Workers in an office meeting room talk about how FedEx has simplified their e-commerce endeavors–so much so that they can turn their attention to addressing what has become a “passive aggressive” workplace environment.
Yet as they address the problem, they make toxic-tinged passive aggressive comments to one another, eventually concluding that they don’t have a negative working environment.
Jim Jenkins of O Positive directed this offbeat comedy spot, titled “Passive Aggressive,” for FedEx conceived by a creative team at BBDO New York.
Credits
Client FedEx Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, chief creative officer, worldwide; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, NY; Gianfranco Arena, Peter Kain, executive creative directors; Scott Mahoney, Dan Oliva, creative directors; David Rolfe, director of integrated production; Amy Wertheimer, group executive producer; Sanget Pillai, group planning director. Production O Positive Jim Jenkins; Roberto Schaefer, DP; Marc Grill, exec producer. Editorial Mackcut Ian Mackenzie, editor; Mike Leuis, assistant editor. Audio Post Sound Lounge Tom Jucarone, mixer. Post/VFX Method Studios Post Company 3 Tim Masick, colorist
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.
