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Bronze Award
The Re-Rebrand: Bringing Back HBO Max
HBO Max
United States
2026
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Entrant Company
Razorfish
Entry Type
Product/Service
Launch Country
United States
Program
Clio Awards 2026
Medium Type
Professional
Medium
Social Media
Category
Single-Platform
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.
Credits
Agency
Razorfish
New York
Brand
HBO Max
Agency
Razorfish
New York
Holding Company
Publicis Groupe
New York
Chief Creative Officer
Brian Carley
Razorfish
Vice President, North American Social
Bill Leopold
HBO Max
Associate Manager, Social Media
Conor Driscoll
HBO Max
Social Analyst
Joseph Bertolini
Razorfish
Director, Operations
Mallory Ziglar
HBO Max
Manager, Social Media
Steve Rebeiro
HBO Max
Senior Director, Social Strategy
Ben Sahle
HBO Max
Associate Manager, Social Media
Nye Caple
HBO Max
Manager, Social Media
Sarah Lee
HBO Max
Associate Manager, Social Media
Dean Page
HBO Max
Senior Manager, Social Media
Megan Zenger
HBO Max
Video Editor
Amirah Campbell
Razorfish
Senior Social Analyst
Leif Lyon-Miller
Razorfish
Motion Designer
William Schretzman
Razorfish
Senior Social Analyst
Taylor Markey
Razorfish
Social Analyst
Gabe Najar
Razorfish
Senior Manager, Social Media
Sebas Santafe
HBO Max
Social & Digital Marketing Lead, APAC
Samantha Cheng
HBO Max
Senior Director, Social Media EMEA
Veronika Benzon
HBO Max
Senior Director, Social Media LATAM
Joa Tous
HBO Max
Head of Social, Australia
Ashleigh Bruton
HBO Max
VP, Brand Creative
Michael Hagos
HBO Max
Chief Marketing Officer
Shauna Spenley
HBO Max
Global SVP Brand Marketing and Social Media
Eric Pallotta
HBO Max
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