OKCupid Takes 'DTF' Beyond the Run-of-the-Mill Screw
Campaign by W&K NY Includes Outdoor Ads on the New York Subway
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Dating app OKCupid's new marketing campaign is all about the acronym "DTF" (down to f***) but with the "F" standing for more than just the obvious.
The print, online and OOH campaign is the first work for the brand by Wieden & Kennedy New York and was shot by artist Maurizio Cattelan and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari. It will feature images alongside phrases like "DTFight About the President," DTFilter Out the Far Right" and "DTFall Head Over Heels." Other ads will feature phrases like "DTFinish my novel," "DTFifty-Five Hour Binge" and "DTFoot the Bill." An interactive element will let users answer questions about how they feel about "DTF" and how they would want to define it for themselves.
According to the brand, the campaign is a continuation of OKCupid's mission to focus more on "substance over selfies."
"More than ten years after OkCupid was founded, this campaign unashamedly reconfirms what we believe: that dating deserves better, " says OkCupid CMO Melissa Hobley, in a statement. "We're proud that OkCupid is one of the only dating apps that truly reflects back what is happening culturally, and we felt a responsibility--and opportunity--to play a part in changing the conversation about dating culture and empowering each individual to expand the meaning of DTF in a way that reflects what they want from dating."
The campaign will debut in early January in NYC and select markets across the U.S., with OOH advertising on the NYC subway, as well as social and brand activations.
Credits
- Date
- Jan 03, 2018
- Agency :
- Wieden & Kennedy - New York
- Brand :
- OkCupid
- Client :
- OkCupid
- Chief Marketing Officer :
- Melissa Hobley
- Senior Marketing Manager :
- Bernadette Libonate
- Brand Manager :
- Devin Colleran
- Communications :
- Dana Davis
- Graphic Designer :
- Dana Davis
- Executive Creative Director :
- Karl Lieberman
- Copywriter :
- Ian Hart
- Art Director :
- Jessica Shriftman
- Art Director Social/Banners :
- Nathan Wigglesworth
- Head of Art :
- Deb Rosen
- Art Buyer :
- Ali Berk
- Strategist :
- Brian Ritter
- Social Director :
- Jessica Breslin
- Account Team :
- Jacqueline Steele
- Account Team :
- Sydney Gayner
- Head of Business Affairs :
- Patrick ODonoghue
- Business Affairs :
- Carla Curry
- Traffic Coordinator :
- Andy Hume
- Project Manager :
- Ava Rant
- Head of Creative Services :
- Chris Whalley
- Studio :
- Laura Paulino
- Studio :
- Leigh Ann Dykes
- Studio :
- David Niblick
- Studio :
- Nathan Delessandro
- Studio :
- Jill Kearton
- Studio :
- Napoleon Nicdao
- Design :
- Justin Flood
- Design :
- Robert Engvall
- Design :
- Frank DeRose
- Design :
- James Hughes
- Design :
- Meredith Marino
- Motion Graphics :
- Joint
- Producer :
- Brian Schimpf
- Motion Graphics :
- Damian Riddell
- Photographer :
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Photographer :
- Pierpaolo Ferrar
- Production Company :
- Pro Service Production
- Executive Producer :
- Federico Delle Piane
- Production Coordinator :
- Giulia Venturini
- Production Assistant :
- Stefania Biliato
- Digital Capture :
- Silvano Banfi
- Retoucher :
- Benedetta Ferrari
- Art Director :
- Micol Talso
- Set Designer :
- Michela Natella
- Wardrobe Stylist :
- Elisa Zaccanti
- Hair Stylist :
- Gabriele Trezzi
- Makeup Stylist :
- Lorenzo Zavatta
- Videographer :
- Caterina Vigano
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