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Ismael Nasr

What Inspires Me

Great advertising is equal parts craft and courage.

It has the power to move people, spark ideas, and shift culture. I've kept this simple: one piece from each Cannes Lions category — the ones that truly resonate with me and continue to inspire my work.

Classic

Audio & Radio

  • "Never Say No To Panda"

    Arab Dairy's Panda Cheese — Elephant Cairo / Advantage Marketing & Advertising

    2010

  • "The Misheard Version"

    Specsavers — Golin London

    2024

Outdoor & Print

  • "HBO Voyeur Campaign"

    HBO — BBDO New York

    2007

  • "Courage is Beautiful"

    Dove — Ogilvy London / Ogilvy Toronto

    2020

Craft

Digital Craft

  • "An Alphabet To Preserve A Culture"

    Microsoft – ADLaM — McCann New York

    2023

  • "Caption With Intention"

    Chicago Hearing Society — FCB Chicago / Rakish Entertainment

    2025

Film Craft

  • "Balls"

    Sony Bravia — Fallon London

    2005

  • "Moldy Whopper"

    Burger King — DAVID Miami / INGO Stockholm / Publicis Bucharest

    2020

Engagement

Creative B2B

  • "The Epic Split"

    Volvo Trucks — Forsman & Bodenfors Sweden

    2013

Creative Data

  • "Data Tienda"

    WeCapital — DDB Mexico City

    2022

Direct & PR

  • "Dumb Ways to Die"

    Metro Trains Melbourne — McCann Melbourne

    2012

  • "Lucky Yatra"

    Indian Railways — FCB Mumbai

    2025

Social & Creator

  • "Keeping Fortnite Fresh"

    Wendy's — VMLY&R Kansas City

    2019

Entertainment

Entertainment for Gaming

  • "Rebuild the World"

    Lego Group — The LEGO Agency / BETC Paris

    2019

  • "Beyond Generations"

    Xbox — McCann London

    2021

Entertainment for Music

  • "Spreadbeats"

    Spotify — FCB New York

    2024

Entertainment for Sport

  • "The Next Level"

    Nike Football — 72andSunny Amsterdam

    2008

Experience

Creative Business Transformation

  • "Backup Ukraine"

    Polycam & UNESCO — Virtue Worldwide

    2022

  • "Contract For Change"

    AB InBev — FCB Chicago

    2020

Creative Commerce

  • "Whopper Detour"

    Burger King — FCB New York

    2018

Innovation

  • "Google Cardboard"

    Google — Google Cultural Institute / Google Creative Lab

    2015

Luxury

  • "LOEWE × SUNA FUJITA"

    LOEWE — Assembly London / Loewe Madrid / Ocean Outdoor London / Screenbase Paris / Zhongxi Media Xianggangdao

    2024

Brand Experience & Activation

  • "Knock Knock"

    Korean National Police Agency — Cheil Seoul & Worldwide

    2016

  • "The Refugee Nation"

    Amnesty International — Ogilvy & Mather New York

    2017

Good

Sustainable Development Goals

  • "Palau Pledge"

    Palau Legacy Project — Host/Havas Sydney

    2018

Grand Prix for Good

  • "Meet Graham"

    Transport Accident Commission, Australia — Clemenger BBDO Melbourne

    2016

  • "Blink to Speak"

    Asha Ek Hope Foundation — TBWA India

    2018

Health

Pharma

  • "Breath Of Life"

    GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) — McCann Health Shanghai

    2019

Strategy

Creative Effectiveness

  • "You're Not You When You're Hungry"

    Mars (Snickers) — BBDO Worldwide

    2015

Creative Strategy

  • "Dream Crazy"

    Nike — Wieden+Kennedy Portland

    2018

Titanium

Titanium Lion

  • "Real Beauty Sketches"

    Unilever (Dove) — Ogilvy Sao Paulo

    2013