got milk? — 30th anniversary

we brought back an iconic campaign — this time starring the audience

for got milk?'s 30th, we skipped celebrities. we built a touring photo studio and put the milk mustache on real californians. their posts did the campaign for us.

client
Got Milk?
milestone
30-year anniversary
market
California, statewide
channels
experiential · social · OOH
got milk? — milk mustache 30 years

the problem for the brand

a legendary campaign nobody under 30 remembers

the milk mustache is one of the most famous ads ever made. but for gen z it's a museum piece. got milk? needed a way to make it feel current without disowning the past.

the idea

the got milk? photo studio

we built a photo studio and toured it across california. anyone could step in, wear the mustache, and leave with a shareable portrait. the celebrities were the customers.

what the client got

earned media that money can't buy

  • coverage in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, CBS, and FOX
  • instagram, tiktok and facebook flooded with user-made mustaches
  • the same photos became digital billboards across major cities — no extra shoot needed
  • for other clients: how to turn one physical activation into press, social and OOH at the same time

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