Wed, Oct 21
Starbucks / UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia / 2024OOH · Social

You Crave. We Craft.

Tinker Tailor says its late-2024 Starbucks campaign for Dubai, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia ran in English and in both standard and Gulf Arabic under one promise: You Crave. We Craft.

Brand
Starbucks
Market
UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
Region
GCC
Year
2024

The challenge

Tinker Tailor's case study gives no detailed brief. It describes the job as showcasing Starbucks' regional coffee favourites across Dubai, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in one campaign, with Arabic copy chosen for cultural relevance.

The idea

The line pairs the customer's craving with the barista's craft. According to the agency, the Arabic was written in both Modern Standard Arabic and Gulf dialect; its visuals show نُحضّر لك الذي تحبه and, in dialect, نحضّر لك اللي تحبه. Tinker Tailor says the campaign launched in November 2024 and ran outdoors across Dubai, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, with a social media extension, and that its Dubai sites included an 84-metre display at City Walk and digital screens along Jumeirah Beach. The agency's own footage shows a 10-second animated spot that runs from coffee beans to espresso to an iced drink, and a long LED screen carrying a second line, Crafted to perfection (محضّر بإتقان). It lists its role as campaign, copywriting, art direction, animation and production.

Case study source: Tinker Tailor case study Source ↗

Credits

Client
Starbucks Coffee MENA (Alshaya Group)
Campaign, copywriting, art direction, animation and production (agency-reported)
Tinker Tailor

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