Rather than show audiences the entire spot, brands are now beginning to create Super Bowl teasers for the big game. This new one for Cheetos Popcorn from Goodby Silverstein & Partners is popping back into the Super Bowl with a 30-year-old smash song from OG rapper MC Hammer.
Cheetos’ new ready-to-eat Popcorn brings the legendary taste of the iconic seasoning to one of America’s snacking favorites, swapping the butter and salt for the cheesy flavors fans know and love. Available in two flavors — Cheddar and Flamin’ Hot® — the snack elevates fans’ snacking game with cheesy and flamin’ hot twists on a snack perfect for any occasion.
The new campaign is described as a point of view, or a way of life. As in, it’s an unspoken bond you share with anyone whose fingers are constantly orange. It’s a break from the everyday, or a momentary pause on adulthood.
Titled, “It’s a Cheetos Thing,” the beloved ’90s hip-hop star is the star of the new commercial, which hilariously explores the origins of one of MC Hammer’s most beloved songs, “U Can’t Touch This.”
The teaser is in preparation for the full Super Bowl commercial that will give a nod to Cheetos-covered fingertips being not just a delicious treat, but a permission slip to escape the mundane routines of everyday life.
“Was the Cheetle the inspiration behind the iconic track?” Fans are transported back to the 1990s before MC Hammer debuted his hit song, showing that it all began with Cheetle-covered fingertips.
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“Cheetos is such an iconic and beloved brand that has gained even more popularity in the last decade, so we saw the Super Bowl as the only fitting place to debut our biggest product launch in a decade with Cheetos Popcorn,” said Rachel Ferdinando, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Frito-Lay North America.
“And of course, joining our mischievous brand identity in a playful way with MC Hammer was a perfect fit. It’s two icons coming together — Cheetos and Hammertime — in a relatable story about the Cheetle that sticks to everyone’s fingers when eating Cheetos.”
Cheetos Explodes in Pop-Culture
Cheetos last had an in-game Super Bowl TVC in 2009 during Super Bowl XLIII when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals.
Since then, the brand has seen an even greater surge in popularity on the back of numerous experiential campaigns and partnerships such as the Cannes award-winner “Cheetos Museum”; a pair of restaurants; a fashion show at New York Fashion Week; and collaborations such as Mac N’ Cheetos with Burger King and the KFC Cheetos Chicken Sandwich.
The Flamin’ Hot line has further ingrained the brand in pop-culture, showing up everywhere from celebrity social media postings to music videos from the biggest artists in the world to celebrity chef culinary creations to runway fashion.
The campaign will be supported through all of the primary channels, including the Super Bowl TVC that will also run the bulk of the year; in-store; out-of-home; and will heavy up on digital.
Stop. Hammer Time!
SOURCE: Cheetos
