In a world glued to smartphones, KitKat’s iconic “Have a Break” message has never been more relevant.

Enter KitKat "Phone Break" – a playful campaign that highlights just how much time we spend staring at our screens.

The work cleverly uses the iconic tagline without actually showing it, portraying screentime behaviour instantly recognisable for most of us, urging us to put down our phones and pick up a KitKat instead.

Created by VML Czechia, the out-of-home campaign features attention-grabbing scenes in which KitKat bars replace smartphones in everyday situations. From waiting for a bus, to meeting a friend for a drink, to standing in a queue, the campaign highlights how often people reach for their phones during their free time rather than taking a proper break.

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This campaign feels true to KitKat’s heritage of light-hearted marketing and helps the brand’s slogan, which has been a fixture for almost 70 years now, feel fresher than ever.

Vojtěch Kubricht

Marketing Manager, KitKat CEE

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Something we’re all guilty of is staring down at our phones and missing out as life happens around us. The "modern break" has become overcome by digital intrusions on genuine disconnection.

With the average person now spending almost 4 hours per day on their smartphone, taste, not tech, might be the answer. Research shows that 91% of people feel better after blocking the internet from their phones for two weeks.

In 1957, J. Walter Thompson copywriter Donald Gilles created the "Have a break, have a KitKat" tagline – a call to unwind with a KitKat. Little did he know that by 2025, in a world glued to screens, people are still struggling more than ever to take a much-needed break.

Since handsets and KitKats are both oblong, the campaign replaces phones with KitKats. In the end, people stare deeply at the chocolate while waiting for a bus or tram.

KitKat Phone Break is running beginning April 2025 across outdoor advertising spaces, including billboards, subway stations and print media.

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