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J-B Weld® Launches Its First National TV Ad Campaign

Written by The Chief Outsider | 6.8.2018

A new series of ads, featuring actor Nick Offerman, is the first TV national advertising exposure for the 50-year-old epoxy manufacturer

June 8, 2018 – HOUSTON, TX -- He’s well-known for his craftiness as the fictional city parks official Ron Swanson, star of the NBC-TV hit sitcom Parks and Recreation, and now actor Nick Offerman – a real-life woodworker and craftsman – will bring to life a new advertising campaign for J-B Weld® epoxy adhesive brand.

The national TV campaign - the first in J-B Weld’s 50-year history – was created by the iconic advertising agency TBWA\Chiat\Day New York. AdWeek’s coverage of the campaign – including links to some of the TV spots featuring Offerman – can be viewed here. The ads have been on air for just a few weeks and have already created a buzz. iSpotTV viewers rate the new J-B Weld TV spots with a 99% approval rating.

“We’re very excited to see the new J-B Weld campaign launch,” said Evan Eckman, Chief Outsiders’ Partner and consultative CMO for J-B Weld. “The new campaign has received accolades from Ad Age, Ad Week and Fast Company, as well as from TV viewers and from the millions of loyal J-B Weld brand-fans.”

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