Old El Paso encourages nation to ‘Unbox Friday’ with new campaign

Mexican food brand Old El Paso has today launched a new campaign to help the UK reclaim the best night of the week - "Fajita Friday".

The "Unbox (Fajita) Friday" campaign aims to turn Fridays back into a weekly family event that cannot be missed – one that involves, food, family time and fun to kick off the weekend.

Along with consumer PR activity, Old El Paso has engaged a range of family and lifestyle influencers to help spread the word that Friday = Fajitas. The ambassadors will create inspiring food and recipe content throughout the week to encourage people to get involved, with a variety of "Unbox Friday" Instagram GIFs and stickers also now live.

To maximise the reach of the campaign, Old El Paso will hit the airwaves at key times of the day for the next four weeks, through a radio partnership with Bauer Media brokered by their media agency Mindshare.

“With the week and weekend starting to merge, we’re on a mission to help families, households and friends bring back the Friday feeling," said Sarah Hanley, Brand Experience Manager at Old El Paso. "And what better way to do that than with delicious food that’s more fun than your usual mid-week meal?”

In a takeover-style feature, the brand will own and "unbox" the last hour of the Hits Radio Drive Show with Gemma Atkinson and Wes Butters every Friday until 12th March with 60 minutes of uplifting, feel-good tunes. From 6-7pm, Gemma and Wes will be integrating a request line to boost engagement and three additional throwback tracks will be in the mix instead of the usual adverts thanks to Old El Paso.

With Hits Radio reaching 25-44-year-olds, Old El Paso will tap into a younger demographic over on KISS. A weekly Unbox Fajita Friday competition will run across radio and KISS socials, with KISS Breakfast presenter Jordan Banjo sharing a weekly video on how to perfect Fajita Friday.

“Through Unbox Friday we’re encouraging families and households to reclaim their Friday nights, and kick off the weekend together in style with an Old El Paso Fajita Kit,” added Hanley.