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Agency: Cossette
Date: Feb 2018
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McDonald’s plays off of sneaker culture to hype up its latest offering, leaving humorous nods to collaborations such as Alexander Wang x Adidas, Supreme x Louis Vuitton, Fenty x Puma, in a new campaign that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Big Mac's creation with a limited edition collaboration of its own - between the fast food chain's most iconic burger and bacon. It launched with a weeklong teaser campaign across the country, filled with cryptic black and white imagery and design that played off fashion and sneaker culture, hinting at a mysterious upcoming collaboration: 'BM x B.' A teaser TV spot aired during the Grammy’s to hype up the new mystery partnership. “It’s the combination of two greats. Two powerhouses,” a mysterious voice said.

On January 30, it was revealed that this next great release is actually the collaboration of Big Mac and Bacon. A series of cheeky black and white films across television, online, and outdoor, feature high fashion types analyzing and explaining this new collab’s importance to culture. “We really wanted to showcase the Big Mac in a modern and relevant way by integrating it into pop culture, while at the same time not taking ourselves too seriously,” says Antoinette Benoit, Chief Marketing Officer, McDonald’s Canada. “We took inspiration from how a fashion company might launch an exclusive collection by revealing the promotion as a limited-edition collaboration, through a series of billboards and ads until we finally revealed the Big Mac, treating it like the cultural icon it is.”

“Over the course of its 50-year history, the Big Mac has become a culinary icon and the recipe has remained unchanged since its introduction. That’s pretty remarkable,” says Jeff Anderson, McDonald’s Canada Chef. “The addition of another Canadian classic—bacon—to the sandwich for a limited-time symbolizes the modern McDonald’s journey, with innovative menu items alongside much-loved classics.​"​ Peter Ignazi, Global Chief Creative Officer, Cossette, said: “The Big Mac x Bacon was designed to feel contemporary in outlook. The look and feel were a departure from traditional McDonald’s campaigns to support the weeklong teaser period and misdirect fans into thinking the collaboration was between two fashion or cultural icons. We created a complete design system that included a custom bacon logo and an edgy modern typeface."

Credits

Agency: Cossette

Title: Big Mac x Bacon Limited Edition Collaboration

Chief Creative Officers: Carlos Moreno, Peter Ignazi

Group Creative Director: Simon Clancy

Creative Directors: Ed Morris, Troy McGuinness, Patrick Michaud

Art Director: Spencer Dingle

Copywriters: Jordan Hamer, Ben Duquette

Designers: Oleg Portnoy, Eric Wood

Agency Producers: Barb Gibson, Marie-Pier Poulin

Content Strategist: Youri Hollier

Director, Strategy: Jon Crowley

VP, Strategy: Scott McKay

Account Executives: Yvonne Li, Michaela Crompton

Account Supervisor: Asmait Hailu

Account Director: Lindsay Mertiri

Group Account Director: Serene Gaspar

SVP, Managing Director: Kathy McGuire

Product Manager: Chloe Drolet

Studio Director: Raquel Mullen

Senior Retoucher: Trevor Gauthier

Senior Production Artist: Graham Washer

Senior Digital Project Manager: Jeff Maynard

Production House: FRANK Content

Director: Craig Brownrigg

Line Producer: Marie Robertson

Executive Producer: Danielle Kappy

Director of Photography: Stuart Campbell

Food Stylists: Carol Brown, Noah Witenoff

Colour/Transfer Facility: Alter Ego

Colourist: Wade Odlum

Colour Assistant: Kevin Wu

Online Facility: Alter Ego

Executive Producer: Cheyenne Bloomfield

Motion Graphics Designers: Ian Flaig, Rob Fisher

VFX Artists: Steven McGregor, Andres Kirejew

VFX Assistant: Sebastian Boros

Casting: Mann Casting

Casting Director: Steven Mann

Offline Edit: Married to Giants

Editor: Raj Ramnauth

Audio House: Berkeley Inc.

Audio Engineer: Jared Kuemper

Photography: Fuze Reps

Photographer: Carlyle Routh

Production House: Soda

Executive Producer: Mina Jang

Photographer: Nick Hall-Wood

Media Agency: OMD

Strategy Supervisor: Logan Lindsay

Digital Specialist: Kyla Ames

Account Manager: Kathy O’Meara

Vice President Group Director Broadcast: Doug Scott

PR Agency: Weber Shandwick

Director, Client Experience: Lauren Thomson

Senior Art Director: Brendan Watson

Supervisor, Integrated Media: Nare Tutundjian

Senior Associate, Integrated Media: Fatma Othman