Gerocossen — Started in a Barrel, 1990
Gerocossen
A heritage campaign for Gerocossen — a Romanian cosmetics house founded in a barrel in 1990 — built around its Manuka line and a real story of survival and growth.
1990
Founded
6 days
Concept to delivery
−72%
Cost vs. traditional shoot
2.6×
Story engagement
Challenge
Gerocossen carries a rare story: founded by a grandmother mixing formula in a barrel in 1990, a genuine story of survival and growth. But a legacy brand risks reading as dated, and the Manuka line needed a campaign that honoured the heritage while feeling current.
Ansatz
We anchored the creative in the founding story and built forward. For the Manuka campaign we focused on craft, warmth and continuity — heritage as an asset, not a limitation — in a modern visual language that respects where the brand came from.
Ergebnis
Gerocossen's campaign turned its history into its strongest differentiator, giving the Manuka line a narrative competitors can't buy and real emotional depth on shelf and in feed.