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Got Milk — Aaron Burr
TV still

Got Milk — Aaron Burr

California Milk Processor Board · 1993

Agency
Goodby Silverstein & Partners
Campaign
Got Milk

Analysis

A man holds a telephone while his mouth is full in the Aaron Burr commercial. The milk campaign makes an unmet need the center of the story.

Absence demonstrationComic frustration

Why it worked

The close view makes the immediate problem readable. The phone adds a task that becomes harder without the missing drink.

Lesson

Show what customers cannot do when the product is absent.

Image source

© California Milk Processor Board. Shown for study and commentary.

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