Fact Not Fiction

So when the brief arrived at Propaganda to develop their Spring 2015 campaign, the launch of the book’s film adaptation, in cinemas worldwide from this Friday, was a key consideration. However, as a British institution in all things sex, should Ann Summers’ simply follow the lead of E. L. James?

Instead Propaganda developed the campaign on one central proposition: Fact, not fiction.

Don’t live life by the book, don’t just watch the film, but instead come to Ann Summers and we will help make your darkest sexual desires a reality.

The resulting campaign was the high street pleasure retailer’s most erotic to date. However, as a brand that has always sought to empower women, there is one key shift. Rather than the submissive Anastasia, in every image of the campaign, the female takes the dominatrix role: in complete control of the situation.

So whether you are watching the film this weekend, or avoiding the crowds, there is only one destination to visit: Ann Summers. The answer to your dark desires