The Donor Cable

Azerbaijan has the world’s highest number of children born with the blood disorder thalassemia, a hereditary disease primarily found among Mediterranean cultures. The illness requires extensive blood transfusions for babies, and hospitals often lack the needed amount of donated blood.

So Y&R Moscow partnered with Azerbaijan cellular network Nar Mobile to re-imagine blood donations for today’s digital world. Together they created a special wearable bracelet that let smartphone owners easily donate power to another.

The unique “donor cables” were an instant hit and the country saw an increase in blood donation by 335%.

My blood is red and black

The state of Bahia was experiencing a shortage of blood. To raise awareness of this problem and increase the blood reserves, Hemoba Foundation (Blood Foundation) in Brazil partnered with Bahia football club Esporte Clube Vitoria to run a unique blood donation drive.

For the campaign, the football club changed the stripes of their iconic jersey from red to white. Then over the course of the season as the blood reserves rose, the team slowly changed the white stripes back to the original red.

As a result, the promotion earned Vitoria enormous publicity and helped raise blood donation by 46%.