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Dog Campaign

Cardel Homes Ottawa

This campaign developed from Cardel Homes’ partnership with Ottawa Dog Rescue. Finding a home through the eyes of pets brought the campaign’s ultimate goal into perspective: for buyers to find their happy place in a home. Stripping the entire home-buying experience down to its simplest objective and most desired outcome allowed Cardel to effectively create a message that all buyers can relate to.
Role
Copywriter
Agency
Rock Paper Scissors
Client
Cardel Homes
Project Type
Advertising Campaign

SAM Award Recipient — best builder marketing campaign 2020

A puppy’s emotions are completely genuine and nearly impossible to ignore, making them the perfect visual to represent the “Find your happy place” message. This resulted in one of Cardel’s most visible and successful campaigns to date, generating smiles, and “awws” from readers across the Ottawa region along the way. This initial ad eventually grew into multiple Cardel key messages that were successfully delivered with short, concise copy and a variety of adorable dogs. A clean, white background was used to keep the ads very simple and to also emphasize the minimal copy and imagery.

collaboration

Creative Direction / Stephen Dawe
Design / Liz Lee
Copy / Avery Lee 

mediums
The above print ads were published monthly in YP Next Home Magazine. This concept was later expanded to campaigns that included transit shelters, billboards, online ads, social media posts, and stadium boards.