Miller Lite helps you slide out of awkward situations in new humorous campaign

First spot from DDB Chicago will debut during March Madness Final Four

Published On
Mar 31, 2021

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Miller Lite's latest campaign suggests the brand can help you (literally) slide out of awkward situations and forced fun into somewhere you're more comfortable.

The first of a series of new spots in a new campaign from DDB Chicago called "Beer Me" sees a young woman stiffly drinking tea with her boyfriend's stuffy and judgemental-looking parents. Suddenly, a can of Miller Lite on the table starts to slide towards her, and as she grabs it, she herself slides down the back of the sofa, through an underground tunnel out of the room and out to a campfire with her friends. Steve Ayson at MJZ directed the spot. 

A second ad in similar vein features a man at business conference looking horrified at the prospect of networking with grinnign salespeople in grey suits. The Miller Lite can drags him into a copier and he slides out and into a game of table tennis with a friend at a bar.

The campaign taps into people's longing to be with their friends again, particularly in a time of social distancing. The brand's last big push, in October 2019, had asked people to "unfollow" it on social media, but the pandemic made it time for a rethink, said a spokesman for the brand.

"The campaign we launched back in the fall of 2019, the Original Social Media, encouraged drinkers to put their phones down and be present in the moment with friends. When the pandemic hit, social media was the thing that was keeping all of us connected so we had to rethink how Miller Time was showing up in this new world. The new Beer Me campaign is intended to be fun, spark joy and evoke something our drinkers can relate to -- that feeling of wanting to get out of an awkward situation and be with your close friends. The campaign is simple, self-aware and honest and we hope it makes our consumers smile when they encounter it in real life.”

The spot will initially target sports fans, debuting during the March Madness Final Four this weekend and then airing in heavy rotation on ESPN's MLB and NBA channels, and across networks AMC, FX, Comedy Central, Bravo, E!, Adult Swim, Telemundo and Univision. It will also run on digital channels.

Credits

Date
Mar 31, 2021
Client :
Miller Lite
Agency :
DDB-Chicago
CMO :
Michelle St. Jacques
Global VP Miller Family of Brands :
Sofia Colucci
Senior Marketing Director Global & Na Miller Lite :
Courtney Benedict
Senior Marketing Manager Global & Na Equity :
Alan Bremerkamp
Marketing Manager :
Allison Wallin
Public Relations and Marketing Communications Director :
Kirby Nardo
Chief Creative Officer DDB Worldwide :
Ari Weiss
Chief Creative Officer North America :
Britt Nolan
Executive Creative Director :
Ben Wolan
Creative Director :
Nick Howard
Creative Director :
Nick Stoner
Creative Director :
Ruth Bellotti
Chief Production Officer :
Diane Jackson
SVP Executive Producer :
Matt Blitz
Executive Producer :
Brigette Whisnant
Sr. Producer :
Adam Battista
SVP Group Account Director :
Kiska Howell
Account Director :
Diana El-Chantaf
Account Supervisor :
Colette Charak
Account Manager :
Raneen Onallah
Chief Strategy Officer DDB North America :
Eric Zuncic
Strategy Director :
Jonathan Palmer
Manager of Production Operations :
Zoe Grubbe
Production Manager :
Polly Poulos
Talent Manager :
Chris Quinn
Director of Music :
Alec Stern
Project Management Director :
Jen Polan
Multicultural Agency :
Alma
VP Executive Creative Director :
Jorge Murillo
Associate Creative Director :
Ricardo Chuecos
Associate Creative Director :
Vanessa Castaneda
VP Group Account Director :
Beatriz Del Almo
Account Director :
Amanda Saenz
Account Supervisor :
Adriana Pineda
Account Executive :
Daniela Cardenas
Strategy Director :
Mauricio Cadena
Production Company :
MJZ
Director :
Steve Ayson
President/Executive Producer :
David Zander
Executive Producer :
Emma Wilcockson
Line Producer :
Larisa Tiffin
Director of Photography :
Marty Williams
Production Designer :
Simon Bright
Service Production :
3&7
Editorial :
Exile
Editor :
Grant Surmi
Editor :
Zaldy Lopez
Assistant Editor :
Dusten Zimmerman
Producer :
Evan Cunningham
Executive Producer :
CL Weaver
Head of Production :
Jennifer Locke
Sound Design :
Jafbox Sound
Sound Designer :
Joseph Fraioli
VFX :
Parliament VFX
PR Agency :
IFC Next
Media Agency :
Connect

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