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28 May 2010
Huxley Quayle convinces Growers to bare all
TORONTO—Local ad agency Huxley Quayle von Bismark approached Vincor Canada, makers of Growers Cider, to create a campaign that would emphasize its product’s natural ingredients and get people talking.


HQvB designed the campaign to get Growers Cider on people's radar
HQvB designed the campaign to get Growers Cider on people's radar

HQvB partner Mark Tawse-Smith says the campaign was created on a small budget with the intention of making a splash in the marketplace. “With the beverage only using all natural ingredients, we thought what better spokespeople for the brand than nudists.”

The campaign, which launched in Ontario this month, consists of billboards, print ads, a Facebook page, washroom advertising in bars and a “Nudify Your Photos” microsite. 

Tawse-Smith says the campaign’s all natural feeling is maintained through the use of VPK Distressed typeface. “The font gives a look of someone painting on wood with a brush,” he says. “The photography gives it a wacky, outdoorsy feeling. We wanted to keep the whole campaign punchy and graphically strong.” Contact: Huxleyquayle.com, Growerscider.com, Growersaunaturale.com

— Val Maloney
1. butt out
29 May 2010 at 2:22 PM
won't be long before this campaign is pulled...you only get away with showing a naked butt in Europe...North America is too 'safe' (and boring) to show a butt in an ad ...even though we all have one.

i do think this ad concept has been done a hundred times before though ...and could they not have found some nicer models?
2. Dafonts
1 June 2010 at 3:30 PM
VPK Distressed typeface. “The font gives a look of someone painting on wood with a brush,” ..how original... thousands of Dafonts give this look and a thousand Art Directors have already done this cliche concept
3. Anonymous
1 June 2010 at 3:31 PM
over this tired idea/look, i'll take nothing
4. Sandra
1 June 2010 at 3:35 PM
just checked their site and their full name is "Huxley Quayle Von Bismark" -- they can't pick a good name or do a good concept

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