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04 — Partnerships

His name drives viewership.
His work drives brand value.

Two Shorty Awards finalist campaigns. National television for Truth Initiative. A branded narrative for Nestlé, Paramount and Comedy Central that beat its impression target by 123%.

“I believe we're witnessing a tectonic shift — where short-form creators become the new wave of showrunners and auteurs. I'm not guessing what works. I've been doing it for a decade.”

Christian Del Grosso

Created for

Brands Christian has created for and worked with directly.

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Plus HBO, Mattel, Paramount, Comedy Central, Truth Initiative and Right Guard.

Case study 01

Drumstick × Comedy Central
“Screen Test”

Nestlé · Paramount Brand Studio · Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream. A branded narrative built as sketch — an audition for Drumstick's “Dr. Umstick” character, playing on Big Dessert Energy.

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15.7M+

Impressions — 123% over target

5.2M

View and click engagements

+4.2%

Lift in purchase intent

+4.1%

Lift in brand favorability

Award

Finalist — 15th Annual Shorty Awards, Multi-Platform Campaign

Award

Finalist — 15th Annual Shorty Awards, Food & Beverage

Entered by

Paramount Brand Studio & Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream

Case study 02

Truth Initiative
two campaigns, six years apart

Narrative-first public health storytelling for Gen Z — on national television as well as social. Creative by 72andSunny, media by MediaCom.

2015Year
59MCampaign views
771National airings
#BigTobaccoBeLike · Finish It

Debunking social smoking myths, in fifteen seconds.

Spots premiered around Fear the Walking Dead, alongside Logan Paul, Jerry Purpdrank and Allicattt. The TV cut, “Never Alone,” ran 771 tracked national airings.

2021Year
TVNational spot
Shorty finalist
This Is Quitting · Quit Together

Back for a second campaign, six years on.

A national television spot for Truth's vaping-cessation programme. #BigTobaccoBeLike was a Finalist at the 8th Annual Shorty Awards in Social Good & Non-Profit.

31MImpressions
256K+Engagements
3Posts
Right Guard · Campaign

Three posts, thirty-one million impressions.

Native storytelling that outperformed the brand's own channel benchmarks. Figures from campaign reporting.

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