Cannes Lions

Pop Eyes

CHANGE AN FCB ALLIANCE, Paris / POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN, INC / 2023

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Overview

Background

Context: Few weeks after its successful launch in France, Popeyes immediately wants to appear as an icon for chicken lovers. With French consumers struggling to pronounce their name, Popeyes must impose itself smoothly, in line with its checky tone of voice.

Brief : How to build an intuitive, emotional and sensory brand awareness to become an obvious choice, without fearing competitors who have been around for decades?

3 Objectives: Anchor the brand in people's mind, feed the social conversation and inspire team members and franchisees to join us.

Execution

The visuals depict consumers whose eyes pop out of their faces because of the generosity and beauty of their Popeyes chicken.

We exaggerated their reaction and especially the expression of their eyes, which almost seem to pop out of their head.

Orange is the dominant colour, but to give modernity to the visuals, we used blue gradations to create a slightly retro night atmosphere.

We also played with the logo by separating it into two parts : « Pop / Eyes » On the prints, only the first part of the logo « Pop » is visible and the end « Eyes » is directly replaced by the wide eyes of the consumers. This way, the consumer and the brand are only one.

Outcome

The campaign made the logo iconic. Besides reaching our French target, the campaign, thanks to its powerful and simple idea, went beyond the borders of France and Europe to finally reach an international audience. The brand also strengthened its image around its famous gourmet and generous Chicken. Moreover, it’s the first time that Popeyes plays with its name in such an original and creative way. By doing so, Popeyes gave consumers a great way to remember it.

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