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PARTNERSHIP GOALS
Drive Brand Lift For Chili's
Create An Entertaining and Creative Campaign
Drive Awareness Around Menu Items
THE SOLUTION

Lifetime and Chili’s partnered for the multi-platform campaign “I’ll be Home for National Margarita Day.” This initiative leverages Lifetime’s production and storytelling expertise to drive brand awareness and restaurant traffic for the annual and underappreciated holiday, National Margarita Day on February 22. The multi-week event maximizes reach and engagement of audiences through custom creative across social, digital ,linear, talent driven amplification, mainstream press, and a premiere event in NYC. The centerpiece, the 15 minutes Lifetime Event, “I’ll be Home for National Margarita Day,” stars and is executive produced by Maria Menounos, alongside Taye Diggs. Delivering a heartwarming story of love, tradition, and community, it’s a celebration of everything we love about Lifetime and Chili’s. The collaborative effort between the creative teams is an unmissable cultural event that will have fans raising their marg glasses and sharing their very own Chili’s cheese pulls!   

CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS

I'LL BE HOME FOR NATIONAL MARGARITA DAY

15 Minute Lifetime Television Event, Trailers, Movie Poster and Promotional Elements Across Social, Digital, and Linear

RECOGNIZABLE AND FAN-FAVORITE TALENT

Starring Maria Menounos and Taye Diggs

CUSTOM DIGITAL LANDING PAGE AND CONTENT

Movie landing page and content playlist on mylifetime.com

ROBUST SOCIAL CAMPAIGN

Featuring custom Social-First videos along with promotional and tune-in social posts

PREMIERE EVENT PROMOTING THE CAMPAIGN

Featuring a content screening, cheese pulls, and of course, margaritas!

BUZZY PRESS COVERAGE AND PR RELEASES

Coverage in Ad Week, Ad Age, Variety, MSN.com, Food Sided, and more.

CAMPAIGN CREATIVE

:60 Trailer

:30 Trailer on Social

Lifetime Site Homepage Experience

TikTok BTS Compilation

CAMPAIGN RESULTS

Campaign delivered fun, flavor, and engagement for National Margarita Day.

Source: Latitude Research 2025: Lifetime + Chilis. Control (300) Exposed (1500). Results reflect top 2 box results (very/somewhat favorable; very/somewhat likely). *Statistical significance at 95% or higher confidence level. ∆Statistical significance at 90% or higher confidence level. Lifts = the percentage point difference between Control and Exposed groups.
CAMPAIGN RESULTS

Campaign delivered fun, flavor, and engagement for National Margarita Day.

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Source: Latitude Research 2025: Lifetime + Chilis. Control (300) Exposed (1500). Results reflect top 2 box results (very/somewhat favorable; very/somewhat likely). *Statistical significance at 95% or higher confidence level. ∆Statistical significance at 90% or higher confidence level. Lifts = the percentage point difference between Control and Exposed groups.