DONATE TO PLAY
Brand
GRUPO PULSA
Entrant Agency
PUBLICIS BRASIL
Category
Social & Creator
Festival & Year
Cannes Lions (2026)
Case Study Details
AWARD-WINNING CAMPAIGN CANNES 2026
Edited & Motion Designed by JAFS (me)
Presentation Board
“DONATING BLOOD GETS YOU A DAY
OFF ON GAME LAUNCH DAYS.”
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“ADIFFERENT CAMPAIGN
TO ATTRACT YOUNGER DONORS.”
RECORDTY
For gamers, nothing is more important than game
launch day. Everyone wants to be the first to play
the hottest title of the moment on day one.
But there's a problem: launch days happen on
weekdays, and gamers have to work, making playing
‘on release almost impossible. However, in Brazilian
labor law, anyone who donates blood is entitled
toa paid day off. So Grupo Pulsa, the largest blood
bank in South America, in partnership with Ubisoft,
saw this as an opportunity to engage a new
generation of donors in Brazil
Grupo Pulsa and Ubisoft asked gamers to save
the day to donate and play, turning a civic right into
fa shared social behavior to play on day one. We let
gamers know that if they donated blood on game
launch day, they could be part of something bigger.
‘That they could take the day off to play their favorite
‘game on release, while helping people and saving lives.
Execution
To bring the experience to lfe, in the week of some of
the most anticipated launches, iconic Ubisoft
characters and others inspired by major releases of
2026 called gamers into action, We also partnered with
key influencers, who not only increased the, hype
around the most anticipated games on day one_but
also inspired many to donate blood on launch day.
Gamers shared their participation, turning individual
actions into collective momentum. With that, Donate
‘to Play turned launch day hype into a socially driven
movement.
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