Old Spice Debuts An Ad in French During the Grammys--But What Does it Mean?
Viewers Can Find Out With a Subtitled Version on YouTube
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After their Invisible Movie, where could Old Spice and Wieden & Kennedy go next? Well, how about an ad that airs on U.S. TV, but only in French.
The P&G brand's latest campaign, promoting Old Spice Red Collection premium scents, aired during the Grammys on Sunday, in French with no subtitles. Mystified viewers could then head over to the brand's YouTube channel to see the subtitled version and find out what was really going on; a hilarious spoof of traditional French fragrance advertising.
In the subtitled version, we discover that the passionate French woman who seemed to be pining for her lover was actually freaking out because her dog (named Old Spice because she liked the scent on her man's sweater so much) had gone missing. Finally, she is reunited with both man and dog.
The film, which is the brand's first-ever Grammy campaign, was directed by Steve Rogers of Biscuit, and is aimed at capturing the attention of both men and women. The Old Spice Red Collection is "inspired by fine fragrance trends" and comes in anti-perspirants, deodorants, body washes, body spray and shampoos, with three scents: "Captain: The Scent of Command" "Ambassador: The Scent of Excellence" and "Nomad: The Scent of Adventure."
The campaign will be followed by a series of activations leading into Super Bowl and will continue next month with the launch of a second spot, "Marco Love-O."
Credits
- Date
- Jan 28, 2018
- Agency :
- Wieden & Kennedy-Portland
- Brand :
- Old Spice
- Client :
- Old Spice
- Executive Creative Director :
- Eric Baldwin
- Executive Creative Director :
- Jason Bagley
- Executive Creative Director :
- Susan Hoffman
- Executive Creative Director :
- Mark Fitzloff
- Creative Director :
- Matt Sorrell
- Creative Director :
- Ashley Davis-Marshall
- Copywriter :
- Andy Laugenour
- Art Director :
- Robbie Rane
- Executive Producer :
- Endy Hedman
- Producer :
- Byron T. Oshiro
- Business Affairs :
- Dusty Slowik
- Strategic Planning :
- Britton Taylor
- Strategic Planning :
- Drew Phillips
- Account Executive :
- Dave Ellerbee
- Management Supervisor :
- Phil Williams
- Account Director :
- Thomas Harvey
- Production Company :
- Biscuit Filmworks
- Director :
- Steve Rogers
- Executive Producer :
- Holly Vega
- Line Producer :
- Pip Smart
- Director, Photography :
- Mandy Walker
- Editorial Company :
- Arcade Edit
- Editor :
- Geoff Hounsell
- Assistant Editor :
- Laura Sanford
- Post Producer :
- Adam Becht
- Post Producer :
- Alexa Atkin
- Managing Partner :
- Damian Stevens
- Executive Producer :
- Crissy DeSimone
- Head of Production :
- Kirsten Thon-Webb
- Visual Effects Company :
- The Mill
- Shoot Supervisor :
- Tim Davies
- 2D Lead Artist :
- Tim Davies
- 2D Lead Artist :
- Tim Rudgard
- 2D Flame :
- James Allen
- 2D Flame :
- Lisa Ryan
- 2D Flame :
- Scott Wilson
- 2D Flame :
- Alex Candish
- 2D Flame :
- Tim Robbins
- 2D Flame :
- Andy Dill
- 2D Flame :
- Chris Knight
- 2D Flame :
- Benoit Mannequin
- 2D Flame :
- Dag Ivarsoy
- Executive Producer :
- Enca Kaul
- Visual Effects Producer :
- Anastasia Von Rahl
- Visual Effects Producer :
- Dale Nicholls
- Production Coordinator :
- Jalisa House
- Visual Effects Company :
- Joint
- Colorist :
- David Jahns
- 2D Lead Artist :
- Leif Peterson
- 2D Flame :
- Noah Poole
- 2D Flame :
- Andy Bate
- 2D Flame :
- David Jahns
- Rotoscope :
- Trace VFX
- Visual Effects Producer :
- Rebekah Koerbel
- Color :
- The Mill
- Color Executive Producer :
- Thatcher Peterson
- Color Producer :
- Diane Valera
- Colorist :
- Adam Scott
- Music and Sound Design :
- Stimmung
- Creative Director :
- Rory Doggett
- Executive Producer :
- Kristina Iwankiw
- Mix Company :
- Joint
- Mixer :
- Noah Woodburn
- Assistant Mixer :
- Natalie Huizenga
- Producer :
- Jen Milano
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