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Nick Offerman trolls CES with the unveiling of a “device like no other”, in a American Greetings campaign pushing paper greeting cards. Via Adweek:
Nick Offerman, noted actor and woodworker, is not exactly known as a high-tech pioneer. So, it shouldn’t be too surprising that his appearance at CES this week turned out to have a significant plot twist.
Offerman was enlisted to help unveiled a #DeviceLikeNoOther—one that was billed as “ultrathin, has unlimited memory and offers more meaningful ways to connect than ever thought possible.”Yes, once again, American Greetings has crashed a tech conference to promote a decidedly analog experience—the sending of paper greeting cards. The brand, and agency MullenLowe, did a similar thing at SXSW last March.
The #DeviceLikeNoOther concept is also reminiscent of the fun Ikea “Bookbook” campaign from a few years ago that promoted the paper Ikea catalog as a high-tech device. As part of its CES activation, American Greetings gave attendees the chance to customize limited-edition CES greeting cards with American Greetings illustrators and writers. Randi Zuckerberg was also on hand as another endorser.
“I was sincerely honored to be asked to represent the venerated sentiment-delivery system known as the greeting card by American Greetings,” Offerman said. “In my family, we rely on cards to signify moments of great magnitude as well as just simple affection, a warm practice I am happy to share with my fellow Americans.”