Nutter Butter
NUTTER BUTTER: ENTER THE NUTTERVERSE
After 55 years as a classic American snack, Nutter Butter had a problem: cultural irrelevance. The brand hadn't advertised in decades, and in today's saturated snack market filled with competitors wielding massive budgets, we had to find a way to break through with creativity alone.
Enter the Nutterverse: an absurdist digital universe built on TikTok that became impossible to ignore. Every piece of content merged surreal narrative elements, cultural phenomena, and the product itself into something genuinely thumb-stopping. But the magic wasn't just in what we created—it was in how we created it.
We made fans our co-authors. Every comment, theory, and reaction became fuel for the next chapter of Nutterverse lore. Viewers weren't just watching content; they were piecing together an intricate web of mysteries, characters, and storylines that only grew more engaging with each post. This community-driven, non-linear storytelling approach—combined with our signature surreal visual style—carved out a completely unique space for Nutter Butter on social media.
The impact went beyond virality. We built a cult following (1M+ new followers), drove real business results (16.5% increase in Gen Z household penetration), and earned recognition from Fast Company as one of 2025's 15 most innovative businesses, who praised our "calculated shift to the unhinged" as proof that bold creative vision delivers bottom-line results.
RESULTS:
177 media placements generating 3.3B+ impressions
249M+ earned views
20K+ earned posts
15M+ earned engagements
All with $0 media spend, 0 paid influencers and 0 celebrities
AWARDS:
Cannes Lions 2025: Gold, Social - Breakthrough on a Budget
Cannes Lions 2025: Gold, PR - Content Creation & Production
Ad Age Creativity Awards 2025: Social Campaign of the Year
Ad Age Creativity Awards 2025: Best Use of TikTok
One Show 2025: Gold Pencil - Social Channel/Single Platform
One Show 2025: Bronze Pencil - Social Post/SIngle Content Series
ADC Awards 2025: Gold - Social Campaign
ADC Awards 2025: Gold - Digital Craft
Webby Awards: Winner, Social Weird
Webby Awards: People’s Choice Award, Best Shopping or Social Commerce Campaign