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Got Milk?

Campaign · 1993 · Notable

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Manning said California's milk slogan generated over $10 million in licensing revenue.

Aaron Burr seed commercial, still from AEF's agency-authorized Brightcove copy; the surviving preview is 304 by 224.
California Milk Processor Board / Goodby, Silverstein & Partners via AEF
Got milk
Got milk? / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Spread Score

How it works
Reach49Contagion35Breadth40VelocityNo data yetLongevityNo data yet42

Numbers

2020 revival earned media; undated 'and counting' claim
650M
Self-reported · Jeff Barry, campaign creative director
Milestone date
Jun 1995
Oct 29 ’93 to Jun 1995
Platforms
5
Started on TV
Leverage
0.4×
$10M on $27M media spend

Mechanics

  • CatchphrasePrimary
  • Platform jump
  • Controversy
  • Pairing
  • Transgression

How it spread

Trace the origin

California launched milk-deprivation ads in 1993. Licensing, celebrity ads, merchandise and parodies spread the phrase; MilkPEP retired it in 2014 and revived it in 2020. The peak anchor marks reported California awareness in June 1995.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. October 1993

    California Milk Processor Board / Goodby, Silverstein & Partners seed · Oct 29 ’93

    The first Got Milk? commercial aired, showing a history buff unable to say Aaron Burr with peanut butter in his mouth.[1][2]

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  2. By end of 1994

    California milk purchasers commercial · By end of 1994

    The AEF case reported California milk sales of 755 million gallons, up from 740 million the previous year.[1]

  3. January 1995

    MilkPEP / Bozell / Bernie Hogya / Jennifer Gold Mantz owner response · Jan 1995

    MilkPEP launched Bozell's separate paid milk-mustache print campaign, photographed by Annie Leibovitz.[3][4][5]

  1. milestone · Jun 1995

  2. press · Aug 28 ’95

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Origin
Paid
Sector
Food & beverage
Region
US
2020 revival earned media; undated 'and counting' claim
650M
Self-reported · Jeff Barry, campaign creative director
Evidence
Grade B

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