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Cheestrings: Lunch Trade


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The stunt, created for Cheestrings by Toronto agency Broken Heart Love Affair, has so far resulted in over 1,000 serious (and not so serious) offers, and 213M (and counting) earned media impressions. Last Tuesday (Aug 2) a giant billboard selling a single Cheestring went up at Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square. Yeah, a Cheestring.
The ad read:

FOR TRADE: One Cheestring
Accepting trades for one Cheestring. Marble flavour. Still in original packaging.
No lowballs. I know what I have. 647-407-0938
The billboard was up for three days and has so far received over 1,000 offers (and counting) ranging from the serious to the ridiculous—including two Persian cats, a broken lawnmower, Shaquille O’Neal Rookie Cards, someone’s pregnant girlfriend, a golden gorilla statue, and a yacht. The news media took notice, and media coverage started to come in from outlets including Narcity, CityTV, New York Post, Breakfast Television, Global News and HuffPost. The phone number on the ad directs to an actor, Joey Harlem, hired to play the role of a 48-year-old professional trader named Angel Domingo. One New York-based radio station even offered Mr. Domingo his own show as a trade. The stunt is part of “Keep it Cheesy”, a new campaign created for Black Diamond Cheestrings by Toronto-based agency Broken Heart Love Affair that taps into the brand’s fun and playful nature.
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Client

Vice President, Marketing - Cheese & Tablespreads - Lactalis: Sabrina Zollo

Marketing Director, Black Diamond & Tablespreads: Enrique Larez

Agency

Chief Business Officer: Bev Hammond

VP Strategy: Kristy Pleckaitis

Broadcast Producer: Erica Metcalfe

Integrated Producer: Demi Veselinovic

Production Coordinator: Olivia Cousineau

VP, Client Success: Joline Matika

Supervisor, Client Success: Annabel Harding

Production

Line Producer: Jeff Schwartz

Assistant Director: Michael Metcalfe

Editing House: Saints Editorial

Editor: Brian Williams

Assistant Editor: Corinne Grans-Wood

Executive Producers: Michelle Rich, Mackenzie Goodwin

Post-Production House: Darling

Colourist: Kassi Bellamy

Colour Assistants: Will Culverwell, Jesse Hilton

Executive Producer: Stephanie Hickman

Producer: Faith Clark

Flame Artist: Lauren Rempel

Audio House: OSO

Creative Director: Daenen Bramberger

Executive Producer: Hannah Graham

Casting: Mann Casting

Media Agency (Activation): Epitaph

Media Agency (TV/OLV): Zenith Media

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