Don’t think you’re special
Client
Capabilities
Date
27/09/2019
Sorry José, looks like you're not the only special one...
We've launched a new campaign for Paddy Power's Daily Jackpot, starring legendary football manager José Mourinho.
The Portuguese – who famously dubbed himself the ‘Special One’ upon his appointment as Chelsea manager in 2004 – has his tongue firmly in cheek throughout the video, as he delivers a typically Paddy Power script.
The insight behind the campaign is that, with the Daily Jackpot being claimed daily (the prize averaging £40,000), there are more winners than ever before on Paddy Power Games – meaning you don’t have to be special to win. Which is where José comes in. Obviously.
The campaign was developed by VCCP in close collaboration with its sister agency CSM, with the objective to deliver cut-through in an otherwise overcrowded market.
Reserved for someone special
In the film Mourinho offers an insight into what he perceives to be the constant special treatment he gets in day-to-day life – including winning on Daily Jackpot.
Along the way, there are various nods to Mourinho’s career – including a cleaner offering him a laundry basket, a framed image of Manchester United finishing second amongst his trophy cabinet, and a bush shaped like three fingers in his garden.
We wanted to bring the world of Paddy Power Games to our football betting audience. So when we were looking to bring our campaign ‘don’t think you’re special’ to life again, self-proclaimed ‘Special One’ Jose Mourinho was the only option. After all, who knows what it is to be special better than the man himself? Mark Orbine, Executive Creative Director at VCCP Blue