As McDonald’s rebranding efforts in the US focus on lovin’ over hatin’ and a sexy new Hamburglar, Leo Burnett London took a near-opposite approach with its latest campaign promoting the client.
“Cow,” a new minute-long spot that launched in the UK last week, focuses instead on the ingredients in an apparent attempt to reach consumers concerned about the purity of their food…or to clarify rumors that may or may not have been shared by the local hairdresser.
We certainly get what the client is trying to do here. Its like a less specific version of the “What are our fries made of?” campaign that launched in the US earlier this year with the help of Grant Imahara of Mythbusters fame.
That one got more than six million YouTube views, though it wasn’t quite as popular as 2014’s infamous “pink slime” instructional video.
Still, we can’t help but wonder whether consumers’ main concerns regarding the Golden Arches concern the quality of beef used in its products…and whether this clip will satiate their hunger for THE TRUTH.
TV Credits
Project name The Cow
Client Steve Hill, Head of Marketing, Brand and Experience, McDonald’s
Creative agency Leo Burnett
Executive Creative Director Justin Tindall
Creative Directors Richard Robinson and Graham Lakeland
Copywriter/Art Director Adam Tucker
Planner (creative agency) Sarah Sandford, Josh Bullmore
Media agency OMD
Planner (media agency) Kat Howcroft
Production Company Sonny London
Director Guy Manwaring
Editor Mark Edinoff Work editorial
Post-production company MPC
Audio post-production company Sam Robson at 750MPH
Exposure National television; VOD