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We may not be an industry like healthcare or education, but I have always said that advertising has the power to change the world. It’s why we do our best to support special days like today, the ‘Day for the elimination of violence against women’ with creativity that can hopefully make at least one life better. This piece of work, done for our client, the Janashakthi Group (JXG) and the Janashakthi Foundation, marks the third consecutive year that the team at Magic Mango, Popkorn, Pimpl and Slot Machine have worked towards making a change on this day. I first heard the idea almost a month ago by one of our most junior creative resources, Isuru Aberathne, and even then, in its rawest form, I could see how special it could be. Thanks to the art wizardry of Tehani Walpola, and the huge effort of the rest of the team, Sagar Hiranand, Stuart Deckker, Lihini Welagedara, Wasih, and of course Isuru himself, it came to life in the best way possible. A huge shoutout to the team at JXG as well, particularly Sashi Schaffter and Gamika De Silva, who believed in the idea and the cause so much that they insisted we make zero changes. A thank you also to the teams at Women In Need, Sri Lanka, CCC Line Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Sumithrayo who allowed us to add their contact details to the ad to offer victims many avenues to reach out to. This ad is just part one of JXG’s commitment to the cause, and will hopefully be the start of a better future for a great many women in Sri Lanka.

And that's a wrap! 🤩 Our first ever masterclass with the 'now Sri Lankan' Mark Pollard, Strategy Friend took place on November 13th at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo 🇱🇰 We saw 160+ of you coming together to learn about linear and lateral thinking, critical thinking, insights, ideas, pineapple words, and most importantly how to strategize using the 4 points framework 🔥 This one is special for us 💛 A group of very close people, some of us long time friends, came together professionally for the first time to make this dream a reality in just 5 weeks. A big thank you and love you to our family at Popkorn and FUDGE® 😘 and to our lovely sponsors who didn't question our vision even once but supported us on our very first gig. Let us know your feedback (positive or negative) in the comments. Hope everyone had a great time, and for everyone who couldn't make it, there's more to come 🚀 On to the next one then. Thank you Mark once again for taking a chance on our island. See you soon. Team Playground 🟡🔴 #playground #colombo #sweathead #markpollard #srilanka #masterclass

This is going to be fun. Popkorn Mark Pollard, Strategy Friend Tickets 👇

The Magic Mango Group is on the lookout for an Art-based Creative Director, Planner, Senior Art Director, Junior Art Director, and Account Executive for Magic Mango and Popkorn. Hit us up if you think you've got what we need 🥭 #magicmango #popkorn #pimpl #slotmachine #hiring #vacancy

Digital ad agency Popkorn's Sagar Hiranand, Co-founder and Director – Digital and Strategy, and, Stuart Deckker, Project Lead, share insights into the agency’s remarkable successes since its inception in 2019. Click here to read the story

14 minutes that possibly uplifted us, forever 💛 At around 10pm last night, Popkorn had already won 3 Silvers at our first ever EFFIEs in Colombo, with one shortlist result still to go. Around 2,000kms away in Mumbai at the Campaign Asia AOY Awards, Andrew, Yasith and Malesha had picked up a Silver for Magic Mango and a Bronze for Popkorn, awaiting the final shortlist result for Popkorn. At 10.16pm, Yasith calls me on WhatsApp from Mumbai saying "GOLD, GOLD BRO, BOUTIQUE GOLD". We had just won Gold for Boutique Agency of the Year in the whole of South Asia. I wish I could have been at two places at the same time. The whole table screamed and downed their drinks. A few minutes later at 10.30pm in Colombo, Solo Bowl topped the night with a Gold in the final category. The entire table almost levitated (partly because we were drunk). We had just won 2 Golds across 2 cities in the space of 14 minutes (according to my rough calculations). I think Popkorn needed a night like this, for everything everyone has done to get to this point in just 4 years. We also celebrated our anniversary a few days ago, so it was probably the best gift ever. I love you all, and wanted to post this sooner but I just recovered from a massive hangover and came to my senses now (maybe). I usually don't post a lot about what we do at Popkorn, but nights like this don't come around too often I believe 🥂 #popthekorn #aoy2023 #effies