The Chick-fil-A Cows Campaign
It began with one billboard and two renegade cows: Eat Mor Chikin.
What started as an act of bovine self-preservation grew into a two-decade campaign that helped transform Chick-fil-A — driving national awareness, geographic expansion, record profitability, and a cult-like following. The cows took on burger giants, helped Chick-fil-A surpass KFC in sales with fewer stores (and while closed on Sundays), and even earned a permanent spot on Madison Avenue’s Advertising Walk of Fame.
I’m proud to have worked on the campaign from its inception and across its entire run — developing quarterly sub-campaigns for new products and promotions all along the way. Its brilliance was its simplicity: that original idea continually gave birth to fresh, unexpected executions year after year.
Spicy Chicken Campaign
Spicy Chicken Campaign. Media - National TV
Spicy Chicken Campaign. Media - In Store Poster - National
Spicy Chicken Campaign. Media - Outdoor - Water Tower - South Carolina
The Chick-fil-A Calendars
Notorious for outselling the Sports Illustrated® Swimsuit calendars, ours featured bovines in all sorts of scenarios, doing what they do best - saving their own hides by convincing to Eat Mor Chikin. Did the cows alone attract more eyes than those scantily clad swimsuit models? Absolutely – with a little help from almost thirty dollars in coupons.
The Good, the Bad & the Hairy Calendar Cover. Media - In Store Collateral - National
Interior Spread Detail - March
Interior Spread Detail - December
Character Detail - The Sheriff