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KitKat Phone Break
Nestlé
Czechia
2026
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Entrant Company
VML Czechia
Entry Type
Product/Service
Launch Country
Czechia
Program
Clio Awards 2026
Medium Type
Professional
Medium
Out of Home
Category
Billboard
For over 65 years, "Have a Break, Have a KitKat" has been woven into pop culture. But for Gen Z, the very idea of a break has changed. Their downtime is dominated by screens - constantly interrupted by notifications, scrolling, and the pull of the device that promised escape. KitKat's Phone Break campaign gently reflected this reality back. With no logo, no headline, and no call to action, we recreated familiar public moments - commuters waiting, friends sitting together but looking at screens - and swapped the phones with KitKats. The images were placed outdoors in the exact locations where this behaviour unfolds daily: tram stops, plazas, public walkways. The result was quietly powerful. People scrolling unknowingly stood in the same pose as the posters behind them. The humour came not from exaggeration, but recognition. And because KitKat's tagline is so deeply ingrained, the product alone delivered the message: maybe it's time for a real break. The campaign earned widespread praise and coverage across global industry outlets (Muse by Clio, Adweek, Campaign Brief, LBB) reaching over 2.63 million online. Shared organically by creative leaders, it was called "a masterclass in marketing" and "the best example of the power of a 65-year-old tagline in action." Without a cent spent on digital media, it proved that a timeless message, smartly executed, can still earn attention, relevance, and connection.
Executions
KitKat Phone Break - Crowd
Billboard
KitKat Phone Break - Street
Billboard
KitKat Phone Break - Public Transport
Billboard
Credits
Creative Agency
VML Czechia
Prague 7
Media Agency
Mindshare
Prague 7
Creative Agency
VML Czechia
Prague 7
Agency Network
VML
Kansas City
Holding Company
WPP
London
Production Company
Pavleye Artist Management And Production, s.r.o.
Prague
Chief Creative Officer
Jake Barrow
VML Czechia
Chief Executive Officer
Iva Welker
VML Czechia
Creative Director
Karla Calheiros
VML Czechia
Global Chief Creative Officer
Debbi Vandeven
VML
Global Chief Creative Officer
Rafa Pitanguy
VML
Chief Creative Officer
Jaime Mandelbaum
VML
Global Chief Creative Officer
Bas Korsten
VML EMEA
Account Director
Radim Stuchlik
VML Czechia
Copywriter
Johnny Gaponenko
Motion Designer
Arina Varenova
VML Czechia
Motion Designer
Soumik Babuya
VML Czechia
Account Manager
Aneta Jungvirt
VML Czechia
Creative Director
Wanslez Quaresma
VML Czechia
Photographer
Miro Minarovych
Pavleye Artist Management And Production, s.r.o.
Art Director
Carlos Paboudjian
VML Czechia
Executive Creative Director
Mauro Fardin
Copywriter
Helena Johnston
VML Czechia
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