Get your beer belly out: Carlsberg asks commuters if they are 'beer body ready'

Carlsberg has launched its own poster campaign next to the controversial Protein World ad in a bit to cash in on the viral action.

Carlsberg: cashing in on the Protein World controversy
Carlsberg: cashing in on the Protein World controversy

The beer brand commissioned agency Fold7 to put up a giant poster next to Protein World's "Are you beach ready?" ad.

The Protein World posters, , were designed to promote diet supplements. But outrage broke out on social media after the posters, featuring a toned, slender, bikini-clad model, appeared to encourage women to crash diet.

According to research the posters . A beer body might be easier to achieve, however...

Carls

Brand: Carlsberg

Agency: Fold7

Creatives: Ryan Newey, John Yorke


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