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Trolling Is Ugly

Partner: adam&eveDDB

An award-winning creative campaign highlighting the true impact of online abuse while promoting body confidence and self-love.

911M

Impressions

Total Impressions

6M

Video Views

Total Video Views

116K

Engagements

Total Engagement

22.8K

Shares

Social Shares

6.8K

Comments

Total Comments

212

Pieces Of Content

Press Mentions

2018

Year Launched

Initiative Launch Date

7

Key Outcomes

Goals and KPIs Met

“The statistics surrounding the effects of cyberbullying, particularly on young women, are shocking. It's been truly inspiring working with Chessie and Cybersmile, both of whom are doing brilliant things.”

Tammy EinavJoint CEO, adam&eveDDB

Overview

We teamed up with adam&eveDDB to develop "Trolling is Ugly," an anti-trolling campaign that promoted body confidence and self-empowerment. The campaign became an internationally recognized initiative, with coverage from the world's most recognized news organizations and publications in over 10 countries.

The objective of the campaign was to highlight the scale of the problem and show the potential impact that negative and abusive comments on social media could have on young people.

To launch the campaign, Chessie King released a series of photos and videos of herself discussing how she had worked hard to finally be comfortable in her own body. Chessie received a high number of abusive messages, and in response to the abusive comments she was receiving on her Instagram, the video content was altered in real-time relative to the abuse she was getting, showing the impact that these kinds of comments can have. This was then edited into a video and released, showing the transformation from her natural self into an unrecognizable person.

Impact Summary

  • Reached 900M+ people with campaign message
  • Exceeded 6M+ campaign video views
  • Educated people about the dangers of trolling
  • Encouraged people to identify and celebrate their own beauty
  • Achieved mainstream media coverage of the campaign
  • Utilized celebrities for maximum social and cultural impact
  • Achieved at least one award nomination or win

Awards & Nominations

The adam&eveDDB and Cybersmile Trolling is Ugly campaign received a total combination of twenty-two award wins and nominations: