Squarespace and its in-house agency have launched this creative campaign, “Launch It,” which is aimed at encouraging people no matter their circumstance that they can get their business off the ground and that a supportive website partner can be a key part in making this happen.
A prime component of the campaign is this aspirational long-form film directed by Ian Pons Jewell of RESET, with visual effects from Time Based Arts.
The “Launch It” film uses the metaphor of a space launch to bring to life the feeling of anticipation and excitement we’ve all felt before sharing a new project with the world. The preparation we see going into the launch of each individual’s websites in the film is meant to inspire viewers to make a website worthy of their dreams.
The campaign will run in the U.S., U.K, Australia and Canada in broadcast, online, and OOH in select cities.
Credits
Client Squarespace Agency Squarespace, in-house David Lee, chief creative officer; Gui Borchert, brand design director; Sandra Nam, creative production director; Marisa Wasser, freelance producer; Ben Hodgins, art director; JC Abruzzi, freelance copywriter. Production RESET Ian Pons Jewell, director; Mauro Chiarello, DP; Deannie O’Neil, exec producer; Jon Adams, line producer. Editorial Whitehouse Post Tobias Suhm, editor; Nick O’neil, assistant editor; Joanna Manning, exec producer; Jordan Stricklin, producer. VFX Time Based Arts, London Tom Johnson, exec producer; Jo Gutteridge, VFX producer; Sheldon Gardner, VFX supervisor; Jim Radford, shoot supervisor; Simone Grattarola, colorist; Leo Watson, Adam Paterson, Stephen Grasso, Will Robinson, Linda Cieniawska, Grant White, Manolo Perez, Matt Shires, Richie White, Ollie Ramsey, 2D team; Sam Osborne, Federico Vanone, 3D leads; Ben Cantor, Mike Battcock, Walter How, Zoe Sottiaux, Ihor Obukhobvskyi, Joffrey Zeitouni, Ian Baird, Emma Malric, 3D team; Stephen Ross, design. (Toolbox: Flame, Nuke, After Effects, Maya, Houdini, Syntheyes–tracking, Zbrush, Substance, Resolve) Music/Sound Design/Mix Q Department.
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.
