Kwikset —
Focusing on the Long Term
For 75 years, Kwikset has been quietly and consistently creating some of the most trusted door hardware in the business, with a portfolio of great design and state of the art technology. With the home improvement sector running hotter than it has in recent years, Kwikset saw an opportunity to shift their focus to long-term sales by solidifying a new brand platform to separate them further from the competition.
CLIENT
Kwikset
PROJECT
Brand Campaign
DELIVERABLES
Positioning, Strategy, Style Guide, Broadcast, CTV, Display, Social Content, Landing Pages
A Smarter Kind of Simple
Since Kwikset’s solutions were so endemic to customers’ lives, we wanted to build a campaign straight from the core features and benefits that fit their worlds. With fresh inspiration, we developed a new mantra that helped communicate the benefits simply and easily—A Smarter Kind of Simple. Emphasizing the duality of “smart and simple,” the tagline represents Kwikset’s innovative products, modern designs, and ease of use.
Two Sides of the Kwikset Coin
To highlight the smarter side of Kwikset, we enlisted a favorite icon of innovation and former co-host of MythBusters, Adam Savage. We loved how Adam’s fun and unique approach to tech and innovation aligned perfectly with Kwikset’s own passions for easy to use technology that we can all geek out on. To communicate the “simpler” side of the equation, we paired Adam with a stylish, easy-going partner who isn’t all that concerned with the vast innovation that goes into Kwikset products, but truly appreciates their great design and simple features.
Results
The Smarter Kind of Simple campaign is the kind of omni-channel campaign that can light up almost any platform and is designed to reach across broadcast television, CTV, native and paid social content, as well as display advertising, with refreshes along the way for ample longevity and long-term interest.