PARTNERSHIP GOALS
Drive Brand Lift For Chili's
Create An Entertaining and Creative Campaign
Drive Awareness Around Menu Items

THE SOLUTION

Lifetime and Chili’s partnered for the multi-platform campaign “I’ll be Home for National Margarita Day.” This initiative leverages Lifetime’s production and storytelling expertise to drive brand awareness and restaurant traffic for the annual and underappreciated holiday, National Margarita Day on February 22. The multi-week event maximizes reach and engagement of audiences through custom creative across social, digital ,linear, talent driven amplification, mainstream press, and a premiere event in NYC. The centerpiece, the 15 minutes Lifetime Event, “I’ll be Home for National Margarita Day,” stars and is executive produced by Maria Menounos, alongside Taye Diggs. Delivering a heartwarming story of love, tradition, and community, it’s a celebration of everything we love about Lifetime and Chili’s. The collaborative effort between the creative teams is an unmissable cultural event that will have fans raising their marg glasses and sharing their very own Chili’s cheese pulls!   

I'LL BE HOME FOR NATIONAL MARGARITA DAY

15 Minute Lifetime Television Event, Trailers, Movie Poster and Promotional Elements Across Social, Digital, and Linear

RECOGNIZABLE AND FAN-FAVORITE TALENT

Starring Maria Menounos and Taye Diggs

CUSTOM DIGITAL LANDING PAGE AND CONTENT

Movie landing page and content playlist on mylifetime.com

ROBUST SOCIAL CAMPAIGN

Featuring custom Social-First videos along with promotional and tune-in social posts

PREMIERE EVENT PROMOTING THE CAMPAIGN

Featuring a content screening, cheese pulls, and of course, margaritas!

BUZZY PRESS COVERAGE AND PR RELEASES

Coverage in Ad Week, Ad Age, Variety, MSN.com, Food Sided, and more.

CAMPAIGN CREATIVE

:60 Trailer

:30 Trailer on Social

Lifetime Site Homepage Experience

TikTok BTS Compilation

CAMPAIGN RESULTS

Campaign delivered fun, flavor, and engagement for National Margarita Day.

DROVE BRAND LIFT FOR CHILI’S

+45*pts

Unaided Brand Awareness

+30*pts

Ad Awareness

+5*pts

Favorability

+5*pts

Chili’s Margarita Consideration

CHILI’S MESSAGING RESONATED

+21*pts

Chili’s Is a Great Place to Celebrate National Margarita Day

+21*pts

[Has] Margarita Experts

+12*pts

Handcrafted Margaritas with Premium Ingredients

+10*pts

Gives Great Cheese Pulls

SERVED UP APPETIZING ENTERTAINMENT

91%

Campaign Is a Fun Way to Celebrate National Margarita Day

>90%

Campaign Was 
Entertaining and Creative

~90%

Taye and Maria Are Actors They Enjoy Seeing On-Screen

90%

Social Media Content Is Entertaining

CHILI’S AND LIFETIME ARE A GREAT FIT

89%

This Partnership Is a Good Fit for Chili’s

89%

Appreciate Lifetime and Chili's for Creating This Fun Content

86%

The Partnership Gives Chili’s an Edge over the Competition

83%

Would Like to See Lifetime and Chili’s Make a Sequel

Source: Latitude Research 2025: Lifetime + Chilis. Control (300) Exposed (1500). Results reflect top 2 box results (very/somewhat favorable; very/somewhat likely). *Statistical significance at 95% or higher confidence level. ∆Statistical significance at 90% or higher confidence level. Lifts = the percentage point difference between Control and Exposed groups.