Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo is fronting a takeover in a new integrated campaign via creative agency Emotive to celebrate the launch of St Hugo winery’s DR3 wines into Dan Murphy’s stores nationwide.
The campaign premise involves Ricciardo taking over Dan Murphy’s stores and renaming it ‘Dan Ricciardo’s’. The tongue-in-cheek campaign will be deployed across social and digital channels as well as through PR.
DR3 wines is a partnership between St Hugo winery (owned by Pernod Ricard Winemakers) and the F1 fan favourite.
The partnership was first established in 2020, with Ricciardo working closely with St Hugo’s chief winemaker, Peter Munro, on many aspects of the wine’s production.
“I don’t know what was cooler, seeing the wine on the shelf or seeing my face all over the store front! In all seriousness having DR3 on the shelf is special, there is so much work that goesinto each vintage, you just want to share that with as many people as you can,” said Ricciardo.
“Knowing that DR3 is now available in Dan Murphy’s, it’s a big milestone for myself and the DR3 Wines team.”
This weekend, the campaign will also activate in real life with a Dan Ricciardo’s store in Alexandria, including Ricciardo’s face replacing the original Dan Murphy motif from the 1950s.
“As we move into the next phase of our DR3 x St Hugo collaboration, we saw an opportunity to utilise the launch into retail as a way to drive excitement and recruitment in the fine wine category,” added global marketing director at Pernod Ricard, Eric Thomson.
Emotive was also the driving force last Christmas when Pernod Ricard positioned itself to dominate the at-home entertainment space, tapping into the trending spirit of the season: tequila. Its campaign for Olmeca AltosTequila starred Internet personality Jimmy Rees and Real Housewives of Sydney cast favourites Krissy Marsh and Nicole O’Neil.
Emotive CEO, Simon Joyce, said: “Like us, Pernod Ricard share a belief that creativity has the power to drive commercial outcomes.
“This campaign heroes some of our favourite Australian icons and celebrates the truth that the best advertising doesn’t always look like advertising – with long-form storytelling playing out across social, earned and a live brand experience, all working together to generate more attention and talkability than a pure paid media approach could achieve.”
Dan Murphy’s managing director, Agnieszka Pfeiffer-Smith, added: “Dan Ricciardo’s energy, commitment to wine quality and of course being a crowd favourite is something that our own Dan Murphy really prided himself on. Both Dan’s really share a passion for wine – it’s clearly in their DNA! I know our own Daniel Francis Murphy would have given a personal seal of approval to have such an eponymous takeover with this Australian star, and we can’t wait to share it.”
Dan Murphy’s is part of the portfolio of brands owned by drinks and hospitality company Endeavour Group, which earlier this month appointed BMF as its lead creative agency. Thinkerbell has held the Dan Murphy’s account since 2019, which will be handed to BMF from October 2024.
The work also follows Emotive’s launch last week for Google, enlisting Kath & Kim fan-favourite Sharon Strzelecki (played by comedian and actress Magda Szubanski) to showcase a new range of Google’s AI-powered tools.
See also:
Emotive launches campaign for Google starring Aussie icon Sharon Strzelecki
BMF wins Endeavour Group creative pitch
Credits:
Client: Pernod Ricard Winemakers
Creative & Production: Emotive
CEO: Simon Joyce
Head of Strategy: Michael Hogg
Strategy Director: Gerad Petherbridge
Senior Account Director: Zoe Hartas
Group Creative Director: Darren Wright
Senior Creative Director: Ben Sampson
Senior Copywriter: Peirce Thompson
Social Copywriter: Rory Pearson
Head of Design: Daniel Mortensen
Graphic Designers: Ery Higa & Eunice Nie
Social, Talent & Partnerships Director: Elly Scales
Head of Production: Hayley-Ritz Pelling
Director: Zane Pearson
Senior Producer: Michael Hollis
Producer (Post): Rebecca Love-Williams
Senior Editor: Sam Gadsden
Photographer: Jack Berg
PR: Liquid Ideas
Social: Darkhorse
Media: Initiative
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Top Image: Daniel Ricciardo