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Ad of the Day: B&Q motivates DIY novices with menacing tools

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By Hannah Bowler, Senior Reporter

March 12, 2024 | 2 min read

Expanding its ‘You Can Do It’ campaign from ad agency Uncommon, B&Q has released a set of out-of-home ads brandished with the home improvement retailer’s iconic orange.

Billboard for B&Q with the words 'You Can't Do It' but the 't' cut out with a saw

B&Q drops billboard campaign to support TV ads / Uncommon

Each billboard features close-ups of tools intended to look heavy or intimidating, with the accompanying copy giving DIY aficionados motivational messages.

Copy includes ‘You can’t do it’ with the ‘t’ being removed by a saw, ‘You can do it. (Someone has to)’ with an image of a toilet plunger and ‘Dig deep’ with a picture of a garden tool. B&Q’s bright orange color is the backdrop for each.

The out-of-home campaign is the latest installment of B&Q’s ‘You Can Do It’ campaign developed by its creative agency Uncommon. The billboard ads support the minute-long TV ad that dropped last month.

B&Q ad on a telephone box
B&Q ad on a telephone box

Credits

Creative studio: Uncommon Creative Studio

Photographer: James Day

Photographer agent: Siobhan Squire

Media agency: Dentsu

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