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Company: WD, A Western Digital Company Location: Irvine, California Title of Entry: “A Gift from the Heart” Category: 156. Corporate Image Video

So many times – well most of the time – a corporate image video starts with thunderous music over pretty music before segueing to a “voice of god” narrator followed by a CEO or company president expounding upon the virtues of the company. Throw in a few employee interviews and some smiling people, and you have the whole package.

Western Digital went a different direction. How do you make a company that specializes in external and internal hard drives attractive?  You tug on the heart strings. The corporate image video couples a grandfather and grandson with a long-held wish to travel the world. There’s a story with a message here and Western Digital is in the middle of it.

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