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Harder, Feta, breakFaster, Stronger

Campaign · 2023 · Notable

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A four-brand Daft Punk riff ad was seen over a million times on social, Gymbox said.

“There’s no such thing as a bad idea” Next time someone says that to you, just show them these adverts and then tell them to shut their stupid mouth. Erectile dysfunction medicine. Cheese. Cereal… |…
Surreal; Gymbox; Numan; cheesegeek

Spread Score

How it works
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Numbers

Reported social sightings
>1M
Gymbox claim · Reported Apr 6, 2023 · Self-reported · Marketing Communication News
Seed to peak
same day
Apr 4 ’23 to Apr 4 ’23
Platforms
2
Started on Open web
Origin
Stunt
Food & beverage

Mechanics

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  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

Four adjacent brand panels made one Daft Punk pun. The image reached r/DaftPunk, where u/Charlucifer explicitly credited Adweek’s Instagram. That surviving repost documents a route from marketing coverage into the song’s fan community.

May ’23JunOpen webPress
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Timeline (9)

  1. April 2023

    Surreal seed · Apr 4 ’23

    Surreal posted the "harder, feta, breakfaster, stronger" creative on LinkedIn, thanking Numan, cheesegeek and Gymbox.[1]

    “There’s no such thing as a bad idea” Next time someone says that to you, just show them these adverts and then tell them to shut their stupid mouth. Erectile dysfunction medicine. Cheese. Cereal… |…
    Open the first post ↗
  2. Andrew Tindall backlash · Apr 4 ’23

    In a comment on Surreal's post, Andrew Tindall called it "more fake OOH."[1]

  3. The Drum press · Apr 4 ’23

    The Drum called it an online mock-up; Surreal would neither confirm nor deny it was a real OOH campaign.[2]

Origin
Stunt
Sector
Food & beverage
Region
GB
Reported social sightings
>1M
Gymbox claim · Reported Apr 6, 2023 · Self-reported · Marketing Communication News
Evidence
Grade B

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May ’23JunOpen webPress
Open webPress

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  1. April 2023

    Surreal seed · Apr 4 ’23

    Surreal posted the "harder, feta, breakfaster, stronger" creative on LinkedIn, thanking Numan, cheesegeek and Gymbox.[1]

    “There’s no such thing as a bad idea” Next time someone says that to you, just show them these adverts and then tell them to shut their stupid mouth. Erectile dysfunction medicine. Cheese. Cereal… |…
    Open the first post ↗
  2. Andrew Tindall backlash · Apr 4 ’23

    In a comment on Surreal's post, Andrew Tindall called it "more fake OOH."[1]

  3. The Drum press · Apr 4 ’23

    The Drum called it an online mock-up; Surreal would neither confirm nor deny it was a real OOH campaign.[2]

  1. peak · Apr 4 ’23

  2. press · Apr 6 ’23

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