UGG® Launches First Global Brand Campaign

-- "THIS IS UGG" Expresses the Emotional Power of the Brand by Celebrating Life's Biggest, Small Moments

NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifestyle brand UGG Australia announced today the launch of its first global brand marketing campaign called "THIS IS UGG." The campaign debuts on August 18^th around the world. "THIS IS UGG" is designed to connect with consumers on emotional levels that transcend any product, with the goal of further strengthening UGG as a global, premium lifestyle brand, year round. The campaign explores the theme that life's biggest moments are actually the small ones – a place where the brand lives in consumers' lives. Whether personal or intimate, reflective or celebratory, it's often the smaller moments where life's most important interactions and connections occur. The campaign will use this storytelling platform to showcase such moments and illustrate the fact that UGG 'Feels Like Nothing Else.'

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"In launching this brand campaign, we challenged ourselves to communicate the unique physical and emotional experience that occurs when you own UGG products," said Connie Rishwain, President of UGG Australia. "We are showcasing the personal moments where UGG exists in our consumers' lives. We know how our product enhances any experience, but this is the first time we've tried to capture that magic."

"THIS IS UGG" is a multi-media, cross-channel campaign presented primarily in black-and-white that features real moments with real people captured in personal settings that celebrate the small moments that mean the most to them.  For example, sketch-artist Langley Fox, Ernest Hemingway's great-great-granddaughter, is featured in her own Los Angeles home working on an illustration project, and later spending time with her best friends; Tom Brady, who typically appears in UGG campaigns crafted specifically for him, will be integrated into "THIS IS UGG," in moments together with his mother and father; and California architect Harry Gesner with his son and grandsons who share a lifelong love of the ocean, surf the Malibu coast in a nod to UGG's surfing roots.

"The stories with Langley, Tom and Harry and his family are both personal and authentic," said Vice President of Marketing Nancy Mamann.  "Because each of our moments highlights real people, we're able to dive deeply into who they are and what moment they're experiencing—whether it's on our blog, on our website, even our social channels—and bring to life the environment in which people from all walks of life, doing very different things in their private lives, live with UGG."

CREATIVE AGENCIES:

• THIS IS UGG:
  • AGENCY: HOUSE DESIGN AND FILM, LOS ANGELES
  • PHOTOGRAPHER: CRISTINA TRAYFORS
• THIS IS UGG -TOM BRADY:
  • AGENCY: M+C SAATCHI, LOS ANGELES
  • PRODUCTION COMPANY: HSI, LOS ANGELES
  • DIRECTOR: BRENDAN MALLOY
  • PHOTOGRAPHER: CARTER SMITH

LINK TO ANTHEM VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV8t7wSe52s&feature=youtu.be

LINK TO IMAGES: https://drop.deckers.com/THISISUGGIMAGES2

UGG Australia has built a reputation on luxury and comfort by using only the finest materials in the world, employing the highest standards of craftsmanship and delivering new and innovative styles well beyond the original sheepskin boots and slippers.  UGG Australia is recognized as a premium lifestyle brand that offers footwear, apparel, outerwear, accessories and handbags and has grown to over $1 billion in sales.  UGG Australia concept stores offer the ultimate brand experience with over 70 stores worldwide including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing and Moscow.  UGG Australia operates on several social media platforms including Twitter, Vine, Pinterest, in addition to a branded blog entitled Plush Hour. In 2012 the brand exceeded two million fans on Facebook.  Every genuine UGG product is linked together by the unforgettable sheepskin experience, and a feeling that is truly like nothing else. 

About Deckers Outdoor Corporation
Deckers Outdoor Corporation is a global leader in designing, marketing and distributing innovative footwear, apparel and accessories developed for both everyday casual lifestyle use and high performance activities.  The Company's portfolio of brands includes UGG®, I HEART UGG®, Teva®, Sanuk®, TSUBO®, Ahnu®, MOZO®, and HOKA ONE ONE®.  Deckers Outdoor products are sold in more than 50 countries and territories through select department and specialty stores, 126 Company-owned and operated retail stores, and select online stores, including Company-owned websites.  Deckers Outdoor has a 40-year history of building niche footwear brands into lifestyle market leaders attracting millions of loyal consumers globally.  For more information, please visit www.deckers.com.

Contact: Emma Oldenkamp
UGG Australia
Emma.Oldenkamp@deckers.com 
+1-212-247-8552