To talk about moderation to a target group that associates excesses with fun, Heineken focused on consumer insight regarding the target group: “Very often, the best opportunities come towards the end of the night”. This led to the signature campaign line “Sunrise belongs to moderate drinkers”. The video was launched on the night of 31 December on maxi screens in Times Square, in front of millions of people. On the same night, we organised a concert at 4am to reward moderate drinkers by distributing bottles of water to encourage moderate drinking. The same bottles were then distributed at clubs, as well as coasters and posters showing the campaign message. Then, to share the end of a great night spent drinking moderately, Heineken placed some sofas in front of the best sunrise spots in major cities around the world, inviting people to share their photos of that moment on #mysunrise.

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Other projects Heineken

Just Another Night Out
“Not All Nights Out are Out” is the first gaming campaign of Heineken. The initiative merges the gaming culture with the brand’s product, celebrating online entertainment as an important moment of socialization. The main film, titled "Just Another Night Out",…

Ant-Man and The Wasp
Does it count as shrinking and drinking if it’s alcohol-free? This winter, Heineken 0.0 and Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” are teaming up on a campaign that focuses on drinking (and shrinking) responsibly. Enjoy Marvel Studios’ #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania responsibly.…

The Office Cleaners
Heineken's new campaign "The Office Cleaners" is part of the #WorkResponsibly platform and aims to raise awareness among workers about the importance of having a work-life balance. This time, to remind people stuck at work that it was time to…

Bar Experience
The Horeca industry has been confronted with unprecedented staff shortages, leading establishments to reduce their capacity or, in some cases, closing down. Heineken really believes that bar work can help young people build a successful career. That’s why the brand,…

The Closer
We launched Heineken’s new positioning “For a fresher world” with a campaign bringing a fresh perspective to work-life balance. As more and more people, especially Gen Z, are facing overwork and burnout, we wanted to remind everyone that logging off…

Working late?
We used super powerful projectors to turn people working late into ads about not working late. Giving overworked New Yorkers a not so subtle reminder that if a bottle opener can close down work, they can too.

Cheers to all fans
What image comes to mind when you think about a football fan? Women fans? They make almost half of football fans across the world, so that makes sense. Cheers to that! #CheersToAllFans

The Night is Young
Heineken’s new campaign, ‘The Night is Young’, celebrates a safe return to social life with a group of vaccinated seniors enjoying a carefree night out in town. The first campaign in the #FreshBeginnings is here to encourage the youth to…

A Lockdown Love Story
For countries preparing to re-open, ‘A Lockdown Love Story’ celebrates the unexpected moments that only real life can bring. We follow a couple who falls in love online during quarantine. It isn’t until the restrictions are lifted and can meet…