This year has brought challenges and setbacks but it has also brought the solution to a problem that has plagued Aussies for decades. Ogilvy Sydney has discovered how to carry 4 schooners at the same time.
The agency’s solution marks the end of a dilemma that has been hotly debated online among a passionate subculture of schooner carrying experts, with Facebook and Instagram groups devoted to the art of carrying schooners with everyone united in the view that a tray is never an option.
And like all great solutions it was obvious with hindsight. The Super Schooner, created by Ogilvy’s creative and strategy teams is a set of 4 schooner glasses with a different shape that enables them to work together.
Gavin McLeod, executive creative director, Ogilvy Sydney, stated “At Ogilvy we believe in solving the world’s biggest problems. And, as anyone who has suffered the ignominy of having to resort to a tray to carry a round of ice-cold beers will attest, there’s no bigger problem to solve in the pub. So, it’s been gratifying to see the huge online response amongst beer lovers everywhere when the Super Schooner launched.”
Ogilvy’s new product Innovation was a 3-way partnership with Ogilvy, Merivale and Lion and was turned into an actual product by product design studio, Vert Design, with production handled by Trenton.
Paul Mant, group beverage manager at Merivale, stated, “It was no surprise to see such a warm reception to this innovation. Glassware is something that very rarely leaps forward, particularly specific to beer, and this is one of those occasions.”
The Super Schooner launched at Sydney pub, The Vic on the Park, during State of Origin 3 and was supported by a series of POS, also developed by Ogilvy, and a PR campaign.
Super Schooner instantly became a talking point at the pub and online, with punters extolling the virtues of the brilliant idea. They were heard to say:
“This is genius! How did it take so long for someone to create this?!”
“For someone suffering from tiny hands, I can support this idea.”
“What a time to be alive.”
“Finally, science being used for something useful.”
“This is a win for everyone with pint-sized hands who have felt inadequate because they can’t carry four schooners at once,” said Andrew ‘Hank’ Hankin.
Ogilvy hopes to see The Super Schooner released across more Merivale venues around the country and in the hands of beer lovers everywhere.
Credits:
Creative Concept: Ogilvy Australia
Glass Design: Vert Design.
Glass Production: Trenton.
Client: Lion
National Account Manager:Ben Besser
Partner: Merivale
General Manager:Cameron Hann
Group Beverage Manager:Paul Mant
Senior Marketing & Partnerships Manager: Ben Collis
