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    Barbie

    You Can Be Anything

    Bringing Barbie back for good

    Summary

    In the face of declining sales, Mattel approached Taboo to help rebuild Barbie’s cultural relevance amongst Aussie children and parents.

    To localise their global positioning, “You Can Be Anything,” we found three inspirational Aussie kids who were living proof of this ethos and put them at the centre of our integrated campaign.

    Result

    Our campaign reversed a decline in sales for the first time since 2013 resulting in a 20% jump in point of sale and a 16% increase in shipping. We broke the stereotype by creating the first Barbie ad to feature a boy

    Case Study

    TVC – Quincy

    TVC – Cael

    TVC – Grace

    Cael the humanitarian

    Quincy, champion surfer

    Grace, Youtube sensation

    Cael

    Quincy

    Grace

    Cael

    Quincy

    Cael’s family

    Quincy and her Dad

    Grace in the editing studio

    Quincy the champion

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