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Bronze Award
Dirty Mouth Sponsorship
Unilever - Cif
Brazil
2026
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Entrant Company
Droga5
Entry Type
Product/Service
Launch Country
Brazil
Program
Clio Awards 2026
Medium Type
Professional
Medium
Media
Category
Entertainment
Podcasts are cultural powerhouses in Brazil, but their explicit humor faces demonetization. Creators lose revenue, fans feel the loss in authenticity. Cif, a cleaning brand known for tackling over 100 surfaces, saw an opportunity to turn censorship into creativity—and media into entertainment. We created “CIIIIIF,” a branded sound inspired by the classic censorship beep, crafted from real cleaning noises. Every profanity became a Cif moment, transforming taboo into talkability and monetizing what algorithms demonetize. This wasn’t an ad buy—it was a media innovation that embedded Cif inside podcasts, videocasts, and streaming platforms, turning functional censorship into branded entertainment. The sound lived seamlessly within content, sparking memes, fandom, and conversation. It became a cultural asset audiences adopted as a substitute for swear words online. With QR codes driving instant e-commerce and social clips amplifying reach, the campaign blurred the lines between media, commerce, and culture. The impact? Over 168 million organic impressions, 140+ earned media stories, and a 43% increase in daily online sales. More than numbers, Cif proved that creativity can transform a low-involvement category into a cultural icon—by cleaning not just surfaces, but dirty words.
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