Arla Foods is launching Lurpak Softest, a new soft blend butter that’s spreadable straight from the fridge, with a multi-channel advertising campaign created by Wieden+Kennedy London.
Centerpiece of the campaign is this stylish spot directed by Kim Gehrig of production house Somesuch, with visual effects by Time Based Arts. The action plays like a continuous smooth spread, demonstrating that food can be mastered even in a rushed moment.
Carlos Alija and Laura Sampedro, creative Directors at W+K London, explained that making viewers experience the flow of a perfectly smooth and continuous butter spread could be both satisfying and epic.
Credits
Client Arla Foods/Lurpak Agency Wieden+Kennedy London Carlos Alija, Laura Sampedro, creative directors; Juan Sevilla, Mico Toledo, creatives; Iain Tait, Tony Davidson, executive creative directors; James Laughton, TV producer. Production Somesuch, London Kim Gehrig, director; Seth Wilson, exec producer; Jacob Swan Hyam, producer; Rebecca Sykes, line producer; Daniel Landin, DP; Jez Oakley, 1st AD; Katie Giovanni, food creative. Editorial Trim, London Tom Lindsay, editor. VFX Time Based Arts Chris Aliano, producer; Simone Grattarola, colorist; Francolis Rolisin, VFX supervisor; Stephen Grasso, lead Flame artist; Adam Paterson, Flame artist; Linda Cieniawska, Nuke artist; Federico Vanone, Federico Guzzardo, 3D artists. Music Twenty Below Emily Pritchard, producer; Matt Tamsedge, composer. Sound Design 750mph Sam Ashwell, sound designer; Mary-Ann D’Cruz, 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.
