Kingsford Doesn't Think Much of You High-Tech Grillers and Your Selfies
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Kingsford Charcoal cooks up some strawmen in this ad from DDB California mocking the high-tech features of today’s newest gas grills, which it dismisses as the playthings of lonely cyberchefs.
“The Social Grill” centers on the X4 Platinum, a fictional example of voice-activated, selfie-taking, photo-sharing patio gear. As the grill owner fumbles with the machine, his neighbor’s guests look on judgmentally, despite the fact that lighting a grill with a smartphone app would actually be pretty cool.
Making fun of neighbors who put too much stock in costly gadgets is a trusty old saw in the advertising world, but surely there’s something Kingsford could have done to make its “heroes” a bit more likable? Maybe at least offer the guy a beer and a burger?
Who’s being antisocial now?
CREDITS
Client: Kingsford Charcoal
Agency: DDB California
Group Creative Director: Jim Bosiljevac
Art Director: Tim Stier
Copywriter: Todd Taber
Producer: Bryan Holt
Director: Rick LeMoine
Prod. Comp: Moxie Pictures
Editor: Chan Hacher
Music: Stock Music, N/A
