Shake it Up Foundation re-enacts symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease with coffee shop stunt
To raise awareness of Parkinson’s Disease for Shake it Up Australia Foundation, Ogilvy placed wedges underneath coffee tables in Sydney so that the tables wobbled, re-enacting a common symptom of the disease – the shakes.
On each wedge, a message read: “It’s more than just the shakes.” When turned over, it read: “Thirty Australians are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease every day. But thousands more are affected, from family to friends. You can help stop it at shakeitup.org.au“.
Peoples’ reactions to the stunt, which took place on World Parkinson’s Day on 11 April, were filmed and turned into a mini-documentary.
What a great idea – congratulations Ogilvy!
Nice! Great idea, great execution.
Brilliant. Simply brilliant. This day keeps getting better. I’ve come across some truly inspirational adverts with great messages.
Reminds me of this other campaign for members of the public who were blind, and this agency came up with a perfume so that blind people could smell the scent and recognise those that have contributed to that campaign and initiative.
I’m definitely sharing this one.
Did the camera operator also have Parkinson’s?
Brilliance born out of simpilicty – great work
Brilliance born out of simplicity
this is really clever, well done!
Great campaign
Fantastic – I wish I’d done that.
Sam – you’re a twat.
Great idea presented beautifully.