As Earth Month came to a close, FedEx has launched its latest sustainability marketing effort, themed “Priority Earth,” with the support of musical legend and recognized environmentalist, Willie Nelson.
FedEx has always prioritized delivering for its customers. But there is another priority we all share: Earth. FedEx is doing its part to prioritize a more sustainable planet, with the goal to be carbon neutral by 2040.
Directed by Noam Murro of Biscuit Filmworks for BBDO New York, this spot features Willie Nelson’s iconic track, “Always On My Mind,” with the star himself making a cameo at the end. Titled “Delivering For Earth,” the film depicts FedEx’s efforts for a more sustainable world by highlighting some of the tangible actions and innovations the brand has put in place to further its carbon neutrality goals. The work catches attention with its somewhat hyperbolic love story featuring real FedEx innovations as “gifts” to the planet, including the increasing use of electric vehicles, reusable envelopes, and “Roxo”—the FedEx SameDay Delivery Bot, now in development.
CreditsClient FedEx Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, chief creative officer, worldwide; Greg Ketchum, Tom Godici, EVPs, executive creative directors; Greg Gerstner, SVP, sr. creative director; Banks Noel, VP, creative director; Alex Gianni, SVP, group executive producer; Hyatt Choate, executive producer; Jasmine Batista, art producer; Julia Millison, sr. music producer. Production Biscuit Filmworks Noam Murro, director; Shawn Lacy, partner/managing director; Andrew Travelstead, exec producer; Brady Vant Hull, unit production manager/producer; Sean Moody, head of production; Eric Schmidt, DP; Brock Houghton, production designer. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Damion Clayton, editor; Eve Kornblum, exec producer; Jenny Greenfield, producer; Tom Mika, assistant editor. Telecine Color Collective Alex Bickel, colorist; Claudia Guevara, producer. Conform/Finish Method Studios Douglas Luka, conform artist; Bennet Lieber, producer. Audio Post Sound Lounge Tom Jucarone, engineer; Lauren Mullen, producer.
Director Gia Coppola Teams With Mejuri For “A New York Minute”; 1st Episode Takes Us To The Grocery Store
Mejuri, known for turning fine jewelry into an everyday luxury, has partnered with director Gia Coppola (The Last Show Girl, Palo Alto) and The Directors Bureau in Los Angeles, for the first time reimagining the brand’s story as episodic content. In a series of microfilms, co-created by Coppola and premiering following New York Fashion Week, Mejuri eschewed a typical celebrity campaign and cast us as voyeurs to a group of aspiring young women--real people, not actors--at the crossroads of their adult lives against the backdrop of New York City.
Titled “A New York Minute,” the series features five real-life friends, who include one perfectly imperfect heroine named Emma. The women celebrate ordinary moments and interactions which reveal, sometimes retrospectively, the extraordinary within the mundane. Adjacent to the brand’s own community, the 30-something year old cast includes Laura Love (Emma), Rebecca Ressler, Natalie Vall-Freed and Rozzi Crane. Mejuri’s jewelry makes an appearance as the best supporting actor.
“When I met with Gia and The Directors Bureau team, there was instant creative and personal chemistry and a natural alignment on the desire to push and blur the lines between marketing, storytelling, and the construct of what a ‘campaign’ could be,” said Jacob Jordan, chief brand officer, Mejuri. “Gia was able to push that idea into something that truly feels new and artful, with a realism and relatability that almost feels jarring. Gia was such a perfect collaborator and partner, someone I had complete trust in to be a catalyst for Mejuri’s values of celebrating women as their truest selves. I can’t wait for us to continue to tell the next chapters of this story.”
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