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Twelve campaigns. Twelve rooms where ordinary problems met unexpected ideas. Click any to step inside.

Biosea — backing baby
backing baby

Biosea Cod liver oil recorded poor sales. It wasn't a well-known brand and it was 7th in the market. The brand wanted this to change with the launch of its new improved orange flavour.

The campaign

We created the sweeter life campaign which captured the vibrant nature the new and improved brand wanted to portray. These included creation of a new pack design, a brand mascot, brand Merchandize, tactical ads, brand activations and experiential, and online engagements. The brand that was once 7th in the market rose to no 2 in 2 years going strong for the no 1 spot.

Make-believe baby

At an event for nursing mothers, we deployed this ambient idea with a make-believe baby being backed by her supposed mother which could be anyone who sat on the branded sits. We had the baby holding our client's brand to reinforce the connection between a mother, a child and our brand. Biosea cod liver oil with orange flavour.

NAPMED conference

At a conference for chemists and medicine traders in the open market. Biosea wanted to stand out among other competitors in a cost effective way. Through guerilla marketing, we didn't only make the brand more desirable at the event, we got competitors replicating our ideas in future conferences.

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Help their immunity become as strong as their imagination — a child in a lion mane and tail.
Help their immunity become as strong as their imagination — a child in a lion mane and tail.
Workers' Day — a crumpled bottle for a crumpled year. 'Nothing can supplement the ones we've lost. Not even a happy worker's day can.'
Workers' Day — a crumpled bottle for a crumpled year. 'Nothing can supplement the ones we've lost. Not even a happy worker's day can.'
Happy Children's Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy Children's Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy Father's Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy Father's Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy Single's Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy Single's Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy Democracy Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy Democracy Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Same series, second pass — every holiday belongs to her too.
Same series, second pass — every holiday belongs to her too.
Happy World Malaria Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy World Malaria Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy World Diabetes Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy World Diabetes Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy World Cancer Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Happy World Cancer Day. There goes a mother's act of sacrifice again.
Help their immunity become as strong as their imagination — a boy with elephant ears.
Help their immunity become as strong as their imagination — a boy with elephant ears.
Same boy, same story — and a tail to match the ears.
Same boy, same story — and a tail to match the ears.
A girl mid-gallop on invisible hooves — imagination as immunity.
A girl mid-gallop on invisible hooves — imagination as immunity.
Pylorest — the jotter
the jotter

The brand was a major ulcer treatment brand in the market but overtime it began to lose market share due to new entrants that were less potent but cheaper. And also, advertising ethical product is forbidden in the medical industry.

The insight

We knew that most of these new entrants weren't as potent as Pylorest and so it wasn't usually long for an ulcer patient to have another ulcer episode after using them. We also knew that the reason medical practitioners prescribed it was majorly because they were more affordable even though less potent. And so we needed to remind the medical practitioners what it really means to give a prescription. And so we created a campaign titled it's not just your prescription, it's your word. The last thing a medical practitioner wants is for a patient not to take them seriously. And this could be the result if they keep prescribing less potent drugs.

The executions

We created unusual prescription pads that reflected our idea and had our message strategically placed on the pad with our brand name. We even created get well cards wishing our patients a speedy recovery that lasts longer. At a conference of medical practitioners, to sign on a branded banner, attesting to the fact that their prescriptions is them giving their word.

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The branded prescription pad — 'It's not just your prescription, it's your word.'
The branded prescription pad — 'It's not just your prescription, it's your word.'
Closer frame — the message sits where the doctor's hand will rest.
Closer frame — the message sits where the doctor's hand will rest.
Three pads in conversation — the campaign as a quiet desk takeover.
Three pads in conversation — the campaign as a quiet desk takeover.
Pad open to the Rx form — the line repeats at the foot of every script.
Pad open to the Rx form — the line repeats at the foot of every script.
Detail of the Rx page — Pylorest's signature on every prescription written.
Detail of the Rx page — Pylorest's signature on every prescription written.
Get-well card — 'As you take every dose of Pylorest, may the rabeprazole give you 100% quick relief.'
Get-well card — 'As you take every dose of Pylorest, may the rabeprazole give you 100% quick relief.'
Get-well card — 'Get well sooner than you think. It's morning again because your relief is here.'
Get-well card — 'Get well sooner than you think. It's morning again because your relief is here.'
Code Free — don't turn your back on diabetes
don't turn your back on diabetes

Code free, blood sugar device needed to break increase awareness and then sales in the Nigerian market. It also wanted its target to know that it was free of codes thereby making it easier to use for checking blood sugar unlike competition.

