A day to make Mother's Day.

_When you’ve got 24 hours to create a concept that cuts through the corny cliches, you need to deliver. Rather than going round the houses, we went straight to the source and asked mums what they really thought about PizzaExpress. And contrary to whatever they’ll have us believe, it turns out they really do have favourites.

Campaign
Copywriting

Project overview

Client
PizzaExpress
Project undertaken
2024
Region
UK
Related
Sector
Food & Beverage
Disciplines
Campaign
Copywriting
Team
_Creative Direction
Paul Irwin

_Design
Luke Farquharson

_Client team
Alice Lyons

_Writing
Paul Irwin
Millie Jones
The context
PizzaExpress, one of the UK’s most beloved casual dining brands, wanted to create a memorable campaign for Mother’s Day that was heartfelt, headstrong, and hit different from traditional Mother's Day marketing.

The craft
Rather than talk at mums, we talked to mums and asked them what they liked about the restaurant. From always accommodating kids, food that never falters, and the simple joy of sipping on Prosecco, one thing became clear, PizzaExpress gets mums.

So, we rolled up our sleeves and got cracking on a campaign line that disregarded our own mums’ advice of ‘don’t get clever with me’ and succeeded in striking a chord with them and their kids.

The end result
From A Boards and table talkers through to digital screens and social assets, the campaign was rolled out across all touchpoints to inspire tentative triers and the die-hard diners to celebrate Mother's Day at PizzaExpress. Driving bookings and putting bums on seats, the campaign confirmed that PizzaExpress is always a mother’s first choice.
Typefaces
Domaine Display
DM Sans
A big thank you! There were a number of fab ideas [...] which built on something we’d been playing with but nailed the tone.
Jo Vaughton
Marketing Director - PizzaExpress