efficient at driving incremental new customers versus the latest QuickBooks campaign with similar spend.
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The AARP Virtual Concert Series
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 11, 2022AARP has always been committed to empowering people to choose how they live as they age. Through its virtual concert series, AARP celebrates the scientific connection between music and brain health with diverse audience segments, all while bringing music — and happiness — into their lives.
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The BET Awards Takes Over the Iconic Hollywood Sign
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 11, 2022BET promoted its 2022 BET Awards program with a spectacle of projected lights and imagery that capitalized on Los Angeles’ iconic Hollywood sign.
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The Saweetie Meal
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 11, 2022To reach a young Asian American audience, McDonald’s introduced the new Saweetie Meal, leveraging the unique appeal of iconic celebrity Saweetie, increasing sales and guest counts, as well as driving digital acquisition.
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AARP Highlights Black Leaders During Black History Month
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 10, 2022AARP took a unique and ownable approach to Black History Month by developing a national brand campaign that highlighted Black leaders making history now.
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HRC Flies the Reality Flag for LGBTQ+ Americans
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 10, 2022To support the Equality Act for LGBTQ+ Americans, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) created a Reality Flag, an alternate version of the American flag, and promoted it via a cross-media campaign.
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Procter & Gamble Gives Voice and Name to Asians
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 10, 2022Procter & Gamble’s first AAPI campaign, “The Name,” was launched in sync with Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (APAHM), emphasizing the importance of AAPI birth names.
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The Micropedia of Microaggressions
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 10, 2022Canada’s largest Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) organizations joined forces to create The Micropedia of Microaggressions website, an initiative to educate Canadians on the concept of microaggressions.
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There Is No Escape Like Home
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 10, 2022A Ford Escape ad campaign promoted the vehicle to South Asian audiences in the Greater Toronto Area during the Diwali season.
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7-Eleven Highlights the Little Joys
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 30, 20217-Eleven showcased how its brand provides small joys that can make a big difference in someone’s day, drawing on the experiences of multicultural consumers in the process.
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AT&T Honors Black Future Makers
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 30, 2021AT&T celebrated those members of the Black community who were working to build a better future.
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Black Shop Friday
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 30, 2021Chicago advertising agency O'Keefe Reinhard & Paul strove to promote shopping at Black-owned businesses on the day after Thanksgiving.
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Can-Am On-Road Created a Women's Mentorship Program
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 30, 2021Reversing a 10-year downward trajectory for the motorsports category required some aggressive education and recruitment targets. Can-Am On-Road needed to know that the company was arming women with the tools and knowledge to get licensed and on the road.
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Cheetos Collaborated with Musician Bad Bunny
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 30, 2021Although Cheetos is the highest contributor to Frito-Lay salty share, the brand is losing Hispanic households at a faster rate than the general population. To reverse penetration declines, Cheetos needed to re-ignite the fire among Hispanics, particularly Latinx Superfans.
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Chicago Promotes Voter Registration in the Black Community
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 30, 2021The city of Chicago strove to promote voting within its Black community by creating voter registration booths that featured artwork inspired by the protests that George Floyd’s murder sparked.
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Fighting for Equity in Blood Donations
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 30, 2021Gay Men's Health Crisis took aim at the discriminatory policy that forbids gay men from donating blood.
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Football Is for Everyone
Multicultural Excellence Awards December 30, 2021To show its commitment to the LGBTQ+ community, the NFL partnered with The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+, to elevate the organization’s efforts and highlight resources that could save lives.
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