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Downy's Almost Scandalously Soft Stories
Downy
USA
2026
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Execution Audio
Entrant Company
Saatchi & Saatchi
Entry Type
Product/Service
Launch Country
United States
Program
Clio Awards 2026
Medium Type
Professional
Medium
Creative Strategy
To launch Downy Gentle—a product that makes sheets impossibly soft with an indulgent scent—we tapped into millennial moms’ latest indulgence: smut. We created Downy’s Almost Scandalously Soft Stories: a series of four immersive audio stories all about that perfect kind of night. We partnered with romance novelists to write four genre-specific stories, each tailored to a different audience. And to bring them to life, we enlisted one of the smoothest sounding voices in Hollywood: Henry Golding. We entertained our target audience and organically captivated them with not just audiobooks, but 18-minute Downy ads in disguise.
Credits
Agency
Saatchi & Saatchi
New York
Client
Procter & Gamble
Cincinnati
Agency
Saatchi & Saatchi
New York
Agency
Mbooth
New York
Holding Company
Publicis Groupe
New York
Production
Harbor Editorial
New York
Production
Harbor Audio
New York
Production
Miloco Studios, Battery
London
Production
PDQ, Prodigious
London
Production
Trailer Park Group
London
Production
Storefront
New York
CCO
Matt McKay
Saatchi & Saatchi
President NA Fabric Care
Marchoe Dill Northern
Procter & Gamble
VP, Managing Director NA Fabric Enhancers
Redge Abueva
Procter & Gamble
VP, NA Laundry Innovations & Design
Mathilde Sinniger
Procter & Gamble
Brand Director, NA Downy
Erica Yuan
Procter & Gamble
Director, Brand Communications, NA Fabric Enhancers
Lindsey Mithoefer
Procter & Gamble
Senior Brand Manager
Marco Marrero
Procter & Gamble
Brand Manager
Amaya Crawford
Procter & Gamble
Senior Media Manager
Olivia Martin
Procter & Gamble
Media Manager
Aseem Agarwal
Procter & Gamble
CCO
Matt McKay
Saatchi & Saatchi
EVP, ECD
Jason Stefanik
Saatchi & Saatchi
VP Creative Director, Copy
Jessica Rello
Saatchi & Saatchi
Creative Director, Art
Lindsey Eckwall
Saatchi & Saatchi
Creative Director, Copy
Brian Pinkley
Saatchi & Saatchi
Associate Creative Director
Ralph Bachir
Saatchi & Saatchi
Art Director
Aiden Abebe
Saatchi & Saatchi
Copywriter
Melissa Perrett
Saatchi & Saatchi
Art Director
Caroline Chase
Saatchi & Saatchi
Creative Intern
Karas Lamb
Saatchi & Saatchi
Creative Intern
Destiny Dureke
Saatchi & Saatchi
VP, Design Director
Agatha Sohn
Saatchi & Saatchi
Senior Producer
Danielle Hallack
Saatchi & Saatchi
President, Woven Collaborative
Caitlin Reynolds
Saatchi & Saatchi
Interim President, Woven Collaborative
Megan Bundy
Saatchi & Saatchi
SVP, Group Account Director
Matt Libbey
Saatchi & Saatchi
Account Supervisor
Ariana Revelas
Saatchi & Saatchi
Assistant Account Executive
Lily Segal
Saatchi & Saatchi
Associate Director, Program Manager
Anna Goldberg
Saatchi & Saatchi
Associate Director of Business Affairs
Aoife O’Donnell
Saatchi & Saatchi
Associate Business Affairs Manager
Erin Molchan
Saatchi & Saatchi
SVP, Strategy Director
Alex Nguyen
Saatchi & Saatchi
SVP, Head of Communications Strategy
Brian Brydon
Saatchi & Saatchi
Vice President, Assistant Deputy General Counsel at Publicis Re:Sources
Zev Parnass
Saatchi & Saatchi
VP, Group Manager
Jessica Scherl
Mbooth
VP, Group Manager of Media Relations
Rachel Koggan
Mbooth
FL Creative Director
Maury Postal
Mbooth
Director, Social Strategy
Dana Bossen
Mbooth
Director, Influencer
Annayelli Flores
Mbooth
Account Executive
Jane Perry
Mbooth
FL Creative Director & Writer
Liz Harrison
Author
Priscilla Oliveras
Writer
Sarah Linke
Composer
John 'Scrapper’ Sneider
Storefront Music
Composer
Adam Elk
Storefront Music
Composer
Eric Hachikian
Storefront Music
Composer
Brian Englishman
Storefront Music
Managing Director
Matt Nelson
Storefront Music
Producer
Katie Theobalds
Storefront Music
Mixer/Sound Designer
Juan Aboites
Storefront Music
Additional Mixing
Will Rosati
Storefront Music
Music editing
Liam Yorgensen
Storefront Music
Creative Director
Sarah Goldszer
Trailer Park Group
Producer
Marisa Brugger
Trailer Park Group
Production Coordinator
Victavia Kelley
Trailer Park Group
Group Creative Director
Angela King
Trailer Park Group
VP, Integrated Accounts
Emma Goode
Trailer Park Group
Editor
Natalie Chetkovich
Trailer Park Group
Editor
Breanna Grimm
Trailer Park Group
Editor
Ali Cohen
Trailer Park Group
Motion Graphics Producer
Alexandra Soares-Weiss
Trailer Park Group
Motion Graphics Coordinator
Rodrigo Perez-Garcia
Trailer Park Group
Art Director
Orlando Costa
Trailer Park Group
Senior Motion Graphics Designer/Finisher
Kyle Thorsen
Trailer Park Group
Motion Graphics Designer/Finisher
Andrew Pacheco
Trailer Park Group
Executive Producer
Jessica Boyd
PDQ, Prodigious London
Senior Content Producer
Emily Slupecka
PDQ, Prodigious London
Senior Content Creator
Damian Wilk
PDQ, Prodigious London
Line Producer
Stephen Riera
PDQ, Prodigious London
Engineer
Luke Farnell
Miloco Studios, Battery London
Studio Assistant
Jacob Tresidder
Miloco Studios, Battery London
Bookings Assistant
Ed Flynn
Miloco Studios, Battery London
Senior Sound Mixer
Walter Bianco
Harbor Audio
Executive Producer
Lauren Boyle
Harbor Audio
Associate Producer
Brian Wilkowski
Harbor Audio
Executive Producer
Jesse Schwartz
Harbor Editorial
Head of Production
Tia Perkins
Harbor Editorial
Senior Post Producer
Sebastian Greene
Harbor Editorial
Associate Editor
Victoria Villa
Harbor Editorial
Associate Creative Director, Design
Bri O’Donnell
Harbor Editorial
Senior Motion Designer
Candy Sui
Harbor Editorial
Design Intern
Kyle Ro
Harbor Editorial
Senior Colorist
Adrian Seery
Harbor Editorial
Senior Color Assist
Andrei Klein
Harbor Editorial
Color Assist
Elizabeth Hickey
Harbor Editorial
Senior Producer, Color
Brad Martin
Harbor Editorial
Producers, Color
Max Hadson
Harbor Editorial
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