July 23 2021, 9:17 am | BY Ricki Green | 2 Comments
McDonald’s is the winner of the biggest prize in Australian advertising, along with its agencies DDB Sydney and OMD: $1 million worth of inventory as the winners of Nine’s State of Originality competition.
Determined by an all-star judging panel and the Australian public, Nine’s State of Originality challenged brands and agencies to take the platform of State of Origin and create unmissable ads that captured the attention of the millions of viewers watching each round of the series.
The winning McDonald’s ad, “End of Night”, celebrates a part of the footy seldom shown: the period several hours after the big game. We follow a street sweeper driving around the city late at night as fans, revellers, commentators and Origin greats make their way home with one thing in common: a hunger for Macca’s.
July 23, 2021 8:42
DDB’s ‘End Of Night’ campaign for McDonald’s has taken out Nine’s inaugural State of Originality competition, winning the prize of $1 million in advertising inventory across Nine’s assets.
The campaign ran in two versions across New South Wales and Queensland during State of Origin 2021, with OMD looking after media for the campaign.
Nine’s all-star judging panel, alongside the Australian public, voted to name the McDonald’s campaign the winner. Nine director of Powered, Liana Dubois, said: “My sincere congratulations go to McDonald’s and their agencies, DDB and OMD.
“They took up both the challenge and opportunity in State of Originality to produce some great work that showcases the power of original storytelling, beautifully executed and delivered within the right context.
Macca’s, which is what McDonald’s goes by in Australia, has launched a new campaign celebrating its 50th year in the country after its first local restaurant opened in Yagoona in 1971.
Aussies’ have their own unique Macca’s traditions – like dipping fries in sundaes, enjoying a wedding day McDonald’s burger, and bunny-hopping through the Drive-Thru on your P Plates. All of which are the focus of the restaurant’s 50th birthday campaign via DDB Sydney.
A second brand TVC thanks Macca’s crew members past and present who have kept the doors open for 50 years, and, like the hero film, is set to Daryl Braithwaite’s iconic Aussie tune, The Horses.
July 12 2021, 10:26 am | BY Ricki Green | No Comments
Aussies’ unique Macca’s traditions – like dipping fries in sundaes, enjoying a wedding day McDonald’s burger, and bunny-hopping through the Drive-Thru on your P Plates – are the focus of the restaurant’s 50th birthday campaign via DDB Sydney.
The hero TVC celebrates the role Macca’s has played in Aussie lives and Aussie culture since its first local restaurant opened in Yagoona in 1971.
A second brand TVC thanks Macca’s crew members past and present who have kept the doors open for 50 years, and, like the hero film, is set to Daryl Braithwaite’s iconic Aussie tune, The Horses.
July 12, 2021 1:57
McDonald’s Australia has launched a new integrated campaign featuring some of Australia’s unique Macca’s traditions. The campaign celebrates the brand’s 50th birthday.
Dipping fries in sundaes, a wedding day at Macca’s, a P-plate Drive-Thru stop-off and visiting your local in thongs are on show in the campaign from DDB Sydney.
The leading hero TVC focuses on the role Macca’s has played in Australian culture since the first restaurant was opened in Yagoona in 1971. The campaign also highlights the cultural spin Australians have put on the restaurant chain, stating “We arrived as McDonald’s. You made us Macca’s”.