Positioning

We created a campaign using its positioning. One less step, easy to use. We focused on the elderly who made up a large number of the market and created brand associations with familiar devices or tools that were original to their past.

2016 — Don't turn your back on diabetes

In a bid to create awareness on the brand, we took advantage of the world diabetes day to screen 10,000 people in the busy markets in Lagos and selected Pharmacies as well within the state. To achieve this, we created the campaign "Don't turn your back on diabetes". We hit these markets and the streets and pasted our flyers at the back of unassuming pedestrians. And when they read the stickers, it related their ignorance of having a sticker behind them with those of persons who are prediabetic. Then it encouraged them to come for our free testing at our centers. We also had branded merchandize to accompany our campaign and they all carried our idea. The awareness was also supported by market criers who helped to amplify our message. By the time we were done, not only did we hit almost 10,000 screenings, we got new wholesalers ready to buy our products in these markets.

2020 — Fight it like you have it

Code free wanted to sensitize the public on world diabetes day and promote healthy living among Nigerians. And so, we created a social campaign called "fight it like you have it". We believed that the best way to prevent diabetes would be to live you already do. And so healthy practices like eating healthy, doing regular exercise, checking your blood sugar, and more was encouraged. So that by doing so, people never have to worry about having diabetes because they are already fighting it like they had it. To bring this campaign to life, we created a facebook campaign with interactive visuals which had gloves positioned in a defensive pose with our copy: Fight it like you have it. People only had to place their visual within the interactive visual and it would look as if they are fighting diabetes. This was promoted across facebook and got a number of adoptions.

2021 — Know what's next

Code free launched another campaign to create more awareness for the brand. Our insight was simple. The best decisions in life are made based on knowledge. And so knowing your blood sugar is important to making good decisions that would enable you live a healthier and more fulfilling life. Our idea was "Know whats next" with code free. Our execution featured elderly and middle aged people in that space where they need to make a decision that would affect their lives positively or negatively. We deployed this on socials and other brand engagement and the campaign has helped our customers see code free not just as a tool but an ally.

Biofem — ACPN conference pharmacy
ACPN conference pharmacy

At a yearly conference organized for community pharmacists all over the country. Biofem wanted its brand to stand out along with its products.

The execution

Though ambient marketing, we helped transform our client's booth into a pharmacy itself. We had its various brands displayed as though they were drugs displayed in different sections and shelves in a pharmacy.

The outcome

Biofem booth was the most visited booth the conference. The make-believe pharmacy also saved space. And so instead of stocking the actual product, customers only needed to point at the product they wanted and they would go get it for them. The idea was well spoken of by the one of the observers who described the booth as raising the bar to international standards.

Acetium — the burger
the burger

Acetium, a brand that helps prevent cancers caused by a key cancer causing agent acetaldehyde which is found in fermented foods, roasted foods, car exhausts, industrial waste and more needed to launch in the country. We knew that our society is religious and most people see cancer as something far away from them unlike a UTI or malaria etc. And so taking a product that helps prevent cancer was too much of a long shot. However, we could use infuse the product into their lifestyle, it's easier to get them to use it.

The reframe

And so we positioned it as a product that prevents hangovers since alcohol is fermented and also one that helps prevent the cancerous dangers in fermented foods. We created a campaign, help what you can't help.

Interactive puzzle flyers

We created interactive flyers to engage people as they read through the material. To help people understand how hangover disorganizes people's itinerary, we had important activities scattered on the flyer like a word puzzle and their job was to figure out what it was while reading our information on the flyer. This helped to make the reader part of the communication itself.

