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My favourite advertising campaign is REI's #OptOutside: BBDO's Josy Paul

According to the company, the brand's social media impressions went up 7,000 per cent with 2.7 billion media impressions in 24 hours

Josy Paul, Chairman and chief creative officer BBDO India
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Josy Paul, Chairman and chief creative officer BBDO India

Sneha Bhattacharjee
Which is your favourite campaign and why?

I have many campaigns that are my favourites. They provoke me and force me to look at advertising with fresh eyes. Selecting one becomes difficult. But for this discussion, I’ll choose a recent example that blew my mind. The campaign is called #OptOutside. And the brand and advertiser is REI, a popular retail chain in the US known for its clothes, camping gear and outdoor accessories. #OptOutside was truly audacious. On Black Friday, the day that America goes crazy buying stuff, the biggest shopping day of the year, REI decided to close all their