Suntory's lemon mascot is back for summer drinks marketing push

Huiyuan Suntory (Shanghai) Beverage Co.,Ltd has brought back its acclaimed cartoon mascot “DanDan (淡淡君)” this summer, and launched an integrated re-push marketing campaign to increase engagement with the young Chinese consumers.This campaign kicked off with a new TVC still featuring the main character “DanDan”, which represents its leading lemon-water drink Qin Ning Shui (沁檸水), as well as introducing a new peach flavor to their offering to better respond to local consumer’s demands.The brand also partnered with Li Chen, a Chinese TV host who started his own Chinese street-wear brand MLGB, hosting an offline event in Shanghai for launching the exclusive custom-made DanDan T-shirt featuring Dan Dan’s twelve constellations stories.People could take photos with DanDan by using the outdoor augmented reality technology as well as wining the limited edition DanDan tees.The campaign also features a customised WeChat game and gives out several “Hong Baos (紅包)” to fans including DanDan stuffed toys, DanDan T-shirts and messages themed around Zodiac signs."We hope our products could bring cool and refreshing energy to everyone this summer while leading everyone to embrace our brand spirit and get them closer to happiness,” said the marketing department of Suntory.David Shen, president of McCANN Health, Greater China said：”We’re delighted to partner with Suntory this year again to bring DanDan alive and closer to the young consumers with our innovative digital expertise across all touch points while also delivering the positive and optimistic brand’s attitude along with the pop culture, influencing more and more young people to release their work pressure and go easy on their lives.”The campaign will continue until mid-August.CreditsClient: Huiyuan Suntory (Shanghai) Beverage CO.,LtdCreative Agency: McCANN Health ShanghaiCreative Director: Hero GongAssociate Creative Director: Mijin AnArt Director: Du Peng JuBusiness Director: Jacky ChenAssociate Account Director: Kaori IdeiAssociate Account Director: Jessie FengSenior Account Executive: Kayla Cui