The Pasta Promise

Campaign • Client: Barilla • Creative direction & copywriting

If you like it, put a (heart-shaped) ring on it.

To celebrate the return of Barilla’s insanely popular heart-shaped Barilla Love pasta on Valentine’s Day, there was only one thing to do: team up with equally insanely popular jewelry brand Alison Lou to create the Ring-a-toni. Two gorgeous interlocking gold rings topped with a 3.5-carat center stone shaped like the heart-shaped pasta.

We gave the Ring-a-toni (and plenty of pasta) to one lucky sweepstakes winner just in time to make their February 14th a little more special (and much, much shinier). ✨

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Ring-a-toni Specs

💍 Interlocking 14k gold rings

🍝 Bands feat. Barilla-blue enamel and ruby pave

💎 3.5-carat center stone

❤️ One of a kind

 
 
 

The really great news:
Barilla Love sold out at most stores almost immediately.

The less-great news:
I wasn’t able to buy it myself.
Still sad about it.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Not-too-shabby numbers

Over 763 million online impressions

Over 48 million broadcast impressions

Over 14 million organic social impressions

375 press release pick-ups

129 online mentions

88 broadcast mentions

 
 

 

…with solid press coverage to match.