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Smart Shopping Start Up Bother Urges People to Break Free from Their Cupboards

05/05/2022
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Directed by Arthur Studholme and produced by Pulse Films, the ad sees a couple being hounded by their own cupboards

The campaign ‘Break free from your cupboards’, created by Hearts & Minds, marks a significant step up in marketing for the B Corp business, off the back of brand growth doubling every 45 days and successful fundraising of $12m to date with Hoxton Ventures, the investment firm that backed Deliveroo early on. 

The campaign highlights the persistent feeling of never-ending domestic obligation to keep our homes topped up with the various things that keep running out, and shows how using Bother stops your cupboards from ‘controlling your life’.

The centrepiece 30 second brings the cupboards themselves to life – as needy but likeable characters in a young couple's home. We see our young couple being hounded and chased by the cupboards as they call out for different top ups, culminating in a shot of the lead, Chris, being chased across a vista by a collective of cupboards as they call out for Oat Milk and facial moisturiser. 

The TV spot was written by Andy George, founder of Hearts & Minds, and is directed by Arthur Studholme, of Pulse Films. 

The campaign will run in London for six weeks from 21st April 2022, through Channel 4 and the wider All 4 portfolio. The TV campaign is running through Channel 4’s Greenhouse Fund, an initiative that offers UK SMEs that have never advertised on TV before match-funded commercial airtime across the broadcaster’s portfolio. 

The TV spot will be supported with out-of-home ads on TFL, direct mail, digital and social media. 

It launches a new creative platform for this ambitious brand, with much more still to come. 

Arthur Studholme, director at Pulse Films, said: “When a script landed on my desk with talking cupboards I just had to make it, and this has been a real blast.”

Bother’s head of marketing, Claire Gostling, said “Bother have worked really hard to build a great service that’s now getting massive momentum in the market, and a really strong relationship with our customers. This commercial works just as hard to show people how Bother makes your life easier and why it really is a no brainer to escape the monotony of constant cupboard top ups when you can let Bother look after everything for you instead.”

Bother founder and CEO, Douglas Morton said: “Our new creative approach highlights the fact that Bother isn’t just a shop, but a convenient service that ultimately helps take a ‘load off your mind’ by helping you keep on top of all the household essentials like pasta, loo roll, laundry powder and toiletries. We all know that nagging feeling that we’re running low on something, or the frustration of getting caught short. Bother’s service is about learning what you want and need and helping make sure you never run out.” 

Andy George, founder of Hearts & Minds said: “Bother are a totally unique service that’s genuinely disrupting the old ways of doing things. We’re really proud to have produced a commercial that is as ambitious, distinctive and enjoyable as the brand and the business are, and one with talking cupboards at that.”

Ewan Douglas, head of sales & commercial development, Channel 4 said: “We’re really proud to be helping small British businesses to achieve growth through our Greenhouse Fund. This exclusive partnership enables Bother to benefit from TV’s unique reach and impact for the very first time and we look forward to its launch.

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