CHEETOS THING-ERTIPS

Brand
CHEETOS
Entrant Agency
GS&P
Category
Media
Award
Silver
Festival & Year
Cannes Lions (2026)

Case Study Details

Cheetos® has a new brand spokesperson – one nobody saw coming, because… well, he doesn’t have a body. He’s actually more of a spokeshand. Cheetos is officially sponsoring the most recognizable fingertips in the world: Thing from the hit Netflix show, Wednesday. Watch the highly anticipated Season 2 of Wednesday, only on Netflix August 6th.

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