Coors Light x Toronto Raptors

Made to Chill

Coors Light partnered with the Toronto Raptors to help fans embrace game time as a moment of escape. As part of the brand’s Made to Chill platform, we collaborated with Wasserman Canada to develop activation concepts rooted in a key behavioral insight: Raptors fans are 270% more likely to use basketball as an emotional escape than other sports fans.

Working alongside Pierre-Ange Aznar (Art Direction), Adrian Smith (Copywriting), we explored how to turn that insight into experiences, behaviors, and visual ideas that embodied the transition from the 9–5 grind to game-time chill. Our concept visuals explorations helped shape the foundation for what became the Chill Fleece activation campaign, produced by Wasserman in collaboration with Mr. Saturday (Joey Gollish).

Client:

Coors Light x Toronto Raptors

Year:

2023

Type:

Campaign

,

Art Direction

A wearable ritual for Raptors fans—the fleece that flips from grind to game time.

A wearable ritual for Raptors fans—the fleece that flips from grind to game time.

A wearable ritual for Raptors fans—the fleece that flips from grind to game time.

High-impact visuals to sell big ideas. Bringing concepts to life through crafted storytelling

High-impact visuals to sell big ideas. Bringing concepts to life through crafted storytelling

High-impact visuals to sell big ideas. Bringing concepts to life through crafted storytelling

Project Description

This campaign began with a powerful behavioral insight: Raptors fans are significantly more likely to treat basketball as an escape from the everyday. That insight became the creative foundation for our team’s work with Wasserman Canada, where we explored how Coors Light could turn game-time “chill” into a ritual, something fans don’t just feel, but actively do.
We developed creative concepts and visuals that positioned chill as a behavioral shift, not just a brand slogan. Across our proposals, we explored symbolic gestures and culturally grounded storytelling, transforming Coors Light’s Made to Chill into something immersive and emotionally grounded.


One of those ideas evolved into what became the Chill Fleece: a reversible fleece jacket designed by Joey Gollish (Mr. Saturday). With a subdued exterior for the office and a bold interior for the game, the jacket included an insulated tallboy pocket for a Coors Light, making the product both playful and purposeful. The act of reversing the fleece became a metaphor: escape the everyday grind behind, step into game-time mode.


Wasserman brought this concept to life with a one-day experiential drop at Toronto’s Union Station, turning the campaign into a sought-after, buzz-worthy moment that combined exclusivity, design, and cultural timing. Our early-stage concepting and high-fidelity visuals were instrumental in selling the narrative that ultimately shaped a standout moment for the brand and for Raptors fans who needed one more reason to chill.

Credits

Creative Direction

:

Logan Broger

Art Direction

:

Ismail Fikri, Pierre-Ange Aznar

Copywriting

:

Adrian Smith

Production:

Wasserman Canada