Digitas UK bets on positivity in belVita campaign

Digitas UK has created a new campaign for BelVita that shows the positivity that comes from choosing the wholegrain breakfast biscuit.

The idea aims to elevate BelVita beyond nutritious and functional to become a catalyst for making better choices daily, creating a stronger emotional connection with audiences.

The 20” spot begins with a young woman at her office desk feeling frustrated until she picks up a BelVita soft bake and eats it, consequently putting a smile on her face and leading her to share a smiley made of Post-It notes on her office window. Her positive energy radiates through the rest of the ad as the ripple effect of the smiley travels to people in different scenarios.

The wider campaign will run on digital and social across Europe, with the main markets being the UK, France, Russia and Czech Republic. As part of the connected experience strategy, Digitas UK has created dynamic contextual video reminders, delivering empathy at scale with even more ways for people to keep their positivity up.

Digitas UK executive creative director, Laz Nikiforidis said: “BelVita pioneered the breakfast biscuit category, and that awareness of the BelVita brand has never gone away. This work aims to re-establish Belvita’s ownership of the category by bringing to life what can really happen when we choose to put a bit of positivity out in the world - and that all starts with BelVita.”

Melissa Stuart, BelVita MEU base & equity manager, Mondelez, added: “Working with Digitas, we wanted to inspire people by showing that with little choices you can make every day, you can make a big impact on those around you. With our ambition to lead the nutritious bakery category, focusing on how food choices impact our wellbeing, this new approach helps us create a real and meaningful connection with our audience by showing how BelVita brings you and helps you to spread Positive Energy within your world.”

CREDITS

Executive Creative Director: Lazaros Nikiforidis

Creative teams: Ash Prentice and Tim Van Der Mee, Dani Brown and Alex Wood

Designers: Daniel Bale, Tim Vukcevic, Roger De Alessandri

Strategy Partner: James Whatley

Senior Strategy Director: Carlos Rodrigues

Strategy Director: Eric Woning

Business Director: Frank Freeman

Senior Account Director: Alexandra King

Account Director: Karhlia Scata

Senior Project Manager: Ian Kaye

Senior Account Director (PoP - Production): Beatrix Imrei

Digital Associate (PoP - Production): Nollaig O'Maoileoin

Group Account Director (PoP - Production): Petra Aniot-Helt