For the Love of Kudu.
Kudu turned the copycat 'Kudu' sandwich shops across Saudi Arabia into a hunt: send in a photo of a fake Kudu sign and get a discount coupon for the real thing.
- العلامة التجارية
- KUDU
- الوكالة
- VML
- السوق
- السعودية
- المنطقة
- السعودية
- السنة
- 2024
التحدي
In Saudi Arabia, Kudu has become the everyday word for a chicken sub, and the entry says thousands of copycat restaurants put the name on their signs unchanged. Kudu wanted to reclaim its name without legal battles or corporate messaging.
الفكرة
VML Riyadh embraced the imitators instead of fighting them. 'Claim a Kudu for a Kudu' was a limited-time offer: spot a fake Kudu sign, snap it and DM it to @kuduksa for a discount coupon at a real Kudu. Kudu also answered viral 'Kudu at home' recipes and tutorials with coupons. A documentary-style brand film, كودو من ربعك (One of Us), directed by Ali Kalthami, celebrated how the name became part of everyday life; Kudu posted it on YouTube on 7 November 2024. The campaign ran on Instagram, X, TikTok and Snapchat, on Kudu's own channels, in store and through PR and influencers.
النتائج
- +7.2% consideration among young adults, according to the Dubai Lynx entry
- 7 million video views, $1.39 million in PR value and 1.3 million media impressions, by the entry's figures
مصدر دراسة الحالة: Dubai Lynx (Love The Work) المصدر ↖
الجوائز
- Cannes Lions 2025 Shortlist (Social & Creator – Travel, Leisure, Retail, Restaurants & Fast Food Chains)
فريق العمل
- الوكالة الإبداعية
- VML Riyadh
- CEO, VML Riyadh
- Camille Haddad
- مبدع، VML Riyadh
- Chafic Haddad
- مبدع، VML
- Jean El Azar
- مبدع، VML Riyadh
- Firas Ghannam
- الإنتاج، VML Riyadh
- Joe Aboudaher
- الإنتاج، VML Riyadh
- Jamil Ghrawi
- Account, VML Riyadh
- Ahmad Saadoun
- Account, VML Riyadh
- Hussah Ghaleb
- المدير الفني الأول، VML
- Abdulhadi Tulimat
- المدير الفني، VML
- Hana Ghemrawi
- كاتب الإعلانات الأول، VML
- Muhannad Abdulrahim
- مدير التسويق، KUDU
- Lama Ghaddar
- Director of Marketing Communications, KUDU
- Karyn Jallad
- Head, Spark Foundry
- Paul Seif
- Media Manager, Spark Foundry KSA
- Aya Sabagh
- Senior Content Executive, Spark Foundry KSA
- Tala Adib
- Media Executive, Spark Foundry KSA
- Ziad Saeed
- Commercial Manager, KUDU
- Abdulmajeed Al Luhaimy
- Marketing Supervisor, KUDU
- Gerardo Santos
- المخرج، brand film
- Ali Kalthami


