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Heinz is Using Fictional Ad Campaign from “Mad Men” in Real Life, No Kidding

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Heinz ketchup is using the ad campaign created for them by fictional characters on “Mad Men.” Remember when Don Draper pitched his Heinz campaign? You know that Don is not a real person. But now Heinz, the real company, is using Don’s campaign in 2017 in real life.

“Pass the Heinz” was obviously developed by Matthew Weiner, the creator of “Mad Men,” and his writers. The episode aired originally in April 2013. Anselmo Ramos of an agency called David (just David) told Ad Age that they watched the episode and decided that was the best campaign they could come up with.

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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