Last weekend’s Bledisloe Cup test saw the launch of Anchor’s new campaign, celebrating the contribution farming has made to building the nation, the dairy industry, and the national team: the All Blacks.
TheAnchor/All Blacks partnership was announced on July 31 – 80 years to the day since their 1935 overseas tour (as celebrated in Gilbert Meadows’ famous artwork of the time).
“Anchor’s story is an allegory of the story of the nation,” says Colenso CD Andy Blood. “From its humble beginning on the Hauraki Plains to becoming a big part of our national identity, and a global success story.
“New Zealand was built on the hard work and broad shoulders of its farmers. And it’s those farmers who made this country. They tamed the land. And made it productive.
“But that was the making of our agriculture, our dairy industry, and our other world famous exports, including the All Blacks.
“Farming produced a legendary crop of players: George Nepia, Sid Going, the Clarke brothers and Colin ‘Pinetree’ Meads to name just a few. Farmers all.”
Archive material featuring farming All Blacks is mixed with new footage to complete the story.
“Having now been privileged to work on nine All Blacks campaigns since 1999, it was important to help find an All Blacks story less-told,” Blood says. “And telling Anchor’s story, which is so deeply entwined with the team, allowed us to do just that – and at a time when farmers need all the acknowledgement and support for their hard work that they deserve.”
Anna Gestro, Fonterra Brands NZ marketing manager (Anchor), said “The ad shows how lots of long days and hard yakka were the making of our dairy industry, and our other world famous exports – rugby players.”
The campaign will unfold across TV, online video, OOH, and social media, with a “very special” launch on Monday 7 September.
The campaign will also launch Anchor’s new position #gostrong which will live across all campaigns.
“And that’s exactly what we all hope the All Blacks will do,” Blood said. “#GOSTRONG”.
CREDITS
Agency: Colenso BBDO
Production company: Sigi
Producer/director/cinematographer: Sigi Spath
Producer: Cam Spath
Researcher: Dustin Feneley
Art director: Chris Elliot
Liquids: Wayne T Smith
Editor: Philippe Lods
Grader: Pete Ritchie
Online: Lakshman from Creature
Sound: Franklin Road
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