Nivea spends US$1.4bn to promote 100 years of skincare

The campaign is DraftFCB's first work for the brand since it won the lead global advertising account in November.

It broke across the UK, Australia, Austria, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland and Italy last week and reaches the Middle East and Asia this week.

The campaign has been created by Mark Fiddes, DraftFCB executive creative director and Jonathan Harries, vice-chairman and global chief creative officer. It carries the new strapline, '100 years of skincare for life,’ marking the brand's return to its skincare heritage.

The TV ads for all markets feature Nivea's iconic cream blue pots.

The creative team who led the campaign included: Luis Dias, DraftFCB Lisbon president; Mark Fiddes, executive creative director of the London agency; and Dagan Cohen, executive creative director in Amsterdam.

Fiddes said, "The campaign includes a single message working through all the channels with a unique visual language. We weren’t looking for models for the campaign but believable people from grandmothers, five year-old, young lovers and teenagers."

Activity will launch across TV, social media, retail activation, print and digital, and will continue the brand's collaboration with pop star Rihanna, who sings 'California King Bed' on the TV ad's soundtrack.

Markus Pinger, Beiersdorf board member, said, "Not only is this our biggest campaign to date but also our biggest digital campaign with a big presence of Facebook. It's a reincarnation of an old message about skincare portrayed in a contemporary way."

Other campaigns featuring the key body care product lines – Visage, Body and Deodorant – will follow.

This article was first published on campaignlive.co.uk.