TRELEGY: “Breathing is Beautiful” Campaign (COPD)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heavy diagnosis. Many depictions of living with COPD often gloss over and don’t accurately capture the grim reality for people living with COPD: repeated hospital visits, being tethered to oxygen supply, severely limited mobility, and loss of time spent with friends and ones. We recognized this and took a sober, grittier, and more thoughtful approach that aimed to show both the realities of the condition as well as the beauty that’s still to be had in a full breath of air with once-daily TRELEGY. Through a series of similar concepts depicting real challenges faced by those suffering from COPD, the “Breathing is Beautiful” campaign aims to address the gap by harnessing the core concept of “the beauty of imperfection”.
As a result of the campaign, TRELEGY has maintained an unaided brand awareness level of approximately 80%, and the likelihood of consulting a doctor about TRELEGY has increased above its previously held 50% score in 2024, according to data cited by GSK.
From AI Beginnings to Real Life Executions
Open-source generative AI was still in its naissance when we began initial concepting for the “Breathing is Beautiful” pool-out spots “Back in the Game” and “No Sitting Out” in 2023. With the first half of the campaign— “Diner Meetup” and “Book Club”— having been executed traditionally, we were presented with a unique opportunity to experiment with early AI tools as an internal case study for our clients at GSK. I volunteered to be part of this pilot program and together with a small team of 4 others, we created fully complete AI-generated frames and character sheets that we mocked up into storyboards—a first for Digitas Health and GSK.
The project was a massive success. Our learnings and executions with AI immediately set the stage for the way that Digitas Health and our clients have approached the conceptual stages of development for all major campaigns moving forward.
Broadcast TV Spots
“Back in the Game”
:60 TV Spot (2024)
“No Sitting Out”
:60 TV Spot (2024)
“Diner Meetup”
:60 TV Spot (2023)
Tactics and Activations
“Book Club”
:60 TV Spot (2023)
NASCAR Back Stretch Chicane Asphalt Branding
NASCAR Back Stretch Chicane Asphalt Branding & Coro Graphics
NASCAR Front Stretch Asphalt Graphic
COPD Patient Brochure & Brochure Holder
Back Stretch Chicane Asphalt Branding
NASCAR Xfinity Series BetMGM 300 from Charlotte Motor Speedway (2024)
Front Stretch Asphalt Branding
NASCAR ROVAL 400 from Charlotte Motor Speedway (2024)
Instagram/Facebook Story Post
Instagram/Facebook In-feed Video
Instagram/Facebook Story Post
COPD Patient Testimonials: Gordon and Jana
As an extension of the “Breathing is Beautiful” campaign, we partnered with The Snow Agency and our clients at GSK to identify and cast a set of real-life TRELEGY patients who would let us follow them through a day in their real lives as they reflect on their experience living life with COPD. These videos would go on to live on the TRELEGY website and be used as part of the broader campaign.
Fun fact: This was the very first full production and shoot that I got to participate in during my career. Despite being a largely remote shoot as we were still emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, I was deeply involved in all stages of the project from the bid deck to story crafting, legal reviews, location and wardrobe, photography stills, post production, more legal reviews, and final cuts.
Patient Testimonial Videos
“Gordon’s Story”
Patient Testimonial Video
“Jana’s Story”
Patient Testimonial Video
Social Tactics
Instagram/Facebook Vertical Video
Instagram/Facebook In-feed Video
Instagram/Facebook In-feed Video