Studio: Stink

Client: Rippling

Work: Advertising

Industry: Technology

Advertising Campaign For Rippling Uk Launch

The HR campaign that ditched corporate polish for miniature chaos.

Stink Studios created an irreverent, story-driven campaign to introduce Rippling’s HR and payroll platform to the UK market. Drawing from real workplace anecdotes, the campaign used humorous 3D miniatures and playful storytelling to highlight the unpredictable side of HR, breaking away from the industry’s typically corporate tone.

Insights
  • The creator’s core point is clear: Rippling’s campaign makes modern HR feel alive by using humour, not the usual corporate tone, so the work reframes a serious category through personality and wit.
  • Stink Studios built an irreverent, story-driven launch for the UK market using real workplace anecdotes, then translated them into humorous 3D miniatures to visually dramatize HR’s unpredictable side.
  • The campaign’s distinctiveness comes from its tactile, playful, characterful style: instead of polished tech branding, it uses vivid miniature worlds and satirical storytelling to make HR and payroll memorable.
  • The goal was to introduce Rippling’s HR and payroll platform while breaking category conventions, positioning the product as something for people companies want to feel alive rather than another stiff enterprise tool.

Tags: Characterful, Humorous, Playful, Satirical, Tactile, Vivid