Former tennis superstar Agassi swaps mullet for savings in latest Uber One campaign via Special

Not having a mullet when mullets are back is disappointing – especially when yours was world famous. That’s the situation former tennis superstar and the sports’ original mullet man Andre Agassi finds himself in as he laments his hair loss but rings up the savings in a new campaign for Uber One via Special.

Missing the mullet renaissance is disappointing for Agassi – but the savings he gets from his Uber One membership don’t disappoint the tennis legend.

As Agassi mulls his misfortune in a stadium packed with magnificent mullet-wearing fans, players, officials, cameramen, TV commentators – and even a dog – he gets a notification letting him know just how much he’s saved with Uber One.

While Uber One membership mightn’t bring back long gone luscious locks, it can unlock savings on Uber and Uber Eats.

“When I first heard about the mullet joke I knew it would land well because I was familiar with Uber’s creative campaigns featuring some of my tennis contemporaries like Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal,” said Agassi. “My family and I are frequent users of Uber and Uber Eats, so I was happy to work with their team and be part of this campaign.”

Says Head of Marketing Uber ANZ, David Griffiths: “We’ve fused our self-deprecating tone with one of the most lauded tennis identities globally to show that while there are disappointing moments in life – our membership platform Uber One isn’t one of them. Working in collaboration with an internationally celebrated figure like Andre Agassi enables us to embed that message in an unforgettably compelling way. We anticipate this campaign will both underline that Uber One’s ‘savings don’t disappoint’ and be a precursor to more mullets appearing in sports clubs and workplaces in 2024. We make no apologies for either.”

Says Special Uber APAC Creative Director, James Sexton: “Life’s full of disappointments, a first date, the ending of that TV show, the adaptation of your favourite feline based theatrical show, or simply that mullets are back and the majestic mullet you had in your prime is long gone; luckily for Andre and all Aussies, Uber One savings are definitely not disappointing.”

To celebrate the launch of the new campaign, Uber One members will have the chance to get free electric vehicle rides to the Melbourne tennis precinct for the next two weeks in partnership with Kia.

The campaign will run across TV, BVOD, online video, OOH, radio, social and owned channels.

CLIENT: UBER
Sr. Marketing Director, International: Lucinda Barlow
Director of Marketing, APAC: Andy Morley
Head of Marketing, ANZ: David Griffiths
Sr Marketing Manager, Brand Lead, ANZ: Channa Goonasekara
Marketing Manager, ANZ: Rebecca Selth
Marketing Associate, ANZ: Holly Dover
Senior Manager, Communications, ANZ: Nick Vindin
Executive Creative Director, International: Jerome Austria
Creative Director, APAC: Adam Ledbury
Media Lead, APAC: Louisa Chu
Strategy Lead, APAC: Josh Pickstone
Legal Director & Talent Manager, ANZ: Cameron Loughlin
Legal Counsel & Talent Manager, ANZ: Jessica Shao
Social Media Senior Associate, ANZ: Chanelle Murray
Social Media Associate, ANZ: Vince Lam

CREATIVE AGENCY: SPECIAL
Partners/CEO: Lindsey Evans & Cade Heyde
Partners/CCO: Julian Schreiber & Tom Martin
Creative Directors: James Sexton & Sarah Parris
Creatives: Lauren Regolini, Locki Choi, Edwin Concubierta & Ekin Gunes
Managing Director: Lauren Portelli
Team Lead: Rebecca Grant
Business Directors: Edward Nash & Kelly Griffiths
Business Manager: Genevieve Bowes
Head of Strategy: Celia Garforth
Strategy Director: JJ Bender
Head of Film & Content Production: Sevda Cemo
Senior Producer: Margot Fitzpatrick
Integrated Producer: Will Sealey
Head of Stills: Nick Lilley
Stills Producer: Danielle Senecky
Head of Design: Adam Shear
Designer: Maggie Webster
Creative Services Manager: Kristie Dagg
PR Managing Director: Alex Bryant
Creative Strategist: Kate Wilkinson

FILM PRODUCTION: GOOD OIL
Director: Dave Wood
Executive Producer: Sam Long
Producer: Lee Thomson
Cinematographer: Ross Giardina

POST PRODUCTION: ARC EDIT
Editor: Drew Thompson
Online: Richard Lambert
Executive Post Producer: Daniel Fry
Post Producer: Jess Ryan
AUDIO POST: RUMBLE STUDIOS
Senior Sound Designer: Cam Milne
Creative Director: Tone Aston
Executive Producer: Michael Gee
Audio Producer: Siena Mascheretti

STILLS PRODUCTION: CHEE PRODUCTIONS
Photographer: Christopher Tovo
Executive Producers: Matt Chee & Tamiko Wafer

SOCIAL PRODUCTION: SPECIAL MADE
Social Director: James Crawley
Social DOP: George Tyler
Social Offline Editor: Fraser Kelton
Social Online Editor: Brendon Killen

MEDIA AGENCY: EssenceMediacom
Client & Planning Lead: Nathaniel Thompson
Group Strategy Director: Marine Turner
Marketplace Director: Patrick Fakiye
Digital Director: Matt Leahy