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Kit Kat flies high to support Felix Baumgartner

JWT London created a brand activation by sending four fingers of Kit Kat to Felix Baumgartner and his team as a fun break late last week as they waited to set the world record for the highest free-fall from the edge of space.

The confectionery brand started its ascent, dubbed 'Break from Gravity' from Cambridgeshire (UK) at 11.20am, rising to a height of 35.5 km. Camera footage, which tracked the chocolate's ascent and descent, was shared via the brand's social media channels.

Clients

  • Stewart Dryburgh, global marketing manager, confectionery SBU
  • Tamara Spada, digital and social manager, marketing and communications

Creative team

  • Creative agency: JWT London
  • Executive creative director: Russell Ramsey
  • Digital executive creative director: Ricardo Figueira
  • Creative directors: Barry Christie and Jason Berry
  • Creative: Chris Jones
  • Community manager: Ria Campbell
  • Producer: Laura Thorne
  • Planners (creative agency): Mobbie Nazir and Richard Cottingham
  • Global director in charge: Kat Sutcliffe
  • Account director: Kate Gunning
  • Head of JWT Live: Jonathan Terry

It was posted on the Kit Kat Facebook page and on Twitter (@kitkat), where users were encouraged to use the hash tag #BreakFromGravity.

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