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DDB Sydney,
Sydney
McDonald's "Playland"
Credits Corporate Name of Client: McDonald's Client Account Director: Helen Farquhar Agency Account Directors: Kenny Hill/Sarah Trickey/ Georgina Gooley Agency: DDB Sydney, Sydney Executive Creative Director: Matt Eastwood Creative Director: Adam Rose Copywriters: Adam Rose/John Downing/ Matthew Knapp Art Directors: Adam Rose/Matthew Knapp/ John Downing Agency TV Producer: Brenden Johnson Set Designer: Karen Murphy Production Company: Revolver Set Construction: Greg Hajdu (Greg Sets Pty Ltd)
Basic description of the project: McDonald’s wanted to communicate to adults who rarely paid them a visit. For them, McDonald’s held few emotional ties, and only offered convenience. These people had grown apart from McDonald’s. We needed to re-engage them.
The insight was that most adults, regardless of whether they still go to McDonald’s, have fond memories of it from their youth.
So, we decided to build an adult-sized Playland to make them feel like kids again.