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CASE 05 / 05 · 2025

Canadian
Western.

A heritage partnership grounded in practical tradition, not borrowed aesthetic.

Clients
Coors Original
× Wrangler
Agency
Zeno Group
Role
Junior Planner
Category
Alcohol, heritage collab
Year
2025
Coors × Wrangler
Background

Legacy brands with shared Western roots, now available at retail.

Coors Original and Wrangler share deep roots in Western culture. With Western culture rising in Canada, the two legacy brands are collaborating to celebrate that mutual heritage. This year is the first time the exclusive merchandise is available for public purchase.

Challenge

Portray Western culture in a way that feels authentic and seamless to Canadian audiences, without flattening it for a trend cycle.

Insight

Canadian Western heritage is a distinct identity built on practical tradition.

"Western" in Canada isn't the aesthetic imported by a trend cycle. It's the jacket worn on the job. The boots chosen for the barn. The hat bought once and kept. The campaign had to live inside that distinction, not on top of it.

Wrangler × Coors tee
Strategy

Position both brands as authentic guides to the Western lifestyle.

Activate in the places where Western culture already lives. Show the collection through a Canadian lens that highlights functional roots and offers an accessible entry point without flattening the culture for a trend audience.

My contribution

Problem clarification. Flagged the authenticity trap. A brand performing Western culture to Canadians loses the people who actually live inside it.

Insight development. Field research into Canadian Western heritage. Separated practical tradition from aesthetic borrowing. Gave the campaign a defensible line between the two.

Communications planning. Activation logic. Where to show up so the brand reads as local-authentic rather than imported.

Results
12
Total paid creators
2
Total earned creators
18
Pieces of paid creator content
202K
Paid creator impressions. 1% above KPI goal.
873K
Earned mailer impressions
Earned media
7M+
General media impressions. 184% above KPI goal.
17
Total media placements. 100% above KPI goal.
971K
Earned media social impressions
9
Total social hits
82%
Visual inclusion
8M+
Total impressions
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