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HOMELESS IN THE METAVERSE

TBWA, Boulogne-Billancourt / ENTOURAGE / 2022

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Bronze Cannes Lions
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Overview

Credits

OVERVIEW

Why is this work relevant for Brand Experience & Activation?

We created a new type of experience and 360 activation.

Background

Over the past few months, brands and investors have injected billions of dollars in virtual real estate. Virtual lands, houses, islands have gone for millions. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people have no roof and live in the street. The Entourage charity, that aims to end homelessness, wanted everyone to realize that before investing in virtual worlds, they should take care of the REAL world. So together, with the help of a committee of real homeless people, we created Will, the first homeless person in the Metaverse.

Describe the creative idea

We wanted people who spend time and money in the Metaverse to realize that they should take care of the REAL world before investing in virtual worlds.

To do so, we created Will, the first homeless person in the Metaverse. Will lives in various metaverses (Decentraland, Minecraft and Sandbox). He is the spokesperson for all the homeless people in the world, and via social media, has been delivering his message.

He’s been talking to people on virtual platforms, as well as real people through interviews.

Describe the strategy

We wanted people who spend time and money in the Metaverse to realize that they should take care of the REAL world before investing in virtual worlds.

Describe the execution

We created Will, the first homeless person in the Metaverse. Will adapted his shape to many Metaverses (Decentraland, Minecraft, Sandbox) and debated with many people virtually. Will also delivered his message on various social media (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter).

List the results

The results were astonishing, with 960K impressions, 7,1M earned media and 850% increase in brand visibility, as well as articles in over a dozen countries in the world.

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