Whiskas / Young Ones

For Living Legends

        An integrated campaign built around a simple premise:        Whiskas doesn’t kill cats. It keeps them around so long        they become family heirlooms.      

Credits

          AD: Madeleine (Maddy) Gould
          CW: Rahael Atkerson
          CW: Blayze Teicher        

Details

          Client: Whiskas via Young Ones & The One Club for Creativity
          Role: Sr. Art Director
          Location: Los Angeles, CA
          Format: OOH, Social, Radio, Stunt        

Functions

          Art Direction
          Concept
          Graphic Design
          Radio Production        

Campaign

Problem

          An online rumor sparked that Whiskas cat food is killing cats,          despite studies showing Whiskas cats live 18–20 years on average.        

Insight

          Cats are mythical by nature. They get nine lives, always land on          their feet, and were once worshipped in ancient Egypt.        

Concept

          Whiskas makes cats immortal — and live so long it almost becomes a problem.        

Board
OOH

Smashcut

        Things, seasons, even people change.

        But the family cat stays fixed — an immortal anchor moving through time.      

Social / Family
Social / Rumor

Radio Spots

        Credits

        Grandma: Amy Chillag
        Lawyer: Wolf Williams
        Beth/Amanda/Kid 1: Chloe Me Li Bundt
        Kid 2: Maddy Gould
        Kid 3/End VO: Kelly Payne      

Prized Possession

Grandma’s Gold

Walter’s In The Will

Stunt

        Format: Limited Edition Product Launch

        You leave the apartment to your cat and we’ll make sure        they have a feeder the size of your bedroom, because you        won’t be needing it after all.      

The Heirloom Feeder

          A limited-edition, oversized Whiskas-branded automatic feeder          built to last as long as the cat does.        

MADELEINE GOULD |  SR AD


Maddy is an Art Director with expertise in concept development and design execution. She builds bold, thoughtful campaigns, and occasionally replicas of every neighborhood she’s ever lived in, in The Sims.

When she isn’t pushing pixels she can be found snowboarding and raising her beloved puppy,  Zero.

AWARDS


🥉4x Bronze Cannes Lions
🥈2xThe ONE Show- Silver Pencil
🥈Silver CLIO- Creative Effectiveness Winner 2025
🥇CLIO Cannabis 2022 Gold
🥈AdAge’s Small Agency of the Year 2018 Silver
The hires leading up to it
🥉CLIO Cannabis 2022 Bronze

AGENCIES


Mother
Hook
VCCP
Laundry Service
Vayner Media
The Many
Duncan Channon


JWT
Juxtapose Studio



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