client
svedka vodka
agency
havas new york
year
2019
role
creative lead
type
integrated pitch · won

02 / 08 · svedka · the ask

a 360 pitch. a tiny team. no small ideas.

the ask

develop a 360 integrated campaign with breakthrough creative.

the goal

get svedka lovers and competitor vodka drinkers talking about svedka again.

the category

absolutis acting like a sustainable whiskey brand.
tito'sis acting like a nostalgic whiskey brand.
smirnoffis trying to be everything to everyone.

the choice

svedka could run from vodka, or go all-in...

anti-vodkarun from it, like tito's and absolut
all-in vodkabe the most vodka-est vodka
blandsarcasmcomplexitycrafthyper-realism
coloroptimismprogressinclusivitytechnology
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more colorful. we ran svedka drinkers' social posts through a color analyzer against the category. vodka is built on optimism, and these people literally brighten the world.

the positioning

the smart choice for colorfully great times.

bring together those who march to the beat of their own drum. to have fun.

three platforms

culturekeep it surrealthe language of the internet brings us together
productimported from the futurethe future is nothing to be afraid of
lifestyleparty fwdgood times, upgraded

the idea · culture

keep it surreal.

the internet has its own language. we took it literally. a suit made of selfies. a bed that's a laptop. a bath full of dms. as a brand that's always bent reality, svedka shows the surreal side of the world, and how tech can bring us together if we let it.

the films

tv :30 · feeling your selfie00:32
sound
svedka & chilltv :30
sound
cool story, brosocial
sound
sliding into the dms likepre-roll :15

out of home

wallscape: feeling your selfie, a svedka bottle in a phone-camera pose, #keepitsurreal
feeling your selfiewallscape
billboard at night: rideshare bae, #keepitsurreal
rideshare baebillboard
building wrap: the meet me in santa monica starter pack
the "meet me in santa monica" starter packbuilding wrap
subway poster: the i'm going to a loft party in bushwick starter pack
the "loft party in bushwick" starter packsubway

social + svedka.com

svedka.com becomes a portal to the surreal universe, curating the artists who live there.

two more platforms, same pitch

product

imported from the future.

people look backwards in tough times. svedka comes from the future, where culture, tech and flavor are all supremely advanced.

wallscape: pre-game the future, svedka imported from the future
billboard: flying cars still need designated drivers

lifestyle

party fwd.

as the brand that owns tomorrow, it's on svedka to update vodka today. drinking 2.0. good times, upgraded.

wallscape: when last call never calls, that's party fwd
billboard at night: when you party smart, that's party fwd