STōK Cold Brew is not a beer. It’s Danone’s iced coffee brand in the US. Is iced cool with the hip millennial crowd? Well, it will be. Because Fallon Minneapolis knows what it takes to be cool. And Fallon is STōK Cold Brew’s creative agency of record.
The agency has teamed up with Turn Down for What rapper, Lil Jon, to teach people how to be a hype man (or woman). Lil Jon, for the uncool, is cool. He’s a Grammy winner and the “king of hype”. Hype people, for the uncool, is the name for the backup rapper who shouts things like “yeah!” “werk!” and “let’s go!”
The campaign includes an interactive experience where you can create your own hype track at www.stokyourself.com, inserting your own name and activities to curate your own personal hype-music video.
“I’ve gotten people hyped my whole career,” Lil Jon stated. “It’s cool to be partnering with a brand that wants to motivate and energise folks…especially in such an epic way!”
“At STōK, we never take ourselves too seriously,” added Lindsey Morgan, director of marketing for STōK. “We craft cold brew coffee that’s not only deliciously smooth, but also inspires motivation to pump up the day. Lil Jon is the perfect partner for us to bring the hype!”
There’s also a series of Lil Jon how to (do cool things like Lil Jon does) videos:
An Alexa Skill. Just ask: Alexa, Ask SToK Cold Brew To Hype Me Up.
And the coolest press release ever (for wannabe-cool journos).
Credits:
Agency: Fallon Minneapolis
Executive Creative Director: Patrick Figueroa
Art Directors: Boris Opacic & Matt Terrell
Copywriter: Zack Carlstrom
Designer: Matt Curtis
Head of Integrated Production: Pat Sidoti
Producer: Patrick Gantert
Chief Executive Officer: Mike Buchner
Senior Business Affairs Manager: Brendan Lawrence
Director of Strategy: Julianna Simon
Group Planning Director: Chad Koehnen
Director of Digital: Greg Swan
Associate Director of Digital: Carter Jensen
Group Account Director: Jordan Hoffarber
Account Director: Suzy LangdellProduction Company: Prettybird
Director: fourclops
Co-Founder & Executive Producer: Kerstin Emhoff
Vice-President & Executive Producer: Ali Brown
Executive Producer: Derek Richmond
Line Producer: Alana Mitnick
Director of Photography: Kevin Phillips
Post Production: Chimney
Managing Director: Filip Kiisk
Producer: Sabrina Harrison
Editor: Marcus Kullgren
Colourist: Vincent Taylor
VFX Supervisor: Petter Lindholm
Teasers Post Production: Charm School & Volt Studios
Interactive: Prettybird & Particle3
Interactive Director: fourclops
Digital Production: Particle3
Executive Producer: Lihu Roter
Account Manager: Dania Tatanaki
Interactive Producer and UX: Gal Shaya
Digital Producer: Efrat Kariv
Voice Synth Technology: VocaliD
Music & Sound Design: SisterBoss
Music & Track Development: Storefront Music
Client: SToK Cold Brew
President, Plant-Based Food & Beverages and Coffee Creamers & Beverages, Danone North America: Carlos Veraza
VP Consumer Engagement & Design: Dan Hamilton
Marketing Director: Lindsey Morgan
Director, Consumer Engagement: Sam Gansebom
Associate Brand Manager: Jessica Holland
Integrated Marketing Manager: Gretchen Offenhauser
Integrated Marketing Associate Manager: Emily Schell
Integrated Marketing Specialist: Marie Catallo
External Communications, Senior Manager: Nancy Fishgold