Grand Marnier

How do you make a heritage icon irresistible to a new generation?

  • Strategy
  • Identity
  • Packaging
  • Content
  • Advertising
  • Experience
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WHAT WE THOUGHT

Anchored in old-school tradition and relegated to a secondary ingredient or occasional cooking staple, Grand Marnier didn’t have an awareness problem; it had a relevance problem. To move from being merely known, to actively desired, we needed to flip the script on the past and inject it into the centre of contemporary culture.

The heart of our story? Its audacious liquid alchemy; a visionary collision of refined cognac and exotic bitter orange. A rule-breaking alchemy that challenged expectations 200 years ago in Paris and still resonates with those shaping culture today. This courage to do things differently became a “Grand” statement of defiant taste, proving that Grand Marnier was born to lead culture, not follow it

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WHAT WE DID

From the brand identity to its digital and physical activation, we built a culture-shaping, status-making, spotlight-stealing world that crowned Grand Marnier as the “Masters of the Audacious Combination.” We reinvigorated the brand's cognac-soaked roots without losing a drop of historic gravitas, reshaping how the world sees an icon and showing that a brand only gathers dust until you give it a reason to be seen.

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Butterfly Cannon has truly transformed Grand Marnier. Their stunning work respects our heritage whilst giving us a fresh, modern edge that resonates beautifully with today's luxury consumer.

Pier Paolo CatucciGlobal Marketing Manager, Grand Marnier

PRESS

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The bottle redesign received widespread coverage in trade and design press.

RESULTS

15% INCREASE IN SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING

Following the roll out of the new visual identity, Grand Marnier had a 15% increase in Instagram followers.

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