The Mando Effect
Mando Fullbody Deodorant Campaign
Project Info
Every man wonders: what is the true secret to success?
@StankyJim93, an extremely paranoid conspiracy theorist, believes he’s found the answer. According to him, Mandelic Acid is the key ingredient behind Mando’s odor-prevention technology, a formula once reserved for the elite and now finally accessible to everyone. Through a fully digital, early internet-style campaign, Jim spreads The Mando Effect manifesto across a podcast, microsite web forum, digital ads, and social media outreach. What begins as a theory about deodorant quickly spirals into a larger belief system, positioning Mando not just as a hygiene product, but as the hidden driver behind confidence, influence, and success.
Insight
Everybody wishes that there was some secret technique to guarantee success.
Audience
Men ages 18-34
Objective
Get young adult men to see Mando as a secret solution to success in life, love, and the workplace.
Art Direction
Visual Identity
3D Modeling
Motion Design
Web Design
Social Media
Photography
Bari Elliot, Art Director
Thatcher Moses, Copywriter

The Mando Effect Web Forum
Micro-site web forum filled with puzzles, audience polls, a rip- off of a well known paperclip digital assistant, and plenty of hidden ad placements.

Digital Ads

