Relearn How to Patio

//  06.28.21

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Boston Pizza celebrates easing COVID restrictions with a “how to patio” refresher.

Forgotten how to prevent an awkward encounter with your server? Or maybe you’re unsure how to adjust your eyes from outdoor sun to indoor space? Well, now there’s a book for that.

As Canada’s vaccine rollout continues, and lockdown restrictions ease, most Canadians are celebrating the return of long vacant patios. For some, however, the extended lockdown has left them questioning if they even remember how to carry out the simple patio tasks they used to do so effortlessly.

For those in need of a refresher course on how to patio (yes, it can be a verb), Boston Pizza is here to help. After all, who better to help than the restaurant brand with the most patios in Canada?

Boston Pizza’s new tongue-in-cheek campaign is centered around helping customers get their patio game on point by re-training them on the things they’ve forgotten.

The centrepiece is a 72-page manual featuring articles and infographics on such things as protecting your beer from patio wasps, ordering from a real human server, and pulling apart coasters.

A select group of lucky customers will also win a limited number of 1st edition copies of this educational text through a competition running on Boston Pizza’s Instagram account. For those not lucky enough to snag a printed copy, the e-book can be downloaded at: https://bppatiomanual.com

And for consumers who prefer audio, there’s a hotline. At 1-855-BP-HOW-TO you can hear lessons on basic patio etiquette over the phone.

“With the most patio locations across Canada, Boston Pizza wrote the book on patio-ing in this country. That’s why it was necessary for us to actually write the book on patio-ing,” said Cam Boyd, Creative Director at john st., the agency that created the campaign.

“Sitting on the patio, enjoying the weather, a drink and some great food and the in-person company of friends are pastimes Canadians have universally been longing to return to. And we just want to make that return to a BP Patio a smooth and enjoyable one,” said James Kawalecki, Vice President, Marketing at Boston Pizza.

The national campaign also includes :30 and :15 TV spots, social posts, out-of-home, wild postings and radio. Credits are at the bottom of this page.

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Credits:

Client: Boston Pizza Canada
SVP, Marketing: Peter Blackwell
VP, Marketing: James Kawalecki
Director of Marketing: Niels van Oyen
Associate Marketing Manager: Gabrielle Herbert
Marketing Coordinator: Jessica Mantini

Agency: john st.
Chief Creative Officer: Cher Campbell
Creative Director: Cam Boyd
Art Director: Michelle Orlandi
Copywriter: Tim Morrison

Graphic Designer: Carol Hung
Strategist: Daavi Wong Wolfson
Group Business Lead: Ian Brooks
Business Lead: Lindsay Day
Account Supervisor: Kelly Brennan
Account Coordinator: Bairavi Sripalan
Illustration/Print Production
Producer: Erin Feldman
Illustrator: Cam Miller
Printer: Gas Company

Web Development
Producer: Natalie Cooper
Producer: Nicole Klug
Wireframes: One Pixel Off
Developer: Ahmed Wageh

French Language Campaign
Agency: Rue John
Associate Creative Director: Gabrielle Soucy-Girard
Copywriter: Beatrice Rea

TV/OLV Production
Agency Producer: Raquel Rose
Production Company: Partners FIlm
Directors: Ben & Dave
Executive Producer: Aerin Barnes
Line Producer: Amalie Bruun

Editorial: Saints
Editor: Cam Lasovitch
Producer: Mackenzie Goodwin
Online: Darling

Audio: Eggplant

Categories
COVID-19, Food

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