{"id":33731,"date":"2026-05-04T12:42:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/?p=33731"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:52:50","slug":"from-tech-clutter-to-webby-gold-how-logitechs-dongle-campaign-stole-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/04\/from-tech-clutter-to-webby-gold-how-logitechs-dongle-campaign-stole-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"From Tech Clutter to Webby Gold: How Logitech\u2019s &#8220;Dongle&#8221; Campaign Stole the Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve spent any time in an office over the last decade, you know the pain of the &#8220;dongle.&#8221; The frantic search under the desk and the moment of realization that the one adapter you need is sitting on your kitchen counter at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logitech decided it was time to make dongles optional\u2014and apparently, the internet agreed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logitech\u2019s &#8220;Bye Bye, Dongle&#8221; campaign just swept the 30th annual Webby Awards, taking home both the Webby Award and the People\u2019s Voice Award for B2B Branded Content. It\u2019s a win not just for the brand, but for the evolution of B2B marketing as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Secret Sauce: Humor in a Serious Space<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s be honest: B2B marketing has historically been\u2026 well, a little dry. It\u2019s often heavy on jargon, feature lists, and stock photos of people in suits shaking hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logitech threw that playbook out the window. &#8220;Bye Bye, Dongle&#8221; leans into the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">absurdity of aging tech setups. By using humor to tell the story from the perspective of a dongle itself\u2013personified\u2013they didn&#8217;t just sell a feature; they introduced empathy and laughter via a main character in a dongle costume.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This approach proved that B2B doesn&#8217;t have to be boring. By humanizing an inanimate object, Logitech made its solution memorable.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"Bye Bye, Dongle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nzetwYnSPEQ?start=3&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><b>Speaking Two Languages: Winning Over the IT Crowd and the End User<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The brilliant challenge of this campaign was that it had to land with two very different audiences simultaneously:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The End User:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These folks just want to work. They don&#8217;t care about &#8220;seamless integration protocols&#8221;\u2014they care about not having to carry a dongle in their pocket. The campaign spoke to their everyday frustration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The IT Department:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are the gatekeepers. They care about security, compatibility, and reducing help-desk tickets.They also care about flexibility: dongles should be there if you want or need them, and not there if you don\u2019t. Logitech showed IT teams that their solution wasn&#8217;t just about convenience\u2014it was about better hardware management and fewer support headaches.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a delicate balancing act: keeping the end-user entertained while signaling to the IT manager that this was a professional, enterprise-grade solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD1.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD1-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>How was the Dongle campaign created?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The campaign started with a clear objective: Re-launch Logitech\u2019s Dongless B2B category of headsets, featuring Zone 305 and Zone Vibe Wireless. The headsets had achieved Native Bluetooth (NBT) certification, a significant milestone in the world of IT decision makers, but difficult to convey with traditional marketing tactics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logitech for Business Head of Marketing, Aspen Lee-Moulden, conceived the idea of personifying the dongle, and relegating it to a space with other outdated technology, such as contact organizer (similar to a Rolodex), fax machine, and floppy disk. That space ultimately became the Department of Retired Office Technology\u2013a kind of comedic tech purgatory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aspen joined forces with Logitech\u2019s Creative and Design team: Demian Kendall, Roseanne Overton, and Alaina Lovera, to bring the idea to life. Internally, the teams played with various taglines, including \u201cDitch the Dongle,\u201d before arriving at what\u2019s widely known today as #ByeByeDongle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Where was Dongle spotted?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At InfoComm 2024, an actor showed up in full head-to-toe Dongle regalia, outfitted by an SNL costume designer. Strutting outside the Logitech booth, accompanied by an actor dressed as a contact organizer, the duo posed for photos with InfoComm attendees, who then posted them on their social media. A mock interview with rAVe Pubs cemented Dongle\u2019s presence at the show.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"InfoComm 2024: Emily Dean Gets an Exclusive Interview from Retired Dongle at the Logitech Booth\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pnwmmlAAsb8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since then, Dongle has appeared in Inc:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"806\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD2.jpg 806w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD2-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD2-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD2-750x388.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And Fast Company:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD3.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD3-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And of course, on social media:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"898\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD4.jpg 1059w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD4-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD4-768x315.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD4-750x308.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How They Won: The Webby Factor<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those unfamiliar with how the &#8220;Oscars of the Internet&#8221; work, winning these awards is no small feat. The Webby Awards process is rigorous and split into two distinct paths to victory:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Webby Award:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is determined by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). A panel of over 3,000 industry experts, creators, and business leaders evaluates entries based on specific criteria like Content, Structure &amp; Navigation, Visual Design, Functionality, Interactivity, and Overall Experience.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>The People\u2019s Voice Award:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is the fan-favorite. It\u2019s a testament to the campaign&#8217;s reach and impact, as it\u2019s decided entirely by the voting public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winning both means Logitech didn\u2019t just impress industry experts with its strategy; it won the hearts of the people who actually use their gear. It\u2019s validation that if you solve a real problem with a little bit of wit and irreverence, the world is going to take notice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Where is Dongle now?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dongle finally traded his utilitarian life for the neon glow of the Las Vegas Strip, where he feels right at home among the other relics of a bygone era. He is enjoying the freedom of not being plugged into anything, and has found time to write the best-seller, \u201cLife After Desk: Dongley Careers for the Dongless.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1003\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD5.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD5-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD5-768x302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BlogD5-750x295.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve spent any time in an office over the last decade, you know the pain of the &#8220;dongle.&#8221; The frantic search under the desk and the moment of realization that the one adapter you need is sitting on your kitchen counter at home. 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