Need to Revamp Your Brand's Messaging? Look at What's Trending In our 'Creative Conversations in Advertising' series, award-winning Creative Director Tescia Deák and BIZ Experiences magazine Editor-in-Chief Jason Feifer talk about the power of hijacking cultural trends.
Whether she's promoting a consumer brand or raising money for a non-profit, Tescia Deák, Creative Director of BBH USA, says her team finds inspiration in pop culture. "We like to look at things that are trending and ask ourselves how we can hijack that in a way that works for this goal," she explained to BIZ Experiences magazine Editor-in-Chief Jason Feifer.
The team at TBWA noticed period dramas were the rage, thanks to Netflix's hit series Bridgerton. So they developed a funny yet powerful campaign called "Period" for their clients at Period.org, a non-profit organization for menstrual equity. It featured European aristocrats dealing with "The Red Plague" and its effects on those who couldn't afford essential sanitary products. The ad didn't just go viral — it inspired other creators to make their period drama-inspired menstruation equity calls to action on TikTok.
"There was such a diverse mix of content from these creators," says Deák. "It was great because they were putting it on their platforms; we could funnel it through our channel and drive people to fundraise, which was our main goal."
Watch the full interview to learn more about how Deak approaches new projects and how you can use similar tactics to tap into your creativity.
