This two-and-a-half-minute piece captures a contentious day at the park/playground as different factions of parents–with their infants in tow–duel over who’s best, taking jabs at one another. We have working career moms vs. yoga moms, stay-at-home dads, breast-feeding moms, and formula moms.
However the us vs. them, trash talking scenario takes a turn when a stroller carrying a baby gets loose and heads down an incline, bringing the parents together in what’s described as a “sisterhood of motherhood.”
Baker Smith of harvest films directed this unifying story that finds common ground among parents who seemingly have none. Agency is Publicis Kaplan Thaler, New York.
Credits
Client Abbott Nutrition/Similac Agency Publicis Kaplan Thaler, New York, Rob Feakins, chief creative officer; Whitney Pillsbury, Jason Graff, group creative directors; Jean Rhode, creative director/copywriter; Roger Norris, creative director/art director; Jeri Slater, sr. producer; Theresa Notartomaso, music producer. Production harvest films, Santa Monica, Calif. Baker Smith, director; Bonnie Goldfarb, Rob Sexton, exec producers; Niko Whelan, head of production; Vincent Oster, producer; Curtis Wehr, DP; Charles Infante, production designer. Editorial PS 260, New York JJ Lask, editor; John Malone, assistant editor; Laura Lamb Patterson Sr., exec producer. Post Nice Shoes, New York Lenny Mastrandrea, colorist; Ed Koenig, exec producer. Music Ring The Alarm, Los Angeles. Daron Hollowell, creative director; Jenny Hollowell, exec producer. Audio Post Headroom Digital, New York Evan Spear, sr. mix engineer.
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.
