Chitato Lite Ayam Bawang

Summary

A cheaper imitation of our Ayam Bawang planted one doubt in shoppers’ heads: is the original still worth it? We settled it with proof and a taste test, not a louder ad.

Year

2024

Role

Strategic Planner / Creative Director

Discipline

Integrated Launch Campaign

Services

Launch Strategy / Creative Platform / Digital Campaign / Brand Experience / Sampling Activation

Chitato Lite Ayam Bawang campaign visual, the product pack with flying chips and the Beneran Rasanya Bener-Bener Sama headline, dark monochrome

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Brand’s challenge

A cheaper copy of our Ayam Bawang showed up, and the danger wasn’t the copy itself. It was the doubt it planted: if the imitation costs less and tastes close, is the original still worth paying for? Once a shopper starts asking that, category leadership leaks. We had to settle the question in people’s heads, reclaim the flavor as ours, and make the premium feel earned rather than just charged.

The idea

So we answered the doubt out loud: “Beneran Rasanya Bener-Bener Sama.” The proof underneath the claim was the real Indomie collaboration, the one thing a cheaper copy could never borrow. We carried it to where the doubt lived, through KOLs, memes, and nostalgic content that Gen Z and millennials already trust, then settled it the only way taste is ever really settled. We let people eat. A Warmindo roadshow turned the claim into something you could put in your mouth and judge for yourself.

Launch Strategy / Creative Platform / Digital Campaign / Brand Experience / Sampling Activation

The execution

01

Authenticity Claim

The line “Beneran Rasanya Bener-Bener Sama” turned a competitor threat into a confident ownership statement, anchored in the real Indomie collaboration.

03

KOL and Social Amplification

Creators and social distribution pushed the campaign from product news into a conversation people were actually having.

02

Nostalgia-Led Digital Content

Memeable, nostalgic assets borrowed cultural cues Gen Z and millennials already knew, so the flavor claim landed instantly.

04

Warmindo Roadshow

An on-ground Warmindo activation brought the Indomie connection to life and turned digital interest into a real taste test.

Recognition

Bronze Winner, Marketing Impact / Brand Experience

MMA Smarties Indonesia / 2025

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