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Branded party cup — the dosage printed where you actually drink.
Branded party cup — the dosage printed where you actually drink.
Disorganised Morning — Prayer. Don't let hangover disorganise your mornings.
Disorganised Morning — Prayer. Don't let hangover disorganise your mornings.
Disorganised Morning — Work.
Disorganised Morning — Work.
Disorganised Morning — Shopping.
Disorganised Morning — Shopping.
Disorganised Morning — Mechanic.
Disorganised Morning — Mechanic.
Flier — front, female.
Flier — front, female.
Flier — front, male.
Flier — front, male.
Help what you can't help — key visual.
Help what you can't help — key visual.
Pharmacy floor sticker — fallen trousers tell the story.
Pharmacy floor sticker — fallen trousers tell the story.
Pharmacy floor sticker — two collapses, one solution.
Pharmacy floor sticker — two collapses, one solution.
Giant red-cup pharmacy display — the party object becomes the shelf.
Giant red-cup pharmacy display — the party object becomes the shelf.
Cup display — three-quarter view, stocked and ready.
Cup display — three-quarter view, stocked and ready.
Crew tees — Party Without Hangover / #myhangoverstory.
Crew tees — Party Without Hangover / #myhangoverstory.
Activation at Factor — the Party Without Hangover crew on the ground.
Activation at Factor — the Party Without Hangover crew on the ground.
Activation at LoungeThirty8 — sampling table, full house.
Activation at LoungeThirty8 — sampling table, full house.
Activation at AUD '95 22nd anniversary — pack-in-hand.
Activation at AUD '95 22nd anniversary — pack-in-hand.
Royal Palm Villa — the golf course
the golf course

Jofame Integrated Limited, new players in the real estate business in Nigeria, co-creators of Diamond estate and owners of Royal Palm Villa, Phase 1 wanted to launch its new product, Royal Palm Villa, Phase 2 in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.

The challenge

The property location was located at a developing area of the state known as the new Lagos. Land here was relatively cheaper than other parts of the peninsula however, Royal Palm Villa still needed to appeal to the upper middle class despite the reality of the land value in that vicinity.

The positioning

We launched a campaign, positioning Royal Palm Villa as Nigeria's no 1 Resort and residential estate. This was in line with its offering and so we appealed to people who wanted more value from just living on the Peninsula.

The outcome

The campaign has raised the bar in real estate property development in Nigeria such that lots of copycat around the country. Some even go as far as using our message.

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Don't just live on the Island. Live in a resort.
Don't just live on the Island. Live in a resort.
Your home should be your No.1 vacation spot.
Your home should be your No.1 vacation spot.
Family. Lake. The everyday vacation.
Family. Lake. The everyday vacation.
Campaign films
Be free.
Imaginareal.
Bioxime P — the friendly antibiotic
the friendly antibiotic

Bioxime P, an antibiotic brand for children needed to change its positioning and its message. It was a great brand that tasted better than its competitors but it lagged in terms of perception for a brand that aimed to be the no1 antibiotic brand for kids.

The idea

We knew that Kids hated drugs and so we Positioned Bioxime P as the friendly antibiotic due to its taste and texture and created a campaign, disguise their fears. Associating our drugs to characters kids find friendly and fun.

Double Joy recharge cards

The double joy is a branded and unusual recharge card that has more value than the amount written on it. This was used to show adults the surprise effect kids get when they use our Antibiotic brand.

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The friendly antibiotic as a minion — fear, disguised.
The friendly antibiotic as a minion — fear, disguised.
Disguise their fears — landscape press ad with body copy.
Disguise their fears — landscape press ad with body copy.
Pikachu pill — kids see a friend, not a drug.
Pikachu pill — kids see a friend, not a drug.
Spider-Man capsule — the antibiotic in costume.
Spider-Man capsule — the antibiotic in costume.
Crew tee — minion capsule, front and back.
Crew tee — minion capsule, front and back.
Purple variant — Bioxime, the friendly antibiotic.
Purple variant — Bioxime, the friendly antibiotic.
White tee with the Pikachu pill print.
White tee with the Pikachu pill print.
Gymaxit — happy on the statue stand
happy on the statue stand

Gymaxit a new gym needed an identity and wanted to create awareness for its business which targeted young working class male and female. And they had very little budget to do so.

The identity

We created a brand identity for Gymaxit and also a campaign, for the right impressions to help reach its target audience in a way that appeals to them. We did branding that carried our message along with BTLs.

The launch

For the launch there was free screening, photo sessions on our statue stand, music, drinks and live social media coverage. Our invite came along with a handkerchief and the gesture was to get people ready for an interesting launch full of fun and sweating.

