Weedmaps
Brock Ollie
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER • CREATIVE DIRECTION • CREATIVE PRODUCTION
Despite its ad dollars being rejected, my team at Weedmaps developed a compelling ad creative to elevate the conversation around censorship and advertising during sports’ biggest moment of the year, Super Bowl 2022. While the spot was a huge success, what no one knew is that it was executed (from initial request to delivery) in less than 8 weeks.
As a brand new leader to the organization, I was able to galvanize and operationalize, a new team not to just ideate, write and produce a thoughtful, thought-provoking and funny spot, but create a robust award-winning campaign and custom #broccolimaps instagram account that broke through the ether during one of the most saturated times of the year, garnering 1.4M social impressions and winning 8 Clio Awards.
Awards & Recognition
Clios: Grand Clio | Gold Winner | Silver Winner
PR Weekly: Best in Arts, Entertainment, Sports & Media
AdWeek: Top 10 Cannabis Marketing Moves of 2022
PR News: Campaign of the Year
Forbes: Super Bowl Won’t Air Cannabis Ads
AdWeek: Why This Broccoli Is Fed Up With Cannabis Censorship
Boardroom: Weedmaps and “Brock Ollie” Take on Cannabis Censorship
Reason: Pot Won't Be Advertised at Super Bowl, Though Players Will Probably Use It After
Benzinga: Weedmaps Tackles Cannabis Marketing Censorship With Digital Spot Timed For The Super Bowl
Fox Business: Weedmaps CEO Chris Beals wants to talk cannabis on Super Bowl Sunday: 'Why are we censoring this?'
Weedmaps: Why broccoli? Cannabis companies grapple with marketing and advertising hurdles