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Inside Beyond Meat’s constipated campaign to boost vegan advocacy

By The Drum, Editorial

The Drum

November 18, 2025 | 3 min read

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The campaign by SAMY won Gold in ‘Advertising Charity or Not for Profit’ and Gold in ‘Advertising Original Music/Sound for Commercials’ at The Drum Awards, showcasing a fresh, humorous approach to vegan advocacy that reframed the conversation around personal benefits and health, achieving impressive organic reach and engagement.

This campaign represents a fresh and bold approach to vegan advocacy. Recognizing that traditional guilt-driven messages no longer resonate with modern audiences, we chose to reframe the conversation around personal benefits and humor.

By tackling a universal and relatable health issue—constipation—we created a campaign that connected with people on a personal level, inspiring them to consider veganism not just as a cause but as a practical lifestyle choice.

Using playful animation, catchy music, and lighthearted storytelling, the campaign cut through the noise on social media, engaging a wider and more diverse audience than previous efforts. Despite a modest budget, the content achieved impressive organic reach and positive engagement, proving that creativity and insight can outperform heavy spending.

This project is a clear example of how understanding your audience’s motivations and cultural context can transform advocacy campaigns. It highlights the power of disruptive ideas delivered with empathy and humor, showing that impactful change doesn’t have to come with guilt or controversy.

This work highlights how creativity and insight can help brands engage audiences more meaningfully in an ever-evolving media landscape.

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