Totino's came off a down sales year against rising competition, with no bigger media budget to answer it.
The problem is documented by somebody with nothing to gain from the agency winning the work.
How we know
The down year and the flat budget are on record. Marketing Dive independently confirms the deliberate Gen Z pivot as Totino's stated strategy.
| Who says so | Marketing Dive, independent, for the strategy. It never names The Social Lights, so the agency credit is self reported, and the 2025 Super Bowl work is credited to other agencies entirely. Read it |
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| A second source | Marketing Dive independently confirms the deliberate Gen Z, internet native pivot as a stated Totino's strategy, but does NOT name The Social Lights. Agency credit is self reported. |
| How that happened | Not published. Could not confirm agency-of-record status or a procurement story for either brand. Search results show The Social Lights working on Totino's 'Fever Dream' influencer program (Shorty Award winner, Best Use of Influencer Marketing) and a separate Chex Mix 'Bagel Is Back' Sir Mix-A-Lot social campaign, but no source states how the agency was selected, and a 2025 Super Bowl Totino's campaign (Tim Robinson/Sam Richardson) is credited to Dentsu Creative, UM and Edelman with no Social Lights mention, suggesting The Social Lights is not Totino's current AOR. |
| Recorded as | Totino's / Chex Mix (General Mills) |
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