Entrant Company
Razorfish
Entry Type
Product/Service
Launch Country
United States
When HBO Max re-added "HBO" back to "MAX"—their THIRD rebrand in five years—the internet sharpened its pitchforks. Most brands would've hidden behind a corporate press release. We said: let's make this a moment.
In 24 hours, we dropped 65 unique pieces of content across six platforms. TikToks roasted our own decisions. X threads turned our messy rebrand history into inside jokes. Instagram memes fed internet culture back to itself. We got IP accounts (Harry Potter, True Detective, And Just Like That) to pile on. White Lotus cast, John Cena, and Tim Meadows showed up with trending audio. We even turned hate comments into content.
The damage? 16 million views, 1,200% spike in mentions, 97% positive sentiment, and 106+ press features. For a rebrand REVERSAL.
Here's what we proved: innovation isn't always shiny tech. Sometimes it's just having the guts to treat your brand's identity crisis like entertainment instead of a funeral. We moved faster than criticism could form. We controlled the narrative by joining it—loudly, unapologetically, and with zero corporate polish.
Speed is the new storytelling technology. And we just set the pace.