ASIA-PACIFIC – CHINA, FEBRUARY 1, 2013 – TBWAShanghai and McDonald’s China have just launched a new Chinese New Year (CNY) campaign featuring the mythical figure, ‘Nian’.
The campaign aims to reignite interest in the traditions of CNY, engaging a multi-generation audience in a new way about the well-respected historical traditions of the most important Chinese holiday.
As tradition goes, the ‘Nian’ figure is repelled with fireworks and food offerings to satisfy his cravings. In this new campaign, the legendary ‘Nian’ returns for the McDonald’s CNY menu.
The campaign’s hero is a modern day ‘Nian’ – a fun character with widespread appeal – and only McDonald’s seasonal CNY menu can satisfy its cravings. McDonald’s customers are reluctant to give up their meals, so the stage is set in this impactful, lighthearted, fun campaign, which is already sparking debate in China. The campaign features a series of four TV commercials, which will air over the coming weeks, where the Nian tries to get its hands on McDonald’s customer’s food.
“We wanted to really take a fresh approach to the CNY period and surprise and engage our audiences with something new and yet still locally relevant,” said Christine Xu, National Marketing vice president, McDonald’s China. “We challenged the agency to develop something breakthrough and that would provoke a conversation.”
Brian Swords, managing director of TBWAShanghai, said, “We’re delighted with this work. McDonald’s is a global brand that always strives to connect locally. That was a very important goal for this campaign period. I think we have managed to do that in a fun and engaging way in this campaign.”
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CREDITS:
Creative Agency: TBWAShanghai
Client: McDonald’s China
Managing Director: Brian Swords
Group Account Director: Jane Lim
Head of Creative: Edmund Choe
Group Creative Director: Gordon Shu
Creative Director: Joe Zhou
Associate Creative Director: Steven Chung
Art Director: Popo Jin
Copy Writer: Jeff Zhang
Strategist: Jocelyn Tse
Head of TV: Raymond Lau
Director: Wang Zi Zhao
Director of Photography: Ronnie Ching
Production Company: PRO Films Shanghai
Production Company Executive Producer: Jack Tsai
Media Agency: OMD
OMD Media Team: Tracy Luk, Yinling Lin, Shelly Shen, Lily Gu, Bei Pei, Joe Wang, Joyce Zhang, Kevin Zhong, Ivy Weng, Maruken Zhang
McDonald’s Media Team: Gavin Quan, Colin Chen
Category/Exposure: TV
Territories: Mainland China
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