Client: 5 Guys
Team: Erika Dafoe (ACCT), Matthew Mielniczek (CW), Winston Kangwa (Additional AD)
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Problem: There is a negative stigma towards messy, greasy burgers.
Insight: Burgers are more about the experience than the taste.
Big Idea: Real Burger Beauty.
Campaign:
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The Campaign would have launched shortly after McDonald’s revealed their burgers spend “4 hours behind the camera”, picking up on the buzz surrounding digitally edited food.
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Parody Dove ‘Real Beauty’ campaigns comparing photo shopped models to processed food.
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“Reverse Photoshop” tv spot showing time lapse of edited burgers reverting to their natural state.
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Invite consumers to join the conversation on social media to debate how they like their burgers.
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Instagram contest with users posting pictures of their burgers with “#nofilter’.
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Mailed holographic coupons with burger switching from appearing processed to natural.

