Kevin Hart, Dave Grohl, LL Cool J and Bella Poarch live under the same roof in SiriusXM's biggest-ever brand campaign
Translation brings together actors, musicians and influencers in a bid to get listeners out of the car
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A cavalcade of celebrities, musicians, athletes and influencers crowd into a single house for satellite radio network SiriusXM’s latest brand campaign, its largest multimedia national ad campaign yet. “The Home of SiriusXM” turns literal in a series of spots from agency Translation that throw together people like Kevin Hart, Dave Grohl, Bella Poarch and LL Cool J into reality TV-type situations.
In one spot released today, Foo Fighter’s Grohl bakes a lasagna for the crew, but Hart can’t hear him from his recording booth, where he’s creating his own SiriusXM show, “Straight From The Hart with Kevin Hart.” Another spot focuses on getting listeners out of the car, the first space pioneered by satellite radio. “Gizmos” follows Hart from a driveway moment to other locations around the house, while his roommates keep suggesting new ways to listen (to his own channel, Laugh Out Loud Radio, natch), from streaming on laptops and phones to Alexa-enabled devices.
“For decades we have successfully associated our brand with a superior in-car audio experience. But as a leader in audio content, we also know what consumers demand and expect outside the vehicle,” says Denise Karkos, chief marketing officer at SiriusXM, “Our app delivers not only all the content they would expect, but also hundreds of additional channels that cover more genres and music based on lifestyle and the moment listeners are in.”
Four other spots will roll out as the campaign progresses. “Sunday” features LL Cool J, Bebe Rexha, Kehlani, Jeff Lewis, Hélio Castroneves, Anitta and Normani; “Chores” features Normani, Diplo and SiriusXM’s Sway Calloway; “Bathroom” features Bella Poarch, Brett Favre, Diplo, Normani and SiriusXM’s Calloway, Storme Warren and personalities from “Morning Mashup.”
“For this inaugural batch of spots, we worked with talent that demonstrates the amazing range of our content, from music to talk to comedy and sports. It was also important to have a mix of talent that speaks to our diverse and younger audiences,” Karkos says. “And we wanted to have representation from all the different relationships we have, whether it was talent with full time channels and podcasts or those hosting weekly shows or some that are favorite pop-up channels or guest performers.”
Spots are currently airing during college football on ABC and will air during NBC’s “The Voice” and “America’s Got Talent.” Four other spots will roll out as the campaign in placements including NFL games, audio and social, as well as digital spots on Vox, The Verge, SBnation and Vulture. Out-of-home includes billboards and subways, airports and commuter portals in New York City, Boston and San Francisco beginning Sept. 13.
Credits
- Date
- Sep 07, 2021
- Client :
- SiriusXM
- Agency :
- Translation
- Chief Executive Officer & Founder :
- Steve Stoute
- Executive Creative Director :
- Jason Campbell
- Chief Marketing Officer :
- Chaucer Barnes
- Head of Integrated Production :
- Alison Hill
- Head of Client Services :
- Susanna Swartley
- Creative Lead :
- Jon Marshall
- Creative Lead :
- Kris Wixom
- Art Director :
- Alyssa Lee
- Copywriter :
- Marisa Valente
- Senior Context Director :
- Hugh Pringle
- Senior Producer :
- Katie Greene
- Producer :
- Victoria Pita-Romero
- Junior Producer :
- Ashley Pineda
- Group Account Director :
- Julia Farber
- Account Director :
- Tyler Geist
- Strategy Director :
- Megan Mundo
- Senior Project Manager :
- Michael Gonzalez
- Director of Business Affairs :
- Librado Sanchez
- Production Company :
- SMUGGLER
- Director :
- Guy Shelmerdine
- Executive Producer :
- Patrick Milling-Smith
- Executive Producer :
- Brian Carmody
- Executive Producer :
- Allison Kunzman
- Head of Production :
- Alex Hughes
- Producer :
- Donald Taylor
- Production Supervisor :
- Ashley Holloway
- Assistant Production Supervisor :
- Jessica Munroe
- 1st AD :
- Anthony Dimino
- Director of Photography :
- Lol Crawley
- Production Designer :
- Tom Hartman
- Casting Director :
- Jodi Sonnenberg
- Casting Director :
- Sonnenberg Casting
- Costume Designer :
- Matt Goldman
- Social Production Company :
- Fanciful Fox
- Director :
- Rich Downie
- Executive Producer :
- James Toth
- Producer :
- Chris Broyles
- Director of Photography :
- Nicholas Matthews
- Editorial Company :
- CARTEL
- Editor :
- Andy Mcgraw
- Editor :
- Matt Berardi
- Assistant Editor :
- Scott Beatty
- Assistant Editor :
- Cutler Gray
- Assistant Editor :
- Jillian Sarao
- Executive Producer / Managing Director :
- Lauren Bleiweiss
- Head of Production :
- Meagen Carroll
- Head of Production :
- Vietnam Nguyen
- Audio :
- Heard City
- Sound Designer :
- Evan Mangiamele
- Sound Designer :
- Phil Loeb
- Audio Mixer :
- Phil Loeb
- Executive Producer :
- Sasha Awn
- Executive Producer :
- Jackie James
- Assistant Producer :
- Nick DuVarney
- Assistant Engineer :
- Seth Brogdon
- Assistant Engineer :
- Ronnie Stapleton
- Assistant Engineer :
- Bennett Kerr
- Assistant Engineer :
- Virginia Wright
- Managing Director :
- Gloria Pitagorsky
- VFX :
- MPC
- Executive Producer :
- Matthew Loranger
- Producer :
- Katherine Miccio
- Associate Producer :
- Courtney Brooks
- Creative Director :
- Tom McCullough
- Shoot Supervisor :
- Helena Packer
- 2D Lead :
- Phil Akka
- 2D Team :
- Todd Mesher
- 2D Team :
- Rob Walker
- 2D Team :
- Taylor Field
- 2D Team :
- Luke Bedillion
- 2D Team :
- Julio Leon
- 2D Team :
- Jose Marin
- 2D Team :
- Jon Jamison
- 2D Team :
- Joe Vitale
- 2D Team :
- Eldon Snelgrove
- 2D Team :
- Chris Green
- 2D Team :
- Aditi Khosala
- Color :
- MPC
- Colorist :
- Dimitri Zola
- Color Assistant :
- Taylor Pool
- Executive Producer Color :
- Meghan Lang
- Producer Color :
- Phoebe Torsilieri
- Animation Design & VFX :
- Squad 47
- Executive Creative Director :
- Steve Greenstein
- Creative Director :
- Andy Hsu
- Senior Animator :
- Steve Yeung
- Still Photographer :
- Emily Shur
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