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Droga5

Kind
Creative generalist
Parent
Accenture Song
Country
US
Website
https://droga5.com
Clients
Ad Council · The Jed Foundation · AFSP

Campaigns (5)

CampaignClientYearTopicRole
Seize the Awkward — 'Check In On Your Friends' with Megan Thee Stallion
LBB, 26 Sep 2023 (read via Wayback; live page 403): 'developed pro bono by ... Droga5, part of Accenture Song'.
Ad Council / JED / AFSP2023Mental healthCreative
Seize the Awkward — 2020 phase
Campaign US, 14 May 2020 (read via Wayback; live page 403): Droga5 'worked on the new phase pro bono'.
Ad Council / JED / AFSP2020Mental healthCreative
'Whatever Gets You Talking'
Ads of the World: agency Droga5, USA; published May 2020.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention / Jed Foundation2020Mental healthCreative
Seize the Awkward (launch)
JED release: 'Campaign developed by JED, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Droga5'; Droga5 CCO Ted Royer quoted. Audience 16-24.
Ad Council / The Jed Foundation / American Foundation for Suicide Prevention2018Suicide preventionCreative
End Family Fire (safe gun storage)
MediaPost: 'developed pro-bono by Droga5'. Found in the case credit re-check, 2026-10-22.
Ad Council / Brady2018Firearm safetyCreative

Research notes

Main US health lead is Seize the Awkward (2018-). Parent confirmed by LBB 2023 ('Droga5, part of Accenture Song'). Droga5 ANZ was named Transport for NSW road-safety agency in 2025 (mediaweek.com.au, not re-checked) — belongs with Australian agencies if tracked. Credits checked 2026-10-22 against fetched pages: all four (jedfoundation.org; campaignlive and lbbonline via Wayback; adsoftheworld.com). Corrected 2026-10-22: Megan Thee Stallion PSA dated 2023; entries linked to the seize-the-awkward case.

Sources

  1. https://campaignlive.com/article/new-ad-council-effort-tells-young-people-other-even-afar/1683107
  2. https://jedfoundation.org/new-campaign-with-ad-council-empowers-young-adults-to-seize-the-awkward/
  3. https://lbbonline.com/news/megan-thee-stallion-says-check-in-on-your-friends-in-psa-with-seize-the-awkward
  4. https://www.adsoftheworld.com/campaigns/whatever-gets-you-talking-87abdb84-eb74-428f-9173-ad00b136c643

Record agencies/droga5.json, updated 2026-10-22