Gymaxit skipping challenge

To increase the number of users in the gym, we created an experiential within the neighborhood. It was a skipping challenge that encouraged people we identify as our target to skip and get the time equivalent at our gym for free.

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Press 1 — Build your image, because impressions last forever.
Press 1 — Build your image, because impressions last forever.
Press 2 — For the right impressions.
Press 2 — For the right impressions.
Press 3 — Step up to your best self.
Press 3 — Step up to your best self.
Press 4 — Stand tall, stand proud.
Press 4 — Stand tall, stand proud.
Poster — Because you don't have a million dollars doesn't mean you shouldn't look like you do.
Poster — Because you don't have a million dollars doesn't mean you shouldn't look like you do.
Poster — Brand expression in motion.
Poster — Brand expression in motion.
Poster — For the right impressions.
Poster — For the right impressions.
Poster — How do you want people to see you?
Poster — How do you want people to see you?
Floor sticker — Hit the ground running. Be your best.
Floor sticker — Hit the ground running. Be your best.
Floor sticker — In-mall activation.
Floor sticker — In-mall activation.
T-shirt option 1 — The body-print front, branded back.
T-shirt option 1 — The body-print front, branded back.
T-shirt option 2 — Logo front with signature ribbon detail.
T-shirt option 2 — Logo front with signature ribbon detail.
T-shirt option 3 — Bold black with brand ribbons.
T-shirt option 3 — Bold black with brand ribbons.
Presentation template — Cover and inner page, option 1.
Presentation template — Cover and inner page, option 1.
Presentation template — Cover and inner page, option 2.
Presentation template — Cover and inner page, option 2.
Branded gym towel — logo and tagline.
Branded gym towel — logo and tagline.
Car air fresheners — four front/back options.
Car air fresheners — four front/back options.
Fidson — the calendar
the calendar

The client wanted a calendar that would stand the test of time something totally different from the usual cliché of showing drugs and happy faces.

Art with a purpose

Instead of creating a regular calendar, we created art with a purpose. In tune with life. Telling the story of vitality using musical instruments and fruits.

The reception

Nothing of this nature had ever been done in the pharmaceutical industry and the MD of Fidson believed there would not be a better calendar for Fidson than this.

Biopentin — the ice challenge booth
the ice challenge booth

Biopentin, a Gabapentin + Methylcobalamin combination for peripheral neuropathy, needed to own the conversation at EMSON — where its real audience, neurologists and physicians, gather. The brief: don't just hand out a leaflet. Make them feel the nerve pain we treat.

The idea — ICE Challenge

We turned the booth into an interactive demonstration. Doctors held a block of ice for as long as they could bear it — that burning, tingling, numb sensation in the hand became a 30-second proxy for what their patients live with daily. The pain was the pitch. Biopentin was the answer waiting on the table.

Booth as memory device

Orange drapery, frosted ICE CHALLENGE backdrop, branded tags, and the 'Keep Calm and Make the Better Call with Biopentin' crew tees turned a standard 3x3m stand into the most talked-about booth at the conference. Visitors didn't just collect a pack — they earned one.

The outcome

Highest sample uptake on the floor, full-day footfall, and a story doctors carried back to their clinics. The ice melted. The brand stuck.

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The booth, head-on — orange drapery, ICE CHALLENGE backdrop, the pack waiting on the table.
The booth, head-on — orange drapery, ICE CHALLENGE backdrop, the pack waiting on the table.
Three-quarter view — staffed, stocked, ready for the next doctor.
Three-quarter view — staffed, stocked, ready for the next doctor.
The table — Biopentin packs stacked alongside Biobetic and Biofem literature.
The table — Biopentin packs stacked alongside Biobetic and Biofem literature.
Visitors at the ICE CHALLENGE wall — the pain demo in action.
Visitors at the ICE CHALLENGE wall — the pain demo in action.
A doctor mid-challenge — ice in hand, badge in the other.
A doctor mid-challenge — ice in hand, badge in the other.
Holding on — the demo speaks for itself.
Holding on — the demo speaks for itself.
The smile after — pain understood, pack earned.
The smile after — pain understood, pack earned.
Crew tee — 'Keep Calm and Make the Better Call with Biopentin.'
Crew tee — 'Keep Calm and Make the Better Call with Biopentin.'
Walking visitors through the science behind the demo.
Walking visitors through the science behind the demo.
Consult at the table — neuropathy talk, pack-in-hand.
Consult at the table — neuropathy talk, pack-in-hand.
Immune Care — the pharmacy bags
the pharmacy bags

For Immune Care Multivitamins + Inulin, the brief was simple: create a take-home object that could carry the product story beyond the booth. We turned conference gift bags into a soft-spoken pharmacy intervention — one side warning against antibiotic use without gut support, the other turning the brand into a character with charm.

