Carlsberg Makes Londoners Happy With a Billboard That Gives Out Free Beer

If you thought Coke Zero’s drinkable billboard was impressive, Carlsberg would like to serve you some outdoor advertising with a bit more kick.

The Danish brewer, with help from ad agency Fold7 and design company Mission Media, unveiled a beer-dispensing billboard at The Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane in London. The billboard was emblazone with the headline, “Probably the best poster in the world.” The brand was on hand to monitor the drinkers, making sure no one was under 18.

“We want to get the Carlsberg brand in front of as many beer drinkers as possible,” says Dharmesh Rana, senior brand manager at Carlsberg U.K. “To do this, we have to think differently with our approach and can’t just rely on great TV advertising.”



Carlsberg Makes the Most NFSW Ad Ever, Along With a Few Other Gems

Carlsberg doesn’t do things half-ass. If the Danish brewer is going to do something, it will make it the best in the world—at least, according to three new ads that admit that might not actually be true at all.

The campaign, by 72andSunny in Amsterdam and the new Copenhagen office of New York’s MacGuffin Films, imagines what would happen if Carlsberg made erotic dramas, sang karaoke or taught language courses. In each, it would excel—”probably,” the ads say.

The campaign marks the return of the famous “If Carlsberg Did” theme after an absence of four years. “Carlsberg beer is made by natural, unique ingredients, and MacGuffin have helped us make these come to life in a refreshing and indulging way. Hereby, the beer itself is put on a pedestal, just where we think it should be. Probably,” says Carlsberg director of strategy and innovation Didrik Fjeldstad.

See the other spots below.

CREDITS
Client: Carlsberg
Spot: “If Carlsberg Did”
Agency: 72andSunny Amsterdam
Production Company: MacGuffin Films New York
Director: Nick Fuglestad
Exe. Producer: Sam Wool



72andSunny Brings Back ‘If Carlsberg Did…’

72andSunny Amsterdam revived Danish lager brand Carlsberg’s “If Carlsberg did…” strapline following a four-year hiatus, with a new spot called “If Carsberg did Supermarkets…”

The 40-second broadcast spot imagines (as you might have guessed) what it would look like if Carlsberg did a supermarket. The result, of course, is “probably the best in the world.” Carlsberg’s version of the supermarket includes a lot of powertools and musical instruments, along with an entire row dedicated to the beer. A man peruses the aisles with a shopping list that includes only two items: eggs and beer (the essentials). The spot will also run in 30, 60 and 80-second versions and will be supported by print, digital and social elements. Something about the goofy tone and accompanying strapline still work really well for the brand, so much so that you have to wonder why they retired it in the first place.

“If Carlsberg did… was a meme before meme’s existed and has remained as key internet parlance,” Nic Owen, managing director, 72andSunny Amsterdam, told The Drum. “We’re super excited about making the most of it in a day and age it’s perfectly suited for.”

 

Futebol, uma montanha-russa de emoções

Um campeonato de futebol é mesmo uma montanha-russa de emoções: há momentos em que seu time está por cima, outros em que ele está por baixo, e você pode até ter noção do que vem a seguir, mas é impossível segurar o grito quando a hora chega. A agência Santo, de Buenos Aires, não poderia ter encontrado uma metáfora melhor para a nova campanha mundial da Carlsberg, que marca a parceria de três anos com a Barclays Premier League.

Assim como em Love is Tough, do Barclays, The Ride conseguiu falar de futebol sem mostrar o jogo em si. Aqui, também optou-se por valorizar os torcedores – foram mais de 200 figurantes -, mas também contou com a participação de figuras conhecidas do futebol inglês, como Robbie Fowler, Gareth Southgate, Jimmy Bullard, Marcel Desailly e Chris Kamara. Ao longo de dois dias de filmagens, foram quase 100 voltas a 120 quilômetros por hora – o que certamente deve ter ajudado muito na interpretação.

A música escolhida para embalar The Ride também merece destaque, com a escolha acertada de Preparations for the Last TV Fake, de Yann Tiersen, que integra a trilha sonora de Adeus, Lenin! Play recomendadíssimo.

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William and Kate’s Nursery Decorator Screws Up Royally in Carling Ad

The congratulatory ads continue to roll in following the birth of William and Kate's royal baby on Monday. Here's Carling's entry from ad agency Creature—an amusing tale of a palace nursery decorator who's working off faulty information.

    

Somersby Cider Builds Its Own Genius Bar Inside a Fake Apple Store

Since every third ad has to be an Apple parody now, Carlsberg makes fun of Apple Store product launches in this TV spot for Somersby Cider from agency Fold7. Some of the computer jargon here works surprisingly well for drinking, but there's no forgiving the apple puns. While we're on the subject, "Less apps, more apples" doesn't make sense as a tagline since they're comparing different products. Apples and oranges.

Pegadinha da cerveja Carlsberg descobre se aquele seu amigo enfrentaria perigos pra te ajudar

Nessa onda toda de pegadinhas publicitárias, algumas de gosto bem duvidoso, eu tenho preferência pela abordagem da Carlsberg. A do cinema cheia de mal-encarados, por exemplo, foi surpreendente e divertida, sem pegar pesado com as “vítimas”.

A cerveja agora repete a dose, e na minha opinião com uma ideia ainda melhor e execução mais complexa: um teste de amizade.

Um amigo ligava para outro no meio da madrugada dizendo que precisava de ajuda. Inventava que perdeu dinheiro em um jogo de poker, e pedia 300 euros para pagar a dívida e poder ir embora. Ao chegar no local – típico de filmes de gangue – é que o teste realmente começava.

Quem tivesse coragem de chegar até o final, era brindado com uma Carlsberg pela prova de amizade.

A criação é da agência belga Duval Guillaume.

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Carlsberg Lite: Fitness Centre

Carlsberg Lite: Fitness Centre

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Simko, Switzerland
Art Director: Lisa Crudginton
Copywriter: Fred Bry
Agency Producer: Stuart Speechly
Director: David Denneen
Prod. Co.: Filmgraphics Productions