Descovy

It's Wild Out There

Campaign

Digital

OOH

Social

A child in a swimsuit playfully jumps with a water spray in a backyard, surrounded by toys and greenery.
A child in a swimsuit playfully jumps with a water spray in a backyard, surrounded by toys and greenery.
A child in a swimsuit playfully jumps with a water spray in a backyard, surrounded by toys and greenery.

While most pharmaceutical communications still rely on clinical language, even during Pride these campaigns often feel observational. Correct, but distant. Present, but not truly part of the culture they are meant to serve. While the science has evolved, the advertising has not. Descovy wanted to change that.

While most pharmaceutical communications still rely on clinical language, even during Pride these campaigns often feel observational. Correct, but distant. Present, but not truly part of the culture they are meant to serve. While the science has evolved, the advertising has not. Descovy wanted to change that.

Understanding and Celebrating Culture

Understanding and Celebrating Culture

Understanding and Celebrating Culture

Using AI allowed us to generate surreal, expressive forms, while illustration gave us control over tone, warmth, and sensuality. This hybrid approach let us create images that felt playful, intimate, and unmistakably queer without tipping into parody or fetishization. Launching around Toronto Pride, the campaign results prove that when a brand truly understands culture, safety does not need to be sanitized. It can be celebrated. 

RESULTS

4.2 MILLION IMPRESSIONS

full year target reached in just 2 months

RESULTS

+97%

CTR increase month over month, 5x the industry average

RESULTS

+61%

Website engaged sessions rose sixty one percent year over year

RESULTS

4.2 MILLION IMPRESSIONS

full year target reached in just 2 months

RESULTS

+97%

CTR increase month over month, 5x the industry average

RESULTS

+61%

Website engaged sessions rose sixty one percent year over year

RESULTS

4.2 MILLION IMPRESSIONS

full year target reached in just 2 months

RESULTS

+97%

CTR increase month over month, 5x the industry average

RESULTS

+61%

Website engaged sessions rose sixty one percent year over year

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