DR. BAYARD

Avós do peito. Avós para sempre

A tribute that becomes a shared memory

Office

Portugal

Services

Marketing Solutions
Brand Entertainment
Brand PR
Influencer Marketing

Date

2021

For years, Dr. Bayard has built a close relationship with Portuguese families, combining tradition and quality with an emotional and recognizable tone. In the context of the pandemic, that connection took on a new meaning. Grandparents, one of the groups most affected by isolation, were placed at the center of an urgent and deeply human social conversation.

During a period marked by distance, the brand faced a triple challenge: strengthening awareness, emotionally connecting with consumers—especially a younger audience—and driving sales at a time of low demand, outside the traditional consumption seasons.

How could a brand turn an everyday gesture into an experience that connects generations and delivers real business impact?

Solution

Turning a product into an emotional connection

With “Avós do peito. Avós para sempre”, we developed a campaign that placed grandparents at the center of the story—not as passive recipients of the message, but as the true heart of the experience. The creative concept paid tribute to their emotional role within the family and spoke directly to the shared memories between grandparents and grandchildren.

The campaign was built around an audiovisual piece that gave a face and emotion to this intergenerational bond, accompanied by a personalized can mechanic that transformed the product into an object full of meaning. Buying a can ceased to be a functional act and became a gesture of affection, memory, and recognition.

From the official launch on July 5, we implemented a multichannel communication strategy that combined the distribution of the video, media interviews—particularly focused on television—and public relations actions to amplify the conversation. The personalized can initiative remained active throughout the period, encouraging participation and the sharing of memories across generations.

The campaign culminated on July 26, coinciding with Grandparents’ Day, consolidating a coherent narrative that united brand purpose, emotion, and commercial activation. It was a demonstration of how communication, when built from a human-centered approach, can generate tangible results even in the most complex contexts.

RESULTS

18.781
Views on Instagram
30
Media impact
108
Cans sold
2,4m
Audiences reached

PREMIOS

  • Prémios Comunicação M&P
    Prémios Comunicação M&P
    Category video
    Bronze
  • Lusófonos
    Lusófonos
    Category Digital - Effectiveness in Digital Campaign
    Silver
  • Lusófonos
    Lusófonos
    Category Digital - Web Film
    Bronze
  • Communicator Awards
    Communicator Awards
    Category Integrated Campaign: Cause Marketing
    Excellence Award
  • “It is urgent and everyone’s responsibility, including Dr. Bayard’s, to once again show care for those who, over the past year, have felt lonelier than ever.”

    Daniel Matias
    Grandson of the brand’s founder
Avós do peito. Avós para sempre
Avós do peito. Avós para sempre
Avós do peito. Avós para sempre