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Have a break, have an AI break

  • KitKat
  • Global
  • 2 min
  • Made for Instagram

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KitKat campaign visual: the letter A next to a KitKat bar standing in for the i, reading Have A(I) Break
Campaign visual: KitKat "Have A(I) Break"
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  1. A KitKat case study. Have a break. Have A(I) break. How one letter updated a slogan from 1957.
  2. One letter. Everyone was talking about AI, so KitKat joined in with one letter. The point of the ad: AI needs breaks too.
  3. The idea: still "breaks help". KitKat pointed at a real Google DeepMind paper, where a model gave better answers when the prompt told it to take a deep breath.
  4. Why people stopped scrolling. AI was the topic of the year. A real paper gave a silly idea a straight face. It's funny.
  5. What I took from it. Breaks are for everyone, apparently software included. Borrow a new topic, keep the old message.
  6. What brands can copy. Borrow a trend only when it fits something you already say. One real source beats ten adjectives. Make them laugh before you sell.
  7. That's the whole campaign. One letter added to a 1957 slogan, backed by a real paper. I'd like to see more brands try something this small.

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Why I picked it: it's a product decision cosplaying as an ad. they changed one thing and kept the rest.

What I'd test: would the joke work without the paper? my guess is no. the paper is doing the heavy lifting.

Where I use this: release notes. old feature, new context. same energy.

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my notes (3)
  • Why I picked it: it's a product decision cosplaying as an ad. they changed one thing and kept the rest.
  • What I'd test: would the joke work without the paper? my guess is no. the paper is doing the heavy lifting.
  • Where I use this: release notes. old feature, new context. same energy.

all seven slides

same seven as the original post. reworded, nothing added. we don't pad here.

Photos: KitKat campaign visuals from my original post. KitKat bars: Evan-Amos, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

the receipt

A very small campaign, itemised.

RECEIPT · KITKAT

LETTERS ADDED
1
SLOGAN FROM
1957
REAL PAPERS CITED
1
JOKES (IT LANDED)
1
NEW SLOGANS NEEDED
0

HAVE A BREAK. YOU EARNED IT.

RECEIPT · KITKAT HAVE A BREAK. YOU EARNED IT. TAPto print

RECEIPT · KITKAT

LETTERS ADDED
1
SLOGAN FROM
1957
REAL PAPERS CITED
1
JOKES (IT LANDED)
1
NEW SLOGANS NEEDED
0

HAVE A BREAK. YOU EARNED IT.

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