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Tingly Ted's Hot Sauce - PA Media
The Project

Tingly Ted’s Hot Sauce

Service

Photography & Videography

The Brief

Wonderland Communications approached us while planning several activations for Tingly Ted’s hot sauce, created by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Although the product itself had launched last year, the client was eager to generate fresh excitement around it in the media. Initially, we were just booked to attend a surprise appearance by Sheeran at a Sainsbury’s branch in London Colney, but we were subsequently asked to assist with two further shoots at Ipswich Town Football Club (which Sheeran supports and part owns), where free Tingly Ted’s-flavoured Pieminster pies were being given away to fans. We understood that Sheeran would not be attending the two shoots at Ipswich Town.

The Solution

With our prior knowledge of Sheeran’s attendance at the Sainsbury’s shoot, our priority was to assign a photographer who would be able to contend with the busyness of a large-scale, open photo call, with hundreds of excited fans and other members of the press present, while capturing strong editorial content that featured enough subtle branding to support the activation. Jeff Spicer, a showbiz photographer with more than twenty years of experience, did this for us fantastically, with the client commenting on how “very patient with the craziness of the day” Jeff was. While we were able to work attentively with the client to prepare for Sheeran’s appearance at the Sainsbury’s shoot, he surprised us by also opting to attend the second Ipswich Town shoot. We adapted quickly to support this last-minute change of plan. PA’s chief showbiz photographer, Ian West, effectively adapted the client’s pre-prepared shot list (which included shots of fans enjoying Tingly Ted’s pies) to ensure that the atmosphere and excitement around Sheeran were captured, without losing any of the branding. We were also able to prepare and execute two press release distributions on short notice, outside of business hours, to further support the stunt.

The Results

The photographs from the three shoots were featured prominently in print and online by outlets including the BBC, CNN, The Independent, London Evening Standard, The Sun, The Mirror, The Daily Star, The Observer, and The Times, with 164 pieces of regional pickup.