Npower hires Piers Morgan for Christmas ads

 

LONDON - Npower has hired Piers Morgan to front an advertising campaign that urges consumers to stop using electricity for one hour on Christmas Day.

Piers Morgan to star in Npower ad
Piers Morgan to star in Npower ad
 

The campaign, entitled 'An hour without power', will promote the energy company's schools sustainability programme, 'Climate Cops'.

TV presenter Morgan will appear in a print ad aimed at persuading consumers to switch off their electrical appliances and instead play family games that do not require the use of power.

The campaign, created by ad agency VCCP, will look to encourage children to take part, while Piers Morgan plays the role of an annoying Dad.

Morgan, a journalist turned outspoken TV host, will be shown playing board games with children. Ads will carry the line 'Frustrating, difficult, taxing - the game, that is '.

Several other celebrities, including TV presenter Fearne Cotton, have made personal appearances to promote the 'Climate Cops' programme.

In August, Npower marketing director Kevin Peake consolidated the energy company's £15m advertising accounts into VCCP.

The utilities company's advertising was previously handled by Beattie McGuinness Bungay, with its direct account held by EHS Brann.

Earlier this year, Morgan appeared in a Burger King campaign promoting its 'Flame grill'-scented perfume.

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Chris Worsley - 24 November 2009

Christ, as if I didn't have enough reason to hate NPower and their mis-selling

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FP - 24 November 2009

For a man that brags about his first class air travel from London to LA weekly so he can be a twat on both sides of the atlantic which must be up there in terms of most pointless generation of carbon emissions, it's possibly the worst choice of celeb endorsements - even with that good old sense of irony - since Anthea Turner and her bankrupt husband promoted choclate bars at their own wedding. I may chose to put on all the lights and heating and open all the windows for an hour in tribute.

 

Steve Ansell - 24 November 2009

I can only assume npower have seen the christmas tv listings early and a repeat of Morgans appalling tv show is on - potentially making this a front runner for press campaign of the year?

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