Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. Returns to Broadcast

A Beef Checkoff contractor is getting Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. back on broadcast television during The Hallmark Channel’s ‘Countdown to Christmas.’

With the holidays looking a little different this year, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, is ensuring one thing remains the same — Beef. It’s What’s For Holiday Dinner. Whether gathering around the Beef Drool Log or learning how to cook the perfect holiday meal, Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. has a little something for everyone this holiday season. To remind consumers across the country that beef is the only protein they want to feed their families for the holidays, the popular advertising campaign will return to broadcast television. For the first time since 2003, Beef Checkoff-funded advertisements and the iconic Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. brand will be on television, airing a limited number of ads during the Hallmark Channel’s “Countdown to Christmas” movie marathon.

The Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. video released last year called the Drool Log — a two-hour video of a beef prime rib roast slowly cooking over an open flame — created quite the following, with more than 14 million video views. This year, NCBA will place a shorter version of the Drool Log on a television network that creates similar meaningful connections with its audience. New 15-second Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. Drool Log ads will appear throughout late November and December on the Hallmark Channel’s holiday programming event “Countdown to Christmas.” This will be part of a limited holiday broadcast and digital ad buy as a way to have a broader reach with consumers this holiday season.

“As a beef producer, it’s exciting to see checkoff dollars making this holiday season a little more special by bringing Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. back to broadcast television,” says Buck Wehrbein, NCBA Federation Division vice chairman. “While broadcast television is usually out of reach, the opportunity to advertise on the Hallmark Channel’s ‘Countdown to Christmas’ movie marathon boiled down to the right network, the right ad, the right time and the right price tag. I look forward to sharing the nostalgia of Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. ads on televisions with the next generation of consumers.”

The Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. brand is helping consumers navigate how to make the perfect holiday meal through fully integrated digital and social media efforts, including:

• New versions of the Beef Drool Log videos that will be shared across digital and social media platforms and that people can use as Zoom meeting backgrounds if they’re celebrating the holidays virtually;
• An updated holiday landing page on BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com as a one-stop shop for all beef holiday cooking needs;
• Using cutting-edge technology to make BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com shopable (meaning you can click on any recipe and be taken to an online shopping cart for your local grocery store);
• Working with two partners to run e-commerce campaigns during the month of December aiming to increase beef sales; and
• Leveraging food and nutrition influencers and celebrity chefs to create their own beef recipes for the holiday season for more experienced at-home chefs.

Editor’s note: This release is from the NCBA.