Episode 68
SBP 068: The Barber's Brief - April 25, 2024
Welcome back to another episode of The Barber’s Brief. A segment where we cover news that caught our eye, a marketing moment where we highlight a case study, and our ad of the week. We hope you enjoy the show! Our Hosts: Follow our updates here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sleeping-barber/ Get in touch with our hosts: Marc Binkley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcbinkley/ Vassilis Douros: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vassilisdouros/ In the News
Marketing Week: Bloom & Wild - an online florist is “chasing profitability” by cutting marketing budget and focusing on customer retention.
Business Insider: Tesla lays off its new marketing team months after launching it.
https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-new-marketing-team-advertising-cut-layoffs-2024-4
Media Leader: Forbes 7-year scheme to dupe advertisers
https://adalytics.io/blog/ads-observed-on-www3-forbes-subdomain
Social Media Today: Meta Brings Advanced AI Chatbot to All of its Apps.
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-ai-chatbot-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-messenger/713662/
Marketing Moment:
Baileys - The Pleasure Dividend
WARC Case Study
This strategy won Silver from the IPA Effectiveness Awards
- Baileys Irish cream launched in 1974
- By 2008 (34 years later) it was in 147 markets
- Always has a role as a dinner liqueur, mainly at Christmas
- In 2009, sales were declining and by 2014, they were 16% below the 2008 peak increased pricing to try and compensate for volume losses
- Tried a bunch of different campaigns but nothing was working
- Diageo (parent company also owns Guinness, Johnny Walker) establishes a best practice - brand success is about being good at and committing to one big thing
The Campaign
The big insight - baileys is part cake, part booze and pure pleasure
The Strategy
People love the product but they need reminders of when it might be relevant (CEPs)
You can have it after dinner at Christmas or 52 weeks a year when …
Poured over ice cream
In coffee
In cake
At brunch
On the weekend
With Milkshakes
On French toast
In Chocolate
Anytime you want a treat
The Results
- 23% growth between 2015 - 2019
- 250M pounds gross profit over 5 years
- Increase in male share of purchases
- Gains not due to price increases, discounting or increased distribution in big markets
- Compared to previous campaigns, they get an extra $1 in profit for every $1 spent in media ($2.5 v. $1.5)
Have AI Break, Have A KitKat - KitKat Canada
