Fighting Zika With Video and Voices

Companies make 30 second Zika prevention video public service announcement available for free in English, Spanish, and Portuguese (Brazil).
AUSTIN, Texas - Aug. 28, 2016 - PRLog -- Cantrell Consulting, an Austin, Texas-based video advertising production firm, has created an entertaining animated public service announcement (PSA) aimed at helping individuals avoid contracting the Zika virus. The 30-second video focuses on reducing mosquito populations near homes and in public places as well as promoting personal strategies to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, the main source of infection. The PSA incorporates the slogan "Fight the Bite" used by many public health advocates. The video PSA may be previewed on YouTube at:

English - https://youtu.be/72dq_80MsZk



Spanish - https://youtu.be/4cCoepeMHqM



Portuguese (Brazil) - https://youtu.be/c2FshmZSJDA

To download a broadcast quality copy of the PSA or a version formatted for Facebook, go to http://bit.do/zikapsa.

Cantrell Consulting has partnered with VoiceBunny (https://voicebunny.com/), part of Torre Technologies (http://torre.co/), a San Francisco, California and Bogotá, Columbia-based company that provides professional translation services and voice artists, to make the 30-second PSA available in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. The PSA is available at no cost to any public health agency, organization, individual, or business located in Pan American countries wishing to help disseminate the important information contained in the video. The video may be used on broadcast television, cable television, websites, and social media.

Tom Cantrell (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cantrelltom), owner of Cantrell Consulting, says he got the idea from a friend and colleague. "Deena Kilmon, an advertising account executive in Easton, Maryland, contacted me about creating a Zika prevention commercial for a local agency. The idea was just too good not to share!"

Cantrell, who has two daughters, both of childbearing age, went on to say, "The Zika virus is a very serious health concern with the potential to hurt a lot of people, especially pregnant women and their unborn children. We are pleased to be able to make this important information available in an entertaining and informative way."

Alex Torrenegra (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alextorrenegra), Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Torre Technologies and VoiceBunny, added, "Torre took interest in the project since our company is partly based in Colombia, one of the countries worst hit by the epidemic, but one that has turned the tide on the disease based on efforts like the idea proposed by Cantrell Consulting."

In late July, the Center for Disease Control noted that "Some babies with microcephaly have been reported among mothers who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant. CDC scientists announced that enough evidence has accumulated to conclude that Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of microcephaly and other severe fetal brain defects."

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Tags:Zika, Zika Prevention, Free Zika Prevention PSA, Zika Video, Cantrell Consulting, VoiceBunny, Torre Technologies
Industry:Health, Marketing, Media
Location:Austin - Texas - United States
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