This slice of life at a restaurant flips the norm, showing us a woman taking the initiative and about to propose marriage to a man–underscoring the value of Secret Stress-Tested for Women deodorant.
Titled “The Question,” this spot was conceived by a creative team at Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Ore., and directed by Aoife McArdle via Anonymous Content.
Client Procter & Gamble/Secret Agency Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Ore. Justine Armour, creative director/writer; Caio Lazurri, creative director; Johan Arlig, art director; Brooke Barker, copywriter; Jessica Staples, producer; Michael Holz, interactive strategy; Carly Presho-Dunne, social strategy; Angela Jones, strategic planning. Production Anonymous Content Aoife McArdle, director; SueEllen Clair, exec producer; Sally Campbell, exec producer (Somesuch); Christopher Gallagher, producer; Alexis Zabe, DP. Editorial Final Cut Paul Zucker, editor; Eric McCasline, exec post producer; Suzy Ramirez, head of production; Sarita White, producer. Visual Effects MPC Los Angeles Elexis Stern, exec producer; Ben Persons, shoot supervisor; Mark Gethin, colorist; Susanne Scharping, VFX lead; Sandra Ross, Vincent Blin, Warren Paleos, VFX; Kathleen Kirkman, designer. Music Marmoset Will Canzoneri, composer; Tim Shrout, producer. Sound Design Barking Owl Michael Anastasi, sound designer; Kelly Bayett, exec producer. Audio Post Lime Studios Sam Casas, mixer.
How do you top one of the most viral brand videos ever made? Spoiler alert: you can’t. But when Dollar Shave Club tapped Zack Seckler to direct a new campaign to revive the absurdist humor of its iconic launch video, he knew he had a rare opportunity to create something special.
The brief was simple: introduce the concept of a physical “Club” that people would love to join while showcasing Dollar Shave Club’s products and embracing the weird. From script to direction and post, Seckler--an alum of SHOOT’s 2021 New Directors Showcase--was invited to help sculpt that vision.
The result is this “Welcome to the Club” spot which invites us to join a unique, seemingly exclusive but in reality an accessible and affordable fraternity of Dollar Shave Club members. But you need to know the password or more accurately, the two-word phrase--"shave money."
“The Club” campaign brings the brand back to its humorous roots, reflecting a new chapter after being acquired by Nexus Capital Management from Unilever in late 2023. The work takes Dollar Shave Club back to its disruptive beginnings and what made the brand a viral sensation from its inception in 2011.
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