Comedian Romesh Ranganathan Schools Twitter Newbies on How to Get on Board
British Comedian Fronts Digital Spots for U.K., U.S. and Canada Targeted at Rookies
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Twitter's latest ads move on from explaining what the service is and why you should use it, to targeting the rookie users--those who don't actually understand how it works.
British comedian Romesh Ranganathan is the star of two new digital spots, created in-house and directed by Peter Atencio at Gifted Youth. They attempt to explain to new users basics on how to sign up and explore the service. In one, Ranganathan arrives at what looks like a crime scene with a Twitter-branded megaphone, to come to the aid of a user who who is struggling with selecting a Twitter handle (he's called Kenny G and surprise, that name is already taken) and in deciding who to follow. The spot--with a cameo from NBA player Lonzo Ball--walks the viewer through how they can sign up and select who to follow.
A second spot sees Ranganathan join another confused Twitter rookie, a guy called Julio who jogs in business attire. As Ranganathan rides atop a hoverboard, he explains how to explore Twitter; basketball star Candace Parker, among others, puts in a cameo appearance in that one.(Ranganathan's sarcastic British wisecracks provide an interesting juxtaposition with the otherwise American-ness of the spots: perhaps reflective of the fact they're running in the U.S., UK, and Canada.)
Both ads end with the tagline "Let's Go Twitter." That's also the name of a new page Twitter has created to reflect its new voice and make it clearer how to get started. It's also updating its about.twitter.com page.
Credits
- Date
- Dec 13, 2017
- Brand :
- Client :
- Chief Executive Officer :
- Jack Dorsey
- Chief Marketing Officer :
- Leslie Berland
- Global Group Creative Director :
- Jayanta Jenkins
- Creative Director :
- Nick Cohen
- Creative Director :
- Jon Soto
- Creative Director :
- Jon Kubik
- Creative Director :
- Patrick Condo
- Associate Creative Director :
- Danny Yee
- Senior Copywriter :
- Sam Dolphin
- Managing Director :
- Mat Lundberg
- Executive Producer :
- Angela Barber
- Senior Producer :
- Sarah Key
- Senior Producer :
- Karena Dacker
- Head of Co-Marketing :
- Robin Tilotta
- Co-Marketing Manager :
- Kira Carfagnini
- Senior Director, Marketing :
- Oliver Snoddy
- Director, Marketing :
- Lee Anne Weldon
- Brand Activation Manager :
- Molly McCurdy
- Legal :
- Naser Baseer
- Legal :
- Kristin Manley
- Business Affairs Manager :
- Linda Tinoly
- Production Company :
- Gifted Youth
- Director :
- Peter Atencio
- Managing Director :
- Dal Wolf
- Executive Producer :
- Anthony Ficalora
- Line Producer :
- Eric Escott
- Director, Photography :
- Tim Hudson
- Production Designer :
- Kim Rees
- Editorial Company :
- Rock Paper Scissors
- Executive Producer :
- Raná Martin
- Head of Production :
- Shada Shariatzadeh
- Managing Director :
- Linda Carlson
- Color :
- Company 3
- Colorist :
- Dave Hussey
- Global Executive Producer :
- Ashley McKim
- Producer :
- Natasha Uppal
- Visual Effects and Finishing :
- A52 Visual EFX
- Visual Effects Supervisor :
- Jesse Monsour
- Lead Flame Artist :
- Jesse Monsour
- Support Flame Artist :
- Richard Hirst
- Support Flame Artist :
- Brendan Crockett
- Support Flame Artist :
- Michael Vaglienty
- Art Director :
- Jeff Han
- Designer :
- Erika Bird
- Animator :
- Jonathan Taylor
- Visual Effects Producer :
- Drew Rissman
- Executive Producer :
- Kim Christensen
- Executive Producer :
- Patrick Nugent
- Managing Director :
- Linda Carlson
- Managing Director :
- Jennifer Sofio Hall
- Music :
- Squeak E. Clean Studios
- Creative Director :
- Rob Barbato
- Creative Director :
- Justin Hori
- Composer :
- Justin Hori
- Composer :
- Rob Barbato
- Executive Producer :
- Amy Crilly
- Mix and Sound Design :
- Lime Studios
- Audio Mixer :
- Sam Casas
- Audio Mixer :
- Loren Silber
- Audio Assistant :
- Lisa Mermelstein
- Executive Producer :
- Susie Boyajan
- Agency :
- House Film
- Post House Editor :
- Christjan Jordan
- Assistant Editor :
- Pieter Viljoen
- Producer :
- Dani DuHadway
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