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SPECSAVERS

CAMPAIGN:
BEST WORST TEAM, SEASON 3

GEN Z KNEW THE LINE.
THEY DIDN’T KNOW
THE BRAND.

THE RESULTS

+2PP

Brand consideration

+11%

Brand awareness

52%

Peak likeability among 18–34s, ahead of Red Bull

+14%

Incremental reach and brand recognition

635

Pieces of coverage

25M

Views

THE STORY

Everyone under 35 could finish the sentence. Almost none of them had grown up with the ads behind it. Should’ve gone to Specsavers was nationally famous, and to Gen Z it was somebody else’s joke.

Harry Redknapp sitting in the dugout with grassroots footballers, Specsavers Best Worst Team

THE CAMPAIGN

GRASSROOTS
IMPERFECTION.

Football fans already used the line on every VAR howler, so we made Specsavers the champion of grassroots imperfection. A nationwide search, one Best Worst Team, a six-part YouTube series with Redknapp, Toone and Neville, amplified through The Rest is Football.

Micah Richards and Angry Ginge laughing together in the Specsavers campaign
Referee showing a red card during a grassroots football match
Grassroots footballers doing press-ups at training, Specsavers Best Worst Team
Harry Redknapp shouting instructions from the touchline
Grassroots footballers in black and white kits celebrating on the pitch
Team in red and black striped shirts lifting a trophy and celebrating

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