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2024 ADC Awards - Advertising

Translators

Agency McCann Detroit + Casanova//McCann + Weber Shandwick + U.S. Bank / Minneapolis

Client U.S. Bank

Category

Branded Content / Entertainment / Online Video - Long Form

Annual ID

ADC103_ADV113M

About the Work

There are over 11 million child translators in the United States. Which means that millions of non-English speaking adults are forced to rely on children to translate everything from healthcare to legal documents to the family’s finances. It’s a big burden for a little kid.

U.S. Bank saw this firsthand in their branches. And was inspired to create Asistente Inteligente, the country’s first and only Spanish voice assistant specifically for banking. With Asistente Inteligente, 42 million native speakers could now bank with their own voices, while confidently navigating industry-specific acronyms and jargon in their own language.

We didn’t want to just advertise the product. We wanted to celebrate the children who inspired it. So we created, “Translators,” a 20-minute documentary that told their story.

It started a national conversation. Gaining over 16.7 billion earned media impressions and 965 earned media impressions. It also gained a 13-point increase in brand awareness, 965 earned placements and a 10-point increase in brand consideration. And usage of Asistente Inteligente shot up by 220%. “Translators” was also officially selected for 13 film festivals around the world, and won three.

2024 Awards

Total Points: 3

Merit Honor

Credits

Agency

McCann Detroit
Casanova//McCann
Weber Shandwick

Client / Brand

U.S. Bank / Minneapolis

Art Director

Erika Casales

Chief Creative Officer

Brad Emmett

Copywriter

LeAndra Langhorne

Creative Director

Christian Beckett
Jon Vall

EVP, Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Marketing Officer

Kai Sakstrup

EVP, Executive Creative Director

Erin Wendel
Lauren McCrindle

EVP, Executive Strategy Director

Anne Feighan

Senior Producer

Mj Soler

SVP, Executive Comms Strategy Director

Dominic Poynter

VP, Strategy Director

Daniel Lammon

Account Director

Mercedes Ward

Account Executive

Bela Pamfilio

Account Supervisor

Courtie Davis

Communications Manager

Meredith Luerssen

EVP, Global Account Director

Rob Rawley

Junior Producer

Erin Michelitsch

President

James Ward

SEVP, Chief Diversity Officer

Greg Cunningham

SVP, Creative Strategy & Delivery

Kelly Colbert

SVP, Global Director of Marketing Communications

Scott Berwitz

SVP, Group Account Director

Stephen Doyle

VP Director, Channel Planning

Josie Castro

VP, Creative Strategy & Delivery

Toni Sizemore

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