Droga5 Celebrates ‘Not Broken’ Families for Honey Maid

Earlier this year, Droga5 and Honey Maid celebrated families of all kinds with a campaign called “This Is Wholesome.”

Now, Droga5 is continuing its celebration of diversity in families with a new ad entitled “#NotBroken,” a reference to the outdated phrase “broken home” to refer to families of divorce. As the two-minute ad points out, “More than 40% of Americans are part of a blended family,” so it seems odd that we so few of them in advertising that this spot is noteworthy for including one.

“#NotBroken” is constructed as a sort of two-minute documentary (it will also debut as a 30 second broadcast spot today). “Sometimes it’s hard to explain our family to people. I have two moms, and I’ve got two dads,” says a boy named Isaac, at the opening of the ad. We then follow Isaac and his family, which is celebrated as well-functioning and supportive. “At first I didn’t think there were a lot of families like ours, but now I realize that we aren’t that different,” he eventually concludes. The spot ends by inviting people to celebrate their own blended families with the #NotBroken and #ThisIsWholesome hashtags, which are sure to get some love.

So far, the “This Is Wholesome” campaign has proven to be a success for the brand, with both increased sales figures and Google searches for “Honey Maid,” as Adweek points out.
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Fake Love, Droga5 Send Out #MorningWin Trophies for belVita

Droga5 and experiential agency Fake Love collaborated on a recent campaign for belVita, mailing out trophies to the people behind their favorite #MorningWin tweets.

For the campaign, they selected their favorite #MorningWin tweets, then created trophies documenting the individuals performing the tasks they described with a 3D printer and mailed them out to the winners, a pretty cool way to make the leap from digital to real world engagement. When they “ran out of fake gold” they selected other contestants to receive digital trophies. Droga 5 and Fake Love also selected a group of celebrities to promote the campaign, who tweeted out their own “morning wins” and posted pics when they received their trophies. These celebrities include Mario Lopez, Timbaland, Diana Nyad, Tamera Mowry, Sean Lowe, Peter Facinelli, Sean White, Wayne Brady and Mike Epps. Check out the video above for a more thorough documentation of the campaign, and stick around for credits after the jump. continued…

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Newcastle Celebrates ‘Independence Eve’

Normally, a made-up holiday like Independence Eve would be some sort of patriotic money grab, but for Newcastle Brown Ale and Droga5, it’s actually a tongue-in-cheek U.K. money grab. Independence Eve – the latest part of the No Bollocks campaign – celebrates the last day of British rule, one day before John Hancocks were signed and European monarchies renounced.

Across the States, Americans (and immigrants, legal and illegal) can buy a Revolutionary Koozie, which features both the British and American flags on the bottle. I’m not sure how many Americans would willingly drink a British beer the day before July 4th, but I think we’ve buried the hatchet 237 years later. You see, revolutions can be humorous once enough time has passed. So in the next decade, everybody get ready to chug some Edelweiss and giggle over the French Revolution. Credits after the jump.

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