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Almarai / Saudi Arabia / 2024Social · Digital & Tech · Film

The Milk Motto.

Families grow up with sayings about good habits but none about milk, Almarai noticed, so it wrote one, شرب الحليب، سرّ اللبيب ('milk every day is the smart way'), and turned it into a children's song that parents could personalise with AI.

Brand
Almarai
Agency
VML
Market
Saudi Arabia
Region
Saudi Arabia
Year
2024
The Milk Motto

The challenge

Children were going off milk, and mothers were struggling to keep it part of the daily routine, the SMARTIES case film says. Almarai's insight was 'the absence of a widely-used proverb reminding families of the importance of fresh milk for children' (Almarai).

The idea

Almarai created the motto شرب الحليب، سرّ اللبيب, in English 'Milk every day, is the smart way', as 'a modern equivalent that encourages families to make this a daily dietary choice at home and school' (Almarai). It became a song sung by Rasha Rizk, whom the case film calls a beloved singer of children's music in Saudi Arabia, released on Spacetoon's YouTube channel. With Anghami, parents could use AI to make a version of the song for their own child: add the child's name, pick the song's topic and share it on social media (Campaign Middle East). Almarai and its media agency, Spark Foundry, entered that AI personalisation at the SMARTIES.

Results

  • Fresh milk sales up by more than 10 million litres and market share up 6.5 points in Saudi Arabia, Almarai says
  • Total awareness reached 100% for the first time, top-of-mind awareness rose 7 points and brand strength 10 points, by the same release
  • The song was number one on Anghami for six consecutive weeks, with more than 10 million views and more than 400 million social impressions, Almarai says; its SMARTIES case film puts the Anghami run at 16 days

Case study source: Almarai Source ↗

Awards

  • MMA Smarties KSA 2025KSA - AI-Powered Audience EngagementGold
  • Athar Festival Awards 2025Best Empowerment CampaignBronze
  • MENA Effie Awards 2024: Silver in Families & Children and Bronze in Beverages, as 'The First Milk Motto'
  • MMA SMARTIES MENA 2025: Bronze in AI-Powered Audience Engagement

Credits

Media agency
Spark Foundry
Music platform partner
Anghami
Singer
Rasha Rizk

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