Papa John’s
Ovechkin’s Wish
Director
Dan Hack
Type
Campaign
Lengths
:15 – 2:00
Client
Papa John’s
01.-
Context
How do you reach a target demographic that’s completely immune to advertising? Simple. Give them what they want. In this case, entertainment.
02.-
THE PROCESS
After focus grouping the target demographic, we created a comedic branded film about a young Russian boy’s dream of becoming an American pizza delivery boy. When things didn’t go as planned, he fell back on hockey. The film starred Stanley Cup winner Alex Ovechkin as himself.
03.-
RESULTS
The campaign surpassed all goals – sales goals, fundraising goals, gaining media attention, and winning an award.