This campaign created by Fallon New York centers on what an unkempt shirt collar attracts–including vampires who can relate to the look.
In this ad titled “Take The Creepy Out of Your Collar,” vampires pester a worker with a Dracula-like shirt collar. To the rescue comes a fellow worker with his shirt collar neatly reined in thanks to Würkin Stiffs magnetic collar stays, a product that first appeared on the TV show Shark Tank.
Scott Corbett of Station Film directed both spots in this package, which were shot by DP Kip Bogdhan.
Credits
Client Würkin Stiffs Agency Fallon New York Charlie Wolff, creative director; Madeleine Trebenski, copywriter; Brittain McNeel, art director; Jimmy Wade, producer; Andrew Koningen, director of production. Production Station Film Scott Corbett, director; Caroline Gibney, exec producer/producer; Stephen Orent, managing partner; Kip Bogdhan, DP. Editorial/Postproduction Beast Merritt Duff, editor; Melissa Lubin, offline exec producer; Benjamin Algar, edit assistant; Scott Bravo, Flame. Color Company 3 Billy Gabor, colorist; Soraia Callison, exec producer. Music Production Rob Dennier. Audio Post Lime Studios Tom Paolantonio, mixer; Susie Boyajin, exec producer.
How do you top one of the most viral brand videos ever made? Spoiler alert: you can’t. But when Dollar Shave Club tapped Zack Seckler to direct a new campaign to revive the absurdist humor of its iconic launch video, he knew he had a rare opportunity to create something special.
The brief was simple: introduce the concept of a physical “Club” that people would love to join while showcasing Dollar Shave Club’s products and embracing the weird. From script to direction and post, Seckler--an alum of SHOOT’s 2021 New Directors Showcase--was invited to help sculpt that vision.
The result is this “Welcome to the Club” spot which invites us to join a unique, seemingly exclusive but in reality an accessible and affordable fraternity of Dollar Shave Club members. But you need to know the password or more accurately, the two-word phrase--"shave money."
“The Club” campaign brings the brand back to its humorous roots, reflecting a new chapter after being acquired by Nexus Capital Management from Unilever in late 2023. The work takes Dollar Shave Club back to its disruptive beginnings and what made the brand a viral sensation from its inception in 2011.
