C-E's Cancer Ads Best in Detroit

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Campbell-Ewald’s public-service campaign for the American Cancer Society that featured a giant polyp took top honors at this year’s Caddy Awards, Detroit’s annual advertising show.

BBDO and Doner won the most awards, with 64 and 65, respectively.

C-E’s show-topping effort was an offbeat promotion of colon-cancer screenings done for The Advertising Council. The 15- and 30-second spots star “Polyp Man,” a pesky character who is pursued and apprehended by white-coated doctors working like aggressive police. The commercials use voiceovers by actor Tim Allen and end with the tagline, “Get the test.



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