Brand trends: The return of pubs, restaurants & normality
After many months in lockdown, the nation welcomes back pubs and restaurants for outdoor dining, and non-essential shops. Brands show enthusiasm for the return of 'normal life' in campaigns that are drifting away from the trend of indoor activities...
Lucozade Energy “It’s on”
Adam & Eve/DDB
Lucozade Energy has launched a £10m marketing campaign that will promote the full Lucozade Energy range.
The ad starts with a man throwing his empty Lucozade Energy bottle into the recycling bin before making his way home while hula-hooping to Ini Kamoze's "Here Comes The Hotstepper."
Communication used:
- TV
- Video on-demand
- Social Media
- OOH
- E-commerce
McDonald’s “Own Little World”
Leo Burnett
McDonald's has launched a campaign hailing the most important meal of the day - breakfast.
The ad begins as a housebound foodie picks up a freshly delivered Sausage and Egg McMuffin from her front door. Tired parents, office staff and frontline workers tuck into their McDonald’s breakfasts. It ends with the tagline: "Breakfast, done properly".
Communication used:
- YouTube
- Digital
- Radio
- Outdoor
Stella Artois “Stella tips"
Draftline
Stella Artois is celebrating the hospitality sector's grand return with a campaign providing an extra £500,000 for bar staff.
The TV ad shows a thirsty local patron as he celebrates the pub’s return with a nice cold pint, while a narrator explains that "for every pint served, Stella Artois will give one pound to bar staff tips so everyone feels welcome to be back".
It launched on 6th April and is backed by celebrities including James Blunt who owns The Fox & Pheasant pub. The initiative is available for Stella Artois drinkers in participating pubs until 9th May, and expects to give an extra £42 to more than 12,000 hospitality staff across the UK.
Communication used:
- YouTube
- Digital
McCoy’s “The Beast"
Engine Creative
KFC has engaged in a light-hearted Twitter burst, borrowing other brands' taglines to highlight the fact its slogan is still "suspended" while the pandemic continues.
The brand's Twitter account invited people to suggest slogans from other brands that KFC could use #UntilWeCanFingerLickAgain.
As well as posting mock ads on Twitter, KFC booked a London ad-van and some digital screens to show its famous chicken bucket sitting on top of borrowed taglines such as "I’m lovin’ it", "Just do it" and "Gives you wings".
Communication used:
- Outdoor
- Social Media
Heineken “Perfect match”
Publicis
Heineken highlights the rivalries of the Six Nations tournament through the trials and tribulations of three couples.
Set to Tainted Love by Soft Cell, the ad shows three pairs from different countries as they put their relationships to the test by showing support for their home nations. An England supporter goes red at his partner’s support for Ireland, for example, but rivalries dwindle as each pair enjoys a pint of Heineken, prompting the tagline: "They’re you’re perfect match until the match.”
Communication used:
- YouTube
- Digital