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The brief was to create a call-for-entries campaign for the APAC Effie Awards 2026.
Effie’s enduring tagline: “Awarding ideas that work.”
In previous years, the campaign focused on showcasing how great advertising drives tangible business results.
But great advertising does more than deliver results; it builds brands that endure.
This year’s big idea celebrates brands that have become synonymous with their categories.
Think tissue paper, and you think of a brand.
Think photocopying, and a brand comes to mind.
The same goes for instant noodles or even a simple paracetamol.
There was just one problem:
we weren’t allowed to mention any brand names.
So how do you create a campaign about iconic brands—without naming or showing them?
This campaign answers that challenge.
By posing thought-provoking questions, it leads audiences to the brands themselves without ever naming them.