Heineken

Heineken

150 Years of Whateverken

150 Years of Whateverken

Year:

2024

Type:

Integrated Campaign

Heineken, for its 150th anniversary, celebrated how people around the world make the brand their own, turning every mispronunciation and misspelling into a global celebration.

CASE STUDY

TVC

OOH

SOCIAL

Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front

LOGO SWAP

Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front
Batch.Works product catalogue book on a work top with a graphic printed image on the front

MISUSE

Streetside billboard with flyposters of the Batch.Works brand and illustrations
Streetside billboard with flyposters of the Batch.Works brand and illustrations
Streetside billboard with flyposters of the Batch.Works brand and illustrations
Streetside billboard with flyposters of the Batch.Works brand and illustrations

For Heineken’s 150th anniversary, we ditched the usual brand nostalgia and leaned into what people actually cared about: good times. Since no one spells Heineken right anyway, we turned those misspellings into a global rebrand—releasing 300M+ bottles (and counting) with every possible mispronunciation. A full-scale activation across TV, OOH, social, and brand collabs (Adidas, Monopoly, MSGM) made the campaign impossible to ignore. The result? A 32% sales boost, +354% brand recall, and the most successful PR launch in Heineken’s history.

Credits

Director

:

BRADLEY & PABLO

Photographer

:

Lou Escobar