Kellogg’s has launched a new campaign via Pead PR, Mindshare and JWT social for its Special K brand dubbed ‘Own it’, in partnership with Women’s Health Action, which celebrates women and encourages them to embrace their bodies, whatever the size, shape or form and celebrate their inner strength. The initiative is being pushed out through social media using some Kiwi role models to help get the message across. PLUS: while the message for women to embrace their bodies is good, is it going to be taken seriously when the Special K brand was built around the idea dieting and losing weight? FABIK’s Angela Barnett shares her view.
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Special K encourages women to embrace their bodies, moves on from slim models in red attire
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Flick’s Jessica Venning-Bryan on marketers’ role in mainstreaming body positivity
It’s no secret that women have a long history of being marginalised and misrepresented in advertising. Flick general manager of brand Jessica Venning-Bryan discusses how marketers have a responsibility to move things forward and shares the thinking behind the representation of women in Flick’s latest ad campaign.