Wonderful Pistachios kicks off the holiday season with a new integrated campaign featuring Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch. Throughout the multimillion-dollar marketing campaign, the notoriously grumpy, anti-holiday Grinch goes through an emotional roller coaster when he finds himself enjoying something during the holidays: Wonderful Pistachios.
The campaign includes two new commercials created by The Wonderful Company’s in-house agency and animated by Illumination. This is how the company describes the first commercial, which begins airing October 29: "A frowning Grinch is caught off-guard by how much he enjoys the taste of Wonderful Pistachios. And though he physically forces his face back into a frown, there’s no hiding the power of Wonderful Pistachios to put a smile on his face."
The second commercial, on air starting November 26, features the Wonderful Pistachios No Shells brand for the first time on television. "In this spot, the Grinch doesn’t steal Christmas as much as he swipes the best part of it: The No Shells pistachios stuffing the stocking of the Whos of Whoville."
To create the custom animation and all other campaign assets for The Grinch’s brand partnerships, Universal collaborates closely with Illumination Labs. Illumination’s internal creative division that has a team of over 150 people who work out of the company’s Santa Monica headquarters and IMG Studio in Paris.
“This partnership was a no-brainer,” says Darren Moran, Chief Creative Officer of Wonderful Agency. “When you put two famously edgy (and green) iconic brands together, the result is going to be fun, attention-getting work that becomes an instant holiday classic.”
The campaign will be supported by an online digital campaign and in-store point-of-sale (POS) including bins and standees. China and France will also be airing the campaign online. In-store POS will also be on display in both countries as well as in Canada and Mexico.
“Wonderful Pistachios is the green icon of healthy snacking, so partnering with The Grinch, the green icon of the holidays, is the perfect opportunity to spread green holiday cheer to moviegoers everywhere,” says Adam Cooper, vice president of marketing, The Wonderful Company.
For more information:
Steven Bram
Wonderful Pistachios
Tel: +1 (310) 312-2809
steven.bram@wonderful.com
www.wonderful.com