Heineken explores a new kind of ‘ghosting’ with paranormal activity at a bar
Korean actor Park Hyung-sik shared spooky footage on Instagram, which has since grown into a full campaign

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Remember the creepy stunts that Thinkmodo used to pull, like the one in the coffee shop with the telekinetic girl freaking everybody out?
There’s echoes of that in a new Heineken campaign from agency Le Pub, created for the Singapore and Malaysia markets. It began April 3 with an Instagram post from Korean actor Park Hyung-sik showing some seemingly paranormal activity at a bar. The video got almost 2 million likes—and was amplified well beyond that when shared by 15 other influencers.
A week later, it was revealed to be a Heineken campaign—with a fresh take on the concept of “ghosting,” as seen in the clip below.
The campaign went on to feature many more activations, including a full “ghosted bar” experience in Singapore on April 19—as well as 40 paranormal “ghosted bar” experiences across Malaysia, “gently spooking people into working responsibly and not ghosting their friends,” according to the brand.
“Ghosted Bar is an amazing new chapter dedicated to the #WorkResponsibly platform that is raising awareness of the sensitive work-life balance issue around the world,” said Bram Westenbrink, global head of Heineken Brand. “Heineken has always encouraged and fostered socialization and healthy human connections, as we feel that workers need to embrace more social and leisure time. We’re thrilled to bring this platform to Singapore and Malaysia as a reminder to leave your duties on time and not let your social life fall behind.”
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- Date
- Apr 24, 2023
- Client :
- Heineken
- Agency :
- Le Pub
- Sr. Director :
- Bram Westenbrink
- Global Communication Director :
- Daniela Iebba
- Global Communication Director :
- Agnieszka Gorecki
- Global Digital Director :
- Rob van Griensven
- Global Communication Manager :
- Tanya Lubis
- Global Digital Development Manager :
- Pearly Lim
- Brand and Business Development Director :
- Rajeev Sathyesh
- Global PR Lead :
- Jonathan O'Lone
- Head of Marketing :
- Willemijn Sneep
- Senior Brand Manager :
- Julie Kuan
- Brand Manager :
- Jen Lyn Sin
- Junior Brand Manager :
- Natasha Ng
- PR Manager :
- Salini Muniandy
- Marketing Director :
- Gerald Yeo
- Marketing Manager :
- Benjamin Kwek
- Brand Manager :
- Odelia Ling
- Brand PR and Communications Manager :
- Tan Li Lyn
- Global CEO :
- Bruno Bertelli
- Chief Creative Officer :
- Cristiana Boccassini
- Chief Creative Officer :
- Mihnea Gheorghiu
- Chief Creative Officer :
- Cyril Louis
- Global Executive Creative Director :
- Eoin Sherry
- Global Executive Creative Director :
- Andrey Tyukavkin
- Global Creative Director :
- Jack Christensen
- Creative Director :
- Sergey Mast
- Creative Director :
- Stefano Zanoni
- Associate Creative Director :
- Yuste De Lucas
- Associate Creative Director :
- Rudy Zulkifly
- Associate Creative Director :
- Roberto Ardigò
- Associate Creative Director :
- Geo Joseph
- Art Director :
- Andrew Nicholas Yap
- Art Director :
- William Walter Watters
- Copywriter :
- David Casares
- Head of Creative Technology :
- Mauro Mazzel
- Global Head of PR and Communication :
- Isabella Cecconi
- PR Manager :
- Eleonora Botta
- Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer :
- Charles Laporte Aust
- Global Strategy Director :
- Monica Radulescu
- Global Data Strategist :
- Ilko Petkov
- Senior Experience Strategist :
- Antonio Jorgaqi
- Global Head of Social & Content :
- Valentina Salaro
- Social Media Manager :
- Lara Simoniello
- Junior Social Media Manager :
- Daniele Benvenuti
- Global Client Service Director :
- Paola Natellis
- General Manager :
- Hanh Kanssen
- Group Account Director :
- Ilaria Castiglioni
- Group Account Director :
- Tammy Tan
- Account Director :
- Gonzalo Gutiérrez Gauna
- Account Supervisor :
- Marta Dell'Adami
- Account Manager :
- Donggun Kim
- Account Intern :
- Marian Govin
- Chief Creation Officer :
- Francesca Zazzera
- Producer :
- Donovan del Rosario
- Producer :
- Mariella Maiorano
- Managing Director :
- Joanna Ong
- Associate Director :
- Dora Sham
- Senior Associate :
- Reen Lee
- Senior Associate :
- Jolynn Chan
- Associate-in-training :
- Isha Meleth
- Production Company :
- The Usual Suspects Pictures
- Production Company :
- Unboxnow
- Director :
- Thay Littichai
- Executive Producer :
- Arunwan So
- Producer :
- Ramon Patamalikitsakul
- DP :
- Kuba Lubniewski
- Art Director :
- Aloysious Norman
- Stylist :
- Sabrina Simone Tan
- Editor :
- Pang Wei Fong
- Editor :
- Simon Tan
- Grading :
- Azman Mohamed
- Online :
- Prodigious
- Music :
- DaHouse Audio
- Creative Director :
- Justin Seow
- Design Lead :
- Balerie Ngo
- Designer :
- Eric Wong
- Senior Account Manager :
- Suzanne Woon
- Account Manager :
- Kyleen Ng
- Account Executive :
- Alexandra Stewart
- Account Executive :
- Eugene Ang
- Operations Manager :
- Kelvin Wang
- Operations Executive :
- Foo Chuan Shen
- Tech Lead :
- Ting Lee
- Tech Director :
- Justin Leo
- Tech Project Director :
- Raja Muhamad Danial
- Front End Developer :
- Eric Gor
- Front End/Back End Developer :
- Naufal Hafizi
- CEO & Co-Founder :
- Kevin Alderweireld
- CCO & Co-Founder :
- Jon S. Maloy
- Creative Director :
- Bernardo Moreira
- Account Director :
- Nour Dalle
- Technical Lead :
- Imran Behlim
- Senior Strategic Planning Team Lead :
- Maria Lekka
- Global Client Manager :
- Marie Boucaut
- Senior Campaign Manager :
- Lisa Van Vliet
- Campaign Manager :
- Ruben Neuhaus
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