Absolut Vodka has enlisted Modern Family actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson to literally sing the praises its Absolut Grapefruit flavor. The #NoSugarCoating campaign promotes that the Grapefruit-flavored spirit is made with no added sugar.
Ferguson is the star of a series of #NoSugarCoating social videos as well as being the song and dance man for a humorous commercial.
The campaign shows that like vodka, life doesn’t need to be sugarcoated. In the spot, a man is seen getting ready for a dinner party and he tries to show his cooking prowess to his wife. Unfortunately, he has boiled the chicken and it looks bland and hideous. She tries to sugarcoat her response, but in waltzes Ferguson, in a tuxedo, singing as frankly as can be that the message doesn’t need to be sugar coated and that everything the man has prepared on the table “looks disgusting.”
“I’ve always felt a connection with Absolut because it was one of the first brands I knew showing support for the LGBTQ community, back when it wasn’t necessarily en vogue,” said actor Ferguson. “With the #NoSugarCoating campaign, we’re harnessing that same irreverence by using humor to inject more honesty and less sugarcoating in day-to-day life – something that I think is super refreshing and relevant in society today.”
Featuring a mix of 10 and 30 second spots, the series of seven short form videos feature different #NoSugarCoating themes during occasions authentic to enjoying Absolut Grapefruit, including dinner parties, happy hour, house parties, trivia night, brunch and beyond. The #NoSugarCoating campaign will be supported by cross-channel marketing efforts – designed to recruit the brand’s millennial target – with distribution focused on social platforms including Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and Connected TV.
“As a brand, Absolut has always stood for transparency because our vodka has nothing to hide,” said Regan Clarke, brand director, Absolut, Pernod Ricard USA. “The #NoSugarCoating campaign is a tongue-in-cheek reminder that sugarcoating usually comes with a hidden truth, and we want consumers to know exactly what they’re getting with every new addition to the Absolut portfolio – with Absolut Grapefruit, that means a beautifully bright, grapefruit-flavored vodka with sweet notes and zero sugar.”
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Absolut Vodka has enlisted Modern Family actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson to literally sing the praises its Absolut Grapefruit flavor. The #NoSugarCoating campaign promotes that the Grapefruit-flavored spirit is made with no added sugar.
Ferguson is the star of a series of #NoSugarCoating social videos as well as being the song and dance man for a humorous commercial.
The campaign shows that like vodka, life doesn’t need to be sugarcoated. In the spot, a man is seen getting ready for a dinner party and he tries to show his cooking prowess to his wife. Unfortunately, he has boiled the chicken and it looks bland and hideous. She tries to sugarcoat her response, but in waltzes Ferguson, in a tuxedo, singing as frankly as can be that the message doesn’t need to be sugar coated and that everything the man has prepared on the table “looks disgusting.”
Featuring a mix of 10- and 30-second spots, the series of seven short form videos feature different #NoSugarCoating themes during occasions authentic to enjoying Absolut Grapefruit, including dinner parties, happy hour, house parties, trivia night, brunch and beyond. The #NoSugarCoating campaign will be supported by cross-channel marketing efforts – designed to recruit the brand’s millennial target – with distribution focused on social platforms including Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and Connected TV.
CLIENT: Absolut Vodka
Simon de Beauregard, Director of Conversations, Absolut
Jilly Gray, Senior Digital Manager, Absolut
AGENCY: 360i
Menno Kluin, Chief Creative Officer
Frank Cartagena, Executive Creative Director
Sam Shepherd, Executive Creative Director
Michael Palma, Associate Creative Director
Jenna Zink, Associate Creative Director
Eleni Georgeou, Senior Copywriter
Casey Espinoza, Senior Art Director
Lorraine Schaffer, Senior Content Producer
Nicole Rousseau, Group Account Director
Alden Millar, Account Supervisor
Maggie Walsh, Strategy Director
Scott Daly, SVP Integrated Media
Emily Bell, Group Media Director
Brian Bochner, Media Supervisor
Kaitlin Dorey, Media Manager
PARTNERS
Production: Radical Media
Steve Miller, Director
Editorial: Bandit Editorial
John Piccolo, Editor
Music: Butter Music
