March 11, 2025

Pringles: Hot vs Cole

Pringles: Hot vs Cole

Pringles: Hot vs Cole

Creative direction for the launch of Pringles’ partnership with Chelsea FC star Cole Palmer, leading the rollout of the “Hot vs Cole” campaign. The campaign brought Pringles into the heart of football culture through playful, meme-driven content that highlighted Palmer’s personality. The activation celebrated the release of Pringles’ newest flavour—Hot Blazin’ Fried Chicken, expanding the brand’s popular “Hot” range and driving culturally relevant engagement across football audiences.


Creative direction for the launch of Pringles’ partnership with Chelsea FC star Cole Palmer, leading the rollout of the “Hot vs Cole” campaign. The campaign brought Pringles into the heart of football culture through playful, meme-driven content that highlighted Palmer’s personality. The activation celebrated the release of Pringles’ newest flavour—Hot Blazin’ Fried Chicken, expanding the brand’s popular “Hot” range and driving culturally relevant engagement across football audiences.


Creative direction for the launch of Pringles’ partnership with Chelsea FC star Cole Palmer, leading the rollout of the “Hot vs Cole” campaign. The campaign brought Pringles into the heart of football culture through playful, meme-driven content that highlighted Palmer’s personality. The activation celebrated the release of Pringles’ newest flavour—Hot Blazin’ Fried Chicken, expanding the brand’s popular “Hot” range and driving culturally relevant engagement across football audiences.


Year

2025

Client

Pringles

Category

Creative Direction

Product Duration

6 Weeks
The Brief
The Brief

Use the power of Cole’s social media to create a moment around the launch of Blazin’ Fried Chicken driving social conversation and in-store sales.


The Strategy
The Strategy

CHALLENGE​
Build on the success of Pringles’ "Hot vs Cool" initiative aiming to embed Pringles into football entertainment and snacking rituals. ​

AUDIENCE & BARRIER​
Football loving social explorers | Polished content isn’t cutting through with fans seeking raw and hilarious meme-able moments in the sport. ​

CAMPAIGN TONE​
Fun, witty, mischievous. ​

​BRAND ROLE​
The Unnecessary Football Genius; catalysts of Unexpected Fun.​

The Concept
The Concept

A series of challenges testing Cole's cool.


  1. Cole Sweats - The Sauna Challenge

    Cole enters a steaming sauna, waiting for him inside, is the new Pringles Fried Chicken and a round of spicy questions. With rising heat and increasingly absurd questions, can he keep his cool as the spice and tension intensify?

  2. How Hot? Blind fold taste test

    Cole takes on a challenge to match the Hot flavour to the product.

  3.  Hot Air Inspired by First we Feast Hot Ones, Cole sits down with his sister Hailie taking on hot questions, each one gets progressively spicier (both in opinions and snacks).







Credits
Credits

Creative Direction: Beni De Makoso  x Mark Rosenberg
Social strategy wizardry: Nicole Sime
Strategy Insight: Jack Ward x Daniel Ward
Production: Billie Darian x Claire Smith
Talent: Anshul Goyal x Robert Whittaker
Videographer: Maria Vasquez
Director: Ayman Chaudhry
Copywriter: Callum Tyler
Styling: Angelica Giles
HMU: Nicola Svensen
Agency: Ear to The Ground

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BASED IN MCR, United Kingdom

Creative DIRECTION

Let'S WORK

TOGETHER

Let'S WORK

TOGETHER

BASED IN MCR, United Kingdom

Creative DIRECTION