The object as media

Instead of treating the bag as packaging, we treated it as the campaign itself. A clean white pharmacy bag, a bright green mortar-and-pestle mark, and a bold line — 'DON'T USE AN ANTIBIOTIC WITHOUT ME' — made the message impossible to miss once attendees started walking with it.

Dual-sided storytelling

One face carried the cautionary line with product-benefit bullets. The reverse softened the message with a playful illustration and the Immune Care lockup, turning the same bag into both education and brand affection. It felt useful, memorable, and easy to keep.

After the booth

Because the bags left the venue in people's hands, the brand kept travelling through corridors, cars, homes, and pharmacies. The result was simple conference merch that behaved like ambient media — visible, portable, and quietly persuasive.

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Hero shot — both bag faces together: warning on one side, warmth on the other.
Hero shot — both bag faces together: warning on one side, warmth on the other.
Three-quarter view — the bags read like a mini pharmacy installation.
Three-quarter view — the bags read like a mini pharmacy installation.
Alternate angle — soft daylight, clean surfaces, strong legibility.
Alternate angle — soft daylight, clean surfaces, strong legibility.
Wide composition — the pair staged as branded conference takeaways.
Wide composition — the pair staged as branded conference takeaways.
Front-on variation — the message side and illustration side in balance.
Front-on variation — the message side and illustration side in balance.
Low-angle shot — the bags take on a more iconic, display-like presence.
Low-angle shot — the bags take on a more iconic, display-like presence.
Closer low-angle frame — the typography and illustration carry the story.
Closer low-angle frame — the typography and illustration carry the story.
Final low-angle variation — merch designed to keep speaking after pickup.
Final low-angle variation — merch designed to keep speaking after pickup.
Piccan — the lipstick frame
the lipstick frame

For Piccan Ibuprofen Suspension by Kimco, we built a campaign around a truth every parent recognises: a healthy child is a busy child. The work celebrates the mischief of recovery — the lipstick on the face, the football mid-air, the dad's shoes two sizes too big — as proof that Piccan did its quiet job on pain, fever and inflammation.

Better, healthy, and a handful

The line came first. Once a child is past the pain, they are not still — they are everywhere at once. We made that the campaign's whole posture: bold black headline, a single child mid-mischief, and the product calmly sitting at the foot of the frame.

Holiday moments, softly told

For Easter and Mother's Day, we let the product carry the story almost alone. A folded white sheet beside a Piccan pack for resurrection. A mother's borrowed dignities listed in handwriting for Mother's Day. Pharma writing that behaves like a card, not a leaflet.

One system, many rooms

Across print, social and out-of-home, the system stayed the same: Kimco's pale blue, the Piccan red ribbon, the disciplined product lockup. What changed was the child, the moment, and the small act of joy on display. A campaign you could recognise from across a pharmacy aisle.

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Lipstick across the face — healthy enough to redecorate herself.
Lipstick across the face — healthy enough to redecorate herself.
Cream everywhere — better, healthy, and a beautiful mess.
Cream everywhere — better, healthy, and a beautiful mess.
Mid-kick in the living room — recovery looks like a moving target.
Mid-kick in the living room — recovery looks like a moving target.
Dancing in dad's loafers — confidence two sizes too big.
Dancing in dad's loafers — confidence two sizes too big.
Easter — 'Happy Easter' beside an empty sheet and a tilted Piccan pack.
Easter — 'Happy Easter' beside an empty sheet and a tilted Piccan pack.
Easter quiet frame — 'Died in pains and inflammation, woke up with a sigh of relief.'
Easter quiet frame — 'Died in pains and inflammation, woke up with a sigh of relief.'
Mother's Day — Brazilian hair, Gucci skirt, engagement ring, and the woman who forgave it all.
Mother's Day — Brazilian hair, Gucci skirt, engagement ring, and the woman who forgave it all.

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