'Write a KitKat ad the way Gen Z speaks'.
Kitkat has recognised a perfect opportunity to take its own advice, take a break, and let generative AI take the lead on the latest campaign.
Some generic briefs such as: ‘Write a KitKat ad the way Gen Z speaks’, ‘Write a KitKat ad about gamers’ and ‘Write a KitKat ad about the latest trends’ generated some half-decent scripts.
Those scripts were used to prompt an image generator, resulting in some ‘almost ok’ images. And an AI voice was fine too. The results weren’t perfect, but it meant the fingers everyone needed to lift were mainly chocolate ones.
João Braga, chief creative officer at Wunderman Thompson, said: “AI is revolutionising our industry and beyond, but the reality is not every brand has something relevant (or fun) to say on that space.
"KitKat has breaks, and AI gives us more of those. So, we thought we’d have a crack at it ourselves and poke some fun at AI – while we can.”
Melanie Chen, Nestle head of marketing confectionary, said: "We're all for creating more opportunities to 'have a break', so when Wunderman Thompson asked us if we could let AI generate our next round of advertising content, we couldn't pass it up.
"I think we all agree from the outcomes, AI won't replace jobs in our industry any time soon without some real watch outs."
The campaign is now live with 30’, 15’ and 6’ social and digital video, and 30’ audio and podcasts.
Credits:
Nestle, KitKat
Vice President – Global Category Lead KITKAT: Chris O’Donnell
Head of Marketing Confectionary: Melanie Chen
Senior Marketing Manager (Chocolate): Shannon Wright
Senior Brand Manager (KitKat): Monique Ellis
Wunderman Thompson
Chief Creative Officer: Joao Braga
Chief Strategy Officer: Mel Wiese
General Manager: Annabelle Barnum
Creative Director: Steven Hey
Creative Director: Simon Koay
Group Account Director: Samantha Scheidler
Account Manager: Francesca Brown
Senior Producer: Siobhan Crawley
Editor: Alex Barnett
Media Agency
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