UNTUCKit takes on skeptics in new campaign

UNTUCKit, the New York-based retail brand and creator of the “Original Untucked Shirt,” is launching a new campaign that takes on skeptics in an effort to engage with consumers outside of the brand’s base.

Created in 2011 by founder Chris Riccobonoand, CEO Aaron Sanandres, UNTUCKit has given men a seamless way to look sharp and feel casual by creating shirts designed specifically to be worn untucked. Over the past 8 years, the brand has expanded to offering 50 fit combinations and 13 product categories—ranging from T-shirts and polos to sports jackets and pants—in addition to a wide selection of shirts, dresses, and blazers for women.

The campaign, “Untucked Tweets,” was created by IPG creative agency Elephant, and represents the agency’s first work for the brand since being named creative AOR earlier this year.

The centerpiece of the campaign is a collection of five TV spots that feature UNTUCKit founder Riccobono reading aloud – and then directly responding to – tweets about the brand from real Twitter users.

The tweets were carefully selected for both their humorous content and ability to deliver different types of brand and product messages, with the intention of raising awareness and converting people who haven’t yet tried UNTUCKit. The tone of the responses are lighthearted and tongue in cheek. 

https://vimeo.com/445612949/4d67ff6c12


The goal of the campaign is to drive shirt sales among this new target audience, while retaining the brand’s existing loyal base. 

“The simplicity of the proposition has made UNTUCKit so compelling, and it’s also what attracts skepticism. We knew it could be powerful to lean into that tension, and loved how the Elephant team was able to find the perfect idea and tone,” says Jennifer Olsen, Chief Marketing Officer at UNTUCKit.



“We’ve seen a positive response to our founding story, but we needed a fresh way to tell it. The feedback we’ve received on Twitter provided great content. Making perfectly fitted untucked shirts is something we take very seriously, but we also appreciate that it’s funny,” noted Riccobono.


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He added, “We have also found TV to be an incredibly effective way to tell the UNTUCKit story. Shooting in the time of COVID was tricky, but the Elephant team did a fantastic job keeping us safe and capturing some great moments on film.”

“With this campaign, we wanted to tackle the skeptics head on,” said Pablo Marques, ECD at Elephant. “In doing so, we were able to hit on every product benefit in a way that gives the brand more dimension and goes beyond your traditional direct response ad.”

Other elements of the campaign include radio and social media response, where the brand will respond to every tweet about the ads in the same tongue in cheek tone. The TV spots will air on national cable channels including ESPN, ESPN2, History, Discovery, A&E, TNT, TBS, USA, Bravo, TLC, Lifetime Movie, Cooking, FOOD, FX, Paramount, TRU and CNBC.


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CREDITS:

CLIENT: UNTUCKit

AGENCY: Elephant

  • Creative: Marco Pupo, Michael Ashton, Joao Paz, Tom Mandel
  • Strategy: Luca Vergano
  • Account: Alex Stolerman
  • Leadership: Greg Assemat Tessandier, Pablo Marques

SOURCE: Elephant

UNTUCKit, the New York-based retail brand and creator of the “Original Untucked Shirt,” is launching a new campaign that takes on skeptics in an effort to engage with consumers outside of the brand’s base.

Created in 2011 by founder Chris Riccobonoand, CEO Aaron Sanandres, UNTUCKit has given men a seamless way to look sharp and feel casual by creating shirts designed specifically to be worn untucked. Over the past 8 years, the brand has expanded to offering 50 fit combinations and 13 product categories—ranging from T-shirts and polos to sports jackets and pants—in addition to a wide selection of shirts, dresses, and blazers for women.

The campaign, “Untucked Tweets,” was created by IPG creative agency Elephant, and represents the agency’s first work for the brand since being named creative AOR earlier this year.

The centerpiece of the campaign is a collection of five TV spots that feature UNTUCKit founder Riccobono reading aloud – and then directly responding to – tweets about the brand from real Twitter users.

The tweets were carefully selected for both their humorous content and ability to deliver different types of brand and product messages, with the intention of raising awareness and converting people who haven’t yet tried UNTUCKit. The tone of the responses are lighthearted and tongue in cheek. 

https://vimeo.com/445612949/4d67ff6c12


The goal of the campaign is to drive shirt sales among this new target audience, while retaining the brand’s existing loyal base. 

“The simplicity of the proposition has made UNTUCKit so compelling, and it’s also what attracts skepticism. We knew it could be powerful to lean into that tension, and loved how the Elephant team was able to find the perfect idea and tone,” says Jennifer Olsen, Chief Marketing Officer at UNTUCKit.



“We’ve seen a positive response to our founding story, but we needed a fresh way to tell it. The feedback we’ve received on Twitter provided great content. Making perfectly fitted untucked shirts is something we take very seriously, but we also appreciate that it’s funny,” noted Riccobono.


ALSO READ: Epic Games’ Fortnite spoofs famous Apple 1984 spot


He added, “We have also found TV to be an incredibly effective way to tell the UNTUCKit story. Shooting in the time of COVID was tricky, but the Elephant team did a fantastic job keeping us safe and capturing some great moments on film.”

“With this campaign, we wanted to tackle the skeptics head on,” said Pablo Marques, ECD at Elephant. “In doing so, we were able to hit on every product benefit in a way that gives the brand more dimension and goes beyond your traditional direct response ad.”

Other elements of the campaign include radio and social media response, where the brand will respond to every tweet about the ads in the same tongue in cheek tone. The TV spots will air on national cable channels including ESPN, ESPN2, History, Discovery, A&E, TNT, TBS, USA, Bravo, TLC, Lifetime Movie, Cooking, FOOD, FX, Paramount, TRU and CNBC.


Subscribe: Sign up for our FREE e-lert here.  Stay on top of the latest advertising, film, TV, entertainment and production news!


CREDITS:

CLIENT: UNTUCKit

AGENCY: Elephant

  • Creative: Marco Pupo, Michael Ashton, Joao Paz, Tom Mandel
  • Strategy: Luca Vergano
  • Account: Alex Stolerman
  • Leadership: Greg Assemat Tessandier, Pablo Marques

SOURCE: Elephant