Myer is helping put the joy back into 2020 with a Christmas campaign encouraging Australian’s to come together to celebrate all of the moments they’ve missed out on this year and make this Christmas even "Bigger than Christmas".
From birthday parties, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, anniversaries, Easter, and weddings that have had to be put on hold or celebrated in isolation – Australians will be packing it all into one day where they can celebrate it all.
To launch the campaign, Myer have today released an original Christmas carol that reflects on the events and occasions that were a little different this year, using iconic Aussie satire and sunny-side up sense of humour.
The campaign will come to life across all facets of the major Australian retailer’s communications including advertising, visual merchandising, stores and digital platforms.
It also showcases Myer’s curated, "one-stop" Giftorium experience, which includes an exclusive partnership with Disney.
In addition, Myer Gifticians will solve all gift giving needs to suit all ages and budgets and there will be complimentary gift wrapping along with the option for customers to round up their purchases at the point of sale, with proceeds going to charity.
“Our Bigger than Christmas campaign is about focusing on the joys of coming together and celebrating this Christmas like never before," Myer chief customer officer Geoff Ikin says.
“For a year that’s been like no other, this campaign has never been more culturally relevant, and is something we will all be able to relate to. We hope it provides joy and inspiration for Australians to really celebrate this Christmas and, for that matter, all the other occasions that have been missed this year.
“With our curated, one-stop Giftorium there is no better place to shop. Myer is there for all Australians and all occasions. Also, through our charity bear, Gilbert, our POS round up and more initiatives to come, we also look forward to supporting those most in need at this special time of year.”
Clemenger BBDO Melbourne executive creative directors Jim Curtis and Ryan Fitzgerald say the campaign hopes to encourage Australians to celebrate big this year after everything that has happened.
“It has been one hell of a year. However, out of the mayhem comes the opportunity for Australians to have a Christmas like never before—to cram all that we have missed into one chaotically wonderful day," Curtis and Fitzgerald say.
"And there’s only one store where you can find the perfect gifts for such a rare occasion: Myer. So this year we hope everyone has a very merry birthday and a happy new mother’s day.”
The campaign’s media approach is led by Ikon.
Credits
Client: MYER
Geoff Ikin – Chief Customer Officer
Gemma Hunter – GM Marketing
Emma Heinceslater – Marketing Manager
Bridget Thompson – Social Media Manager
Aaron Achurch – Head of Media
Mel Touma – Media Manager
Claudia Hackworth - National Publicity
Creative agency: Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
Production:
Production Company - The Sweetshop
Nick Kelly - Director
Llew Griffiths - Executive Producer
Edward Pontifex - Managing Director
Stefan Duscio - DOP
Music – Electric Dreams / Level Two Music
Sound - Electric Dreams / Squeak E Clean
Offline Editor - Bernard Garry (The Editors
Post Production - The Editors
Media: Ikon
Jeremy McNamara - Client Service Director
Ante Pejic - Digital Director
Katherine Sheppard - Digital Manager
Jake Devlin - Communications Manager
Jackie Findlay - Trading Manager
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