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Mo Salah: it takes a team to make a star

Advertising & creative · Content & film · Social & influencer · Brand & comms strategy

A heart-warming twist on the superstar story, for DHL in MENA.

The Impact

The results.

2.5M

Organic views

88%

View-through-to-completion rate

The story

How we did it

The challenge

DHL Express wanted to raise its profile with businesses across the Middle East and North Africa, and those trading there - establishing DHL as the trusted player for cross-border logistics, delivering valuable goods on time, every time.

The strategy

In a football-devoted region, only one icon would do: Mo Salah. Featuring the expertise of Express employees, our ‘It Takes a Team to Make a Star’ film delivered a package to his door - a gift for his daughter Makka - celebrating teamwork, family and trust.

Mo Salah watches playback with the film crew on a floodlit pitch at night during the DHL shoot.Mo Salah sits with a young girl at an outdoor party as she holds a unicorn-decorated football boot delivered in a DHL box.
Studio portrait of Mo Salah in a white shirt, smiling and holding a yellow DHL box.Studio portrait of Mo Salah in a red football shirt, holding a yellow ball branded with the DHL and Salah partnership logos.

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