Pope Yes
🏆 Cannes Lion 2026
1x Gold Lion - Social & Creator Lions
🏆 D&AD 2026
1x Yellow Pencil - Cultural Influence: Entartainment & Media
1x Wood Pencil - Digital Marketing: Tactical
🏆 Clio Awards 2026
1x Silver - Social Media: Real Time Response
🏆 Webby Awards 2026
1x - Real Time Response
🚨️🚨️🚨️REAL WORK🚨️🚨️🚨️
Hijacking the world’s attention by simply hitting the space bar.
On May 8, 2025, at 12:07 p.m., with the entire world watching, the Vatican made its call. The first American Pope was chosen.
And at 1:23 p.m., Popeyes hijacked the Pope’s announcement on social media by simply hitting the space bar: “pope yes”
Hijacking the world’s attention by simply hitting the space bar.
On May 8, 2025, at 12:07 p.m., with the entire world watching, the Vatican made its call. The first American Pope was chosen.
And at 1:23 p.m., Popeyes hijacked the Pope’s announcement on social media by simply hitting the space bar: “pope yes”

CCO: Ricardo Casal, Juan Javier Peña Plaza
CDs: Jose Ramirez, Jeff Schermer
ACD: Ryan Morejon
SR. AD: Alec Plourde
CW: Sergio Del Hierro
CONTENT CREATOR: Ignacio Ugarteche