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Barnes & Noble  |  Brand Relaunch

Creative Director
Havas New York
2019

Barnes & Noble, America's renowned bookstore, hadn't advertised for years. As online shopping algorithms dominated retail, we highlighted the unmatched experience of curation, expertise, and rediscovering the joy of wandering its aisles.

The Wizarding World

To remind folks that we're the home of Harry Potter, we ran this brand spot during the release of the latest film in the franchise, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

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Meet The Booksellers

When it comes to super fans, nobody knows them better than our 23,000 Booksellers.

Potter :15
"This commercial is adorable!" –J.K. Rowling
Thrill Seekers :15
George R.R. Martin :15
Board Gamers :15
Chosen One :15

Press

Adweek
The Drum
Campaign US
Little Black Book

Credits

CCO
Harry Bernstein

President
Tim Maleeny

ECD
Israel Garber

CD
Joseph Delhommer
Nick Elliott

Senior Copywriter
Morgan Perrine

Art Director
Eduardo Camacho
Allyn Scherr
Keegan Sanford

Copywriter
Alexis Carr
Chandler Bullock
Taylor Schumaker

Design
Melissa DeOliveira

Account
Elena Grasmann
Pedro Gómez
Quinn Levin

Harry Potter Consultant
Angela Li

Strategy
Nushien Fateh

Producers
Stacy Flaum
Sheena Wagaman

Directors
Matt Smukler
Ben & Dave

Editor
Jai Shukla
Jim Ulbrich

Color
Tim Masick
Company3

Production
Community Films
Nomad Editing

©2024 Joseph Delhommer

High fives to all the awesome individuals who helped make this work possible.