The Heineken 'Shutter Ads' campaign showcases closed bars during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights the emotional and economic impact on bar owners with scenes of shuttered doors and empty interiors. Through hopeful messaging, Heineken partners with bars by purchasing shutter spaces to display advertisements, thereby redirecting their media budget to financially support these establishments. This initiative aims to empower bar owners and help them recover and reopen. The visuals include storefronts across the world with Heineken branding and community support messages. Interviews with bar owners add personal stories, emphasizing resilience and solidarity. The ad uses a soundtrack with emotional appeal to enhance its narrative, concluding with the positive outcome of over 5,000 bars around the world benefiting from the program.
Sr. Director Global Heineken® Brand
Bram Westenbrink
Director Communication Global Heineken® Brand
Daniela Iebba
Global Communication Manager Heineken® Brand team
Tanya Lubis
Global Communication Manager Heineken® Brand team
José Antonio Casillas
Marketing Director Heineken® Spain
Marta Garcia Alonso
Sr. Marketing Manager International Premium Brands Spain
Lorenzo Rocco
Brand Manager Heineken® Spain
Veronica Sica
Heineken® Associate Brand Manager Spain
Coqui Bonet Ybarra
Marketing Director Heineken® Italia
Jan Bosselaers
Marketing Manager Heineken®
Alessandro Manunta
Senior Brand Manager Heineken®
Andrea Menegon
Global Chief Creative Officer Publicis WW
Bruno Bertelli
Chief Creative Officer Publicis Italy
Cristiana Boccassini
Global Executive Creative Director
Mihnea Gheorghiu
Global Creative Director
Eoin Sherry
Executive Creative Director
Michele Picci
Associate Creative Director – Art Director
Andrea Sarcullo
Senior Copywriter
Ruxandra Drilea
Creative Supervisor
Giuseppe Vescovi
Creative Supervisor
Rosario Floridia
Copywriter
Alex Sinmaleza
Art Director
Ivan Montebello
Art Director
Thomas Aito
Copywriter
Margherita Teodori
Global Strategy Director
James Moore
Strategy Director
Natasha Wallace
Global Client Service Director
David Pagnoni
Le Pub Amsterdam GM & Global Client Services Director