We are gonna anger some ’90s kids with this contrarian take here, but whatever: Wes Anderson is overrated.
Bottle Rocket was good and Rushmore was great, but he hasn’t quite reached that level again so far in his career. Fantastic Mr. Fox was refreshing because it was so different, and he certainly hasn’t produced anything as awful as Where the Wild Things Are. But dude’s style is so singular that he’s worked himself into a corner, in our humble opinions that no one asked to hear.
We bring this up because lots and lots of people who majored in advertising (and creative writing and design) love him, so we see a fair number of spots that kind of mimic that precociousness.
The latest such campaign comes from Cossette, and it’s all about the fancy fancy ways people in Canada like to eat their McNuggets.
But see, it’s not all little Margot Tenenbaums and their overbearing grandmas. This Eminem-looking soldier with his comically exaggerated accent has a super specific nugget style, too.
Of course, there’s more.
This summer, McD’s Canada took to the mean streets of Snapchat and Twitter to ask the public for their own case studies in #Nuggetiquette. The campaign has its own little tweet-moji(?) thing, and it’s really all about the new sauce.
Brand new sauce. Brand new #Nuggetiquette. How will you enjoy our new Spicy Buffalo Sauce? pic.twitter.com/aNHtmFymbV
— McDonald’s Canada (@McDonaldsCanada) July 31, 2018
The idea is that the Cossette team will take the best of these submissions and turn them into the next :15s in the campaign.
“McDonald’s can’t post on social without hearing hundreds of comments about how our fans eat their Chicken McNuggets. From dipping in specific sauces, to dunking in ice cream, to topping a burger, everyone has their own rules,” said ACD Jordan Cohen in the press release. “We wanted to celebrate these personal codes with a new campaign that crowdsources real fan rituals and contrasts them with classic moments when etiquette really meant something.”
So it’s crowdsourcing. Hey look, positive discourse on social media in 2018! Take a screenshot, Jack.
What sort of absolute monster DUMPS their SAUCE on McNuggets?! #Nuggetiquette pertains to dips and only dips. https://t.co/qUhUP6xiIh
— Riley William Little (@TheRileyLittle) August 16, 2018
CREDITS
Agency: Cossette
Client: McDonald’s Canada
Campaign: “McNuggetiquette”
Senior Marketing Manager: Chuck Coolen
Regional Marketing Supervisor: Andrew Mumford
Group Creative Director: Simon Clancy
Associate Creative Director(s): Jordan Cohen & Kevin Filliter
Art Direction: Kevin Filliter
Copywriting: Jordan Cohen
Strategy: Aynsley Deluce
Director of Content: Youri Hollier
SVP, Managing Director: Kathy McGuire
Group Account Director: Geoff Wilton
Account Director: Nicole Bakker
Account Supervisor: Dane Armstrong
Designer: Jenna Anderson, Eric Wood
Senior Retoucher: Trevor Gauthier
Studio Director: Raquel Mullen
Agency Producer: Colleen Floyd
Media: OMD
Public Relations: Weber Shandwick
Director : Chris Woods | Scouts Honor
Editor : Stephen Sora + Chris Chang = Saints Editorial
Colorist : Eric Whipp | Alter Ego
Conform Artist : Steve McGreggor | Alter Ego
Music : Vapor RMW