Brand MarketingAd of the Day: It Wouldn’t Be Mother’s Day Without P&G Making You WeepRevisiting Molly Hincka and her momBy Tim Nudd|May 7, 2014 ShareBy Tim Nudd|May 7, 2014 Share Procter & Gamble, the self-described "Proud sponsor of moms," always has something special planned for Mother's Day. Last year, it was the spot with Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Maria Shriver. This year, the company has revived one of the great early entries in Wieden + Kennedy's "Thank you, mom" campaign for another run. The tear-jerker of a spot, titled "What I See," stars Special Olympics athlete Molly Hincka and her mother Kerry, who provides the emotional voiceover. It's simply and nicely crafted, beginning in the present day and traveling into the past through old video footage and photos. It ends on a lovely moment with Kerry holding Molly aloft a baby. "They felt that she would never walk and she would never talk," Kerry says. "I never saw the things my child couldn't do. I only imagined what she could." The spot first aired way back in 2011, and also got a modest amount of views when it was reposted to the Special Olympics YouTube page earlier this year. But it predated P&G's first truly major viral success in the "Thank you, mom" campaign—2012's "Best Job" spot, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. And so, P&G clearly feels like it deserves (and can get away with) a revival. "What I See" is now front and center now on P&G's YouTube page, with 5 million views since the latest version was posted April 27. (Many of those are paid views, as P&G is inserting the ad into YouTube search results under the heading "Happy Mother's Day.") The ad ends with a link to donations. In honor of Mother's Day, P&G will be matching Special Olympics donations up to $200,000 through June 1. Give at http://www.specialolympics.org/mom. CREDITS Client: Procter & Gamble Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Portland, Ore. Creative Directors: Karl Lieberman / Danielle Flagg / Eric Baldwin Copywriter: Tatum Shaw / Darcy Burrell Art Director: Ken Meyer / Matthew Carroll Producer: Jennifer Fiske Account Team: Eric Gabrielson / Jesse Johnson / Jordan Cappadocia Executive Creative Directors: Mark Fitzloff / Susan Hoffman / Joe Staples Agency Executive Producer: Ben Grylewicz Production Company: Anonymous Content Director: Malcolm Venville Executive Producer: Dave Morrison Line Producer: John Benet Director of Photography: Dion Beebe Editorial Company: Joint Editor: Kyle Valenta Post Producer: Shelli Jury Post Executive Producer: Patty Brebner VFX Company: A52 Flame Artist: Paul Yacono VFX Producer: Megan Meloth Titles/Graphics: Brand New School Music+Sound Company: Stimmung Composer: Chip Jenkins Producer: Ceinwyn Clark Mix Company: Lime Mixer: Loren Silber Producer: Jessica Locke Photo Retouching: Amy Corcoran Adweek Adweek