Furphy Launches First Ever TV Campaign Via Thinkerbell

Furphy Refreshing Ale has launched its first-ever TV campaign in what it hopes will bring a bit of lighthearted relief to beer and footy-lovers at home during this time of social distancing.

The Unbelievable platform will celebrate the great Australian pastime of telling a tall tale over a beer.

While having a beer and a yarn in the pub with mates is not possible at the moment, there is nothing to stop people from enjoying a Furphy Refreshing Ale in the comfort of their own home and connecting socially through digital means.

Furphy [fur-fee] Noun. Australian.
A rumour or tall tale, often exaggerated and shared… also a refreshing beer.

The ad celebrates the silver-tongued and supposed golden-booted in a tale of trial and triumph – one which we can all enjoy in this trying time. The Unbelievable campaign aired on Sunday across general programming and online/social media.

Malcolm Eadie, Brand Director Craft and Premium at Lion, said: “If you had told us three months ago that we would be launching our first-ever television campaign for the beer born in Geelong in the midst of a global pandemic, we would have called it a furphy,” Eadie said.

“However, we hope this campaign serves as a reminder to everyone that this is only temporary – and we will be back enjoying a Furphy and a tall tale with mates again before we know it.”

Serge Costi, Marketing Manager Furphy at Lion, said: “This is the first chapter in Furphy’s Unbelievable platform, and the brand’s first work with creative agency Thinkerbell, and while we are all doing our bit by staying at home and social distancing right now, we hope this campaign launch will be the catalyst for many more tall tales to be told over virtual beers.”

Ben Couzens, Chief Creative Tinker at Thinkerbell said: “There are certain stories you tell again and again, they’re not yours but as you tell them, change them and add to them, they become more and more your own. Whether the unbelievable kick happened the way we’ve told it, we’ll never know. But for now, this is definitely, exactly, pretty much how I remember it. And we are sure these times will create many more tales for this Unbelievable series.”

The platform will roll out nationally across TV, digital, radio, out of home, social, and other bits and pieces, so that unbelievable furphies will be shared over unbelievable Furphys.

Credits

Lion:

Brand Director, Craft & Premium: Mal Eadie

Marketing Manager, Furphy: Serge Costi

Head of Creative Strategy: Kyle Hugall

Assistant Brand Manager, Furphy: Kayla Dryden

Creative Agency: Thinkerbell

Thinker: Rosie Burke

Lead Thinker: Nikia Shepherd

Head Creative Tinker: Tom Wenborn

Chief Creative Tinker: Ben Couzens

Tinker: Cale Berry

Production Tinker: Di Nash

Design Tinker: Marcus Byrne

Tinker: Will Fox

Chief Thinker: Adam Ferrier

Production: Good Oil

Director: Adam Stevens

Producer: Channa McLallen

Executive Producer: Simon Thomas

DOP: Germain McMicking

Music: Sonar Music

Sound: Risk Sound

Photography: Tom Franks

Media: UM

Senior Client Director: Amelia Grant

Strategy Director: Michaela Drewe

Connections Design Director: Jonny Day

Senior Partnerships Manager: Brianna Wells

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Furphy [fur-fee] Noun. Australian. A rumour or tall tale, often exaggerated and shared… also a refreshing beer.

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Furphy [fur-fee] Noun. Australian.
A rumour or tall tale, often exaggerated and shared… also a refreshing beer.