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As companies struggle with how to change their messaging or opt to cancel media buys outright during the coronavirus crisis, some are donating their planned ads to help organizations involved in relief efforts.
United Airlines—which has had to cut domestic capacity by 52% since the crisis began—is donating the media space purchased for its spring campaign to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef).
The airline said in a statement that while reviewing United’s planned seasonal advertising—the original campaign had been set to launch March 15—it decided not to go with its original messaging.
Instead of canceling the media buy, however, the airline, alongside its agency partners Carat and Mcgarrybowen, decided to make the donation.
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