Everything starts with a touch

yoluyla Maud Largeaud , AdForum

Remember the first time you stroked a cat or dog? Probably not, but an outdoor campaign from Havas Geneva and the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) set out to remind people with the aid of an interactive poster. Borrowing from the idea of “touch and feel” books for children, the posters invited visitors to the biggest Swiss shopping mall to stroke furry silhouettes of cats and dogs and recall how pleasant the experience can be. Along with the accompanying digital poster, the tactile billboards aimed to persuade people to adopt an abandoned pet as their new furry friend. 

About Havas Village Geneva

We have brought our talent – spanning all areas of 
expertise – under one roof. We call these our Havas Villages. We have 69 Villages around the world, each designed to foster creativity and collaboration.
We have been in Switzerland since 1959, and we operate 2 Villages to address our market in all its complexity.
We believe that companies have a key role to play in solving the biggest challenges our world faces today – and every day we strive to operate responsibly for ourselves and our stakeholders.
We’ve set a company goal to become B Corp as a Group within the next 2 years and the mission of Havas Impact+, our sustainability programme, has long been to encourage our agencies to harness the power of creative ideas through action and communication to bring about positive change in society and help our clients become a force for good.
Havas Switzerland is organised into 4 business units: Havas Creative, Havas Sports, Havas CX & Havas Media, addressing the entire communication value chain.