Colgate-Palmolive to debut TV ads online for deodorant brand

Colgate-Palmolive is to stream television ads online for the first time, as part of a debut online campaign for its Soft & Gentle deodorant brand.

Appearing in the entertainment section of Channel4.com, the Flash-based TV ads will run in a pop-up format, using streaming media specialist Airlock's technology. Users can view them without having to download an application.

Soft & Gentle is running a five-pronged online strategy that will also see standard pop-ups, banners, sponsored text alerts to Channel 4's T4 show database and sponsorship of an online competition.

Entrants can submit their own 'Soft and Gentle' moments to win prizes ranging from a trip to the Dawson's Creek set to props from the show.

It will be promoted on-air to encourage entries, and the winner will be announced live on T4 Sunday.

The online campaign forms part of Soft & Gentle's current sponsorship of teen soap Dawson's Creek on E4 and of T4 in September.

Ruth Brownlee, commercial development controller at Channel 4 Interactive, said: "Dawson's Creek is a perfect brand fit for Soft & Gentle. Its willingness to extend the sponsorship online complements the television work and allows us to create something of real value to both the user and Colgate-Palmolive."

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