Dan Murphy’s mythologises its founder in Thinkerbell campaign
Endeavour Group’s Dan Murphy’s has launched a new brand direction and campaign via independent agency Thinkerbell.
The campaign focuses on the eponymous founder of the retail alcohol brand, detailing his life and founding of the company.
The one-minute, 21-second film features the story of Dan Murphy, starting an underground wine club and discovering Champagne, both the place and the wine, during World War II. The video then ends with a nun stating: “He always did it his way”.
The campaign also features 30-second, 15-second and 6-second spots. A 15-second spot can be seen below.
Dan Murphy’s head of marketing & loyalty Monique Holmes said: “Helping Australia drink better sits at the heart of so much of what we do day-in-day-out. The spirit of improvement and discovery is something that’s been with the brand since Dan Murphy first established it back in 1952. That’s why when it came time for a brand idea, we couldn’t go past the intriguing stories that shaped the man himself.”
Dan Murphy’s managing director Alex Freudman commented: “If you ask Australians, many don’t know that ‘Uncle Dan’ was a wine-loving entrepreneur who created innovations that have shaped the Australian drinks industry… He was passionate about making great drinks accessible to everyone, his innovative and entrepreneurial spirit still very much live on at Dan Murphy’s today.”
Thinkerbell executive creative tinker Tom Wenborn added: “It’s a daunting task, reimagining the life of someone like Dan Murphy, his wily attitude made such a big impact on an entire industry. While he deserved his own kick-ass biopic or novel, we’ve started with a series of commercials, which in a way we think he would have been happier with, having written and directed his own commercials throughout his time. We’re incredibly proud of how the team pulled this piece together, from the research to the production, the time-travelling has been well worth it.”
The campaign is on television, out-of-home (OOH), instore, press and online.
One of Thinkerbell’s previous campaigns for Dan Murphy’s, for Christmas 2020, focused on the liquor retailer’s ability to handle the holidays.
Dan Murphy’s owner, Endeavour Group, separated from Woolworths Group on 28 June 2021.
Credits:
Dan Murphy’s part of Endeavour Group
Jo Rose – Chief Marketing Officer, Endeavour Group
Monique Holmes – Head of Marketing & Loyalty, Dan Murphy’s
Sarah Tencer – Marketing Manager, Brand, Dan Murphy’s
Thinkerbell
Di Nash – Head Production Tinker
Jamie Lane – Studio COP
Seamus Fagan – Lead Creative Tinker
Marcus Byrne – Lead Design Tinker
Nick Bennett – Head Thinker
Josh Parmenter – Lead Creative Tinker
Will Cook- Lead Thinker
Dom Counahan – Executive Brand Thinker
Adam Ferrier – Chief Thinker
Jack Dinsmoor – Lead Design Tinker
Tom Wenborn – Executive Creative Tinker
Jaime Morgan – General Manager
Jim Ingram – Chief Creative Tinker
Margie Reid – CEO
Production:
MOFA
Nick Kelly – Director
Llew Griffiths – Executive Producer
Alice Grant- Producer
Patrick Bennett – Art Director
Sophie Barker – Wardrobe
Edward Goldner – DOP
Music:
Electric Dreams
Cornel Wilczek – Composers
Leyla Varela – Executive Producer
Casting:
Studio P
Peta Dermatis – Casting Director
Sound:
Bang Bang Studios
Paul Baxter
Holli Dee
Post:
ARC
Peter Sciberras and Lucas Baynes – Editors
Fergus Rotherham – Grade
Chris Reynolds – Online
Freya Maddock – Senior Producer
This article has been updated with a list of the shorter spots.
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