Tic Tac is aiming to appeal to digitally-savvy consumers with its ‘Express Yourself’ campaign in which Tic Tacs will be printed with faces showing different emotions.

With over 6 billion emoticons sent every day in 2015 and still growing (Tech Radar, 2015), the campaign aims to connect with modern consumers.

The ‘Express Yourself’ campaign will be available on Fresh Mint and Lime & Orange whilst stock lasts. Non-printed Tic Tacs will also remain available.

Levi Boorer, customer development director at Ferrero, comments: “Tic Tac is a fun brand which allows us to launch creative campaigns and ‘Express Yourself’ is another example of this. With the popularity of emoticons on the rise, it seemed the perfect option for us to disrupt in a fun and engaging way. We have seen great success with our print on pill technology in multiple markets, now including the UK and Australia. We’ve run initial tests with consumers and know that there is strong support for ‘Express Yourself’, with nearly three quarters of respondents stating that they would buy the product (Toluna Research 523 respondents Jan 16), so we’re confident it will be well received by our shoppers yet again.

“The rise of digital in everyday life has led to consumers constantly identifying and adopting new trends and this is what we are trying to echo with our Tic Tac ‘Express Yourself’ campaign.”

The campaign will be supported as part of this year’s £2m media support, with high-impact visual displays in store and a bespoke social support plan on the Tic Tac UK & Ireland Facebook page.