‘I knew the joke would land well’: Mullet man Andre Agassi stars in new Uber One spot, via Special
Former tennis star Andre Agassi and a stadium full of mullets feature in the latest Uber One campaign created by Special, which plays upon the Australian Open.
Agassi, who is described to be the sports’ original mullet man, finds himself disappointed of his hair loss and lack of mullet, when the hairstyle is back.
The punchline is that the savings he gets from his Uber One membership are not as disappointing – and instead, quite appealing.
“When I first heard about the mullet joke I knew it would land well because I was familiar with Uber’s creative campaigns featuring some of my tennis contemporaries like Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal,” said Agassi.
“My family and I are frequent users of Uber and Uber Eats, so I was happy to work with their team and be part of this campaign.”
Head of marketing Uber ANZ, David Griffiths, added: “We’ve fused our self-deprecating tone with one of the most lauded tennis identities globally to show that while there are disappointing moments in life – our membership platform Uber One isn’t one of them.
“Working in collaboration with an internationally celebrated figure like Andre Agassi enables us to embed that message in an unforgettably compelling way. We anticipate this campaign will both underline that Uber One’s ‘savings don’t disappoint’ and be a precursor to more mullets appearing in sports clubs and workplaces in 2024.
“We make no apologies for either.”
Special’s Uber APAC creative director, James Sexton, said life is full of disappointments, but Uber One is not one.
“Life’s full of disappointments, a first date, the ending of that TV show, the adaptation of your favourite feline based theatrical show, or simply that mullets are back and the majestic mullet you had in your prime is long gone,” he said.
“Luckily for Andre and all Aussies, Uber One savings are definitely not disappointing.”
As part of the campaign launch, Uber One members have the chance to get free electric vehicle rides to the Melbourne tennis precinct over the next two weeks, in partnership with Kia, a sponsor of the Australian Open.
The campaign is live across TV, BVOD, online, OOH, radio, social and owned media.
Credits:
Client: Uber
Sr. marketing director, international: Lucinda Barlow
Director of marketing, APAC: Andy Morley
Head of marketing, ANZ: David Griffiths
Sr marketing manager, brand lead, ANZ: Channa Goonasekara
Marketing manager, ANZ: Rebecca Selth
Marketing associate, ANZ: Holly Dover
Senior manager, communications, ANZ: Nick Vindin
Executive creative director, international: Jerome Austria
Creative director, APAC: Adam Ledbury
Media lead, APAC: Louisa Chu
Strategy lead, APAC: Josh Pickstone
Legal director & talent manager, ANZ: Cameron Loughlin
Legal counsel & talent manager, ANZ: Jessica Shao
Social media senior associate, ANZ: Chanelle Murray
Social media associate, ANZ: Vince Lam
Creative agency: Special
Partners/CEO: Lindsey Evans & Cade Heyde
Partners/CCO: Julian Schreiber & Tom Martin
Creative directors: James Sexton & Sarah Parris
Creatives: Lauren Regolini, Locki Choi, Edwin Concubierta & Ekin Gunes
Managing director: Lauren Portelli
Team lead: Rebecca Grant
Business directors: Edward Nash & Kelly Griffiths
Business manager: Genevieve Bowes
Head of strategy: Celia Garforth
Strategy director: JJ Bender
Head of film & content production: Sevda Cemo
Senior producer: Margot Fitzpatrick
Integrated producer: Will Sealey
Head of stills: Nick Lilley
Stills producer: Danielle Senecky
Head of design: Adam Shear
Designer: Maggie Webster
Creative services manager: Kristie Dagg
PR managing director: Alex Bryant
Creative strategist: Kate Wilkinson
Film production: Good Oil
Director: Dave Wood
Executive producer: Sam Long
Producer: Lee Thomson
Cinematographer: Ross Giardina
Post production: Arc Edit
Editor: Drew Thompson
Online: Richard Lambert
Executive post producer: Daniel Fry
Post producer: Jess Ryan
Audio post: Rumble Studios
Senior sound designer: Cam Milne
Creative director: Tone Aston
Executive producer: Michael Gee
Audio producer: Siena Mascheretti
Stills production: Chee Productions
Photographer: Christopher Tovo
Executive producers: Matt Chee & Tamiko Wafer
Social production: Special Made
Social director: James Crawley
Social DOP: George Tyler
Social offline editor: Fraser Kelton
Social online editor: Brendon Killen
Media agency: EssenceMediacom
Client & planning lead: Nathaniel Thompson
Group strategy director: Marine Turner
Marketplace director: Patrick Fakiye
Digital director: Matt Leahy
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Lauren McNamara is a journalist at Mumbrella, covering the creative and PR beat. She joined in November 2022 as editorial assistant, after completing a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) at UTS.
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Great ad, Andre did it well especially with the look he gave the dog with a Mullet, cute kid who gave him the stuff for his neck .
loved it all well done to all who cotributed to the making of this ad.
5 stars *****
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