A little gut recharge can help you shift from the "off" you to the happy you
Zambezi | New Business | Strategy + Branding
TL;DR
The Ask:
Develop a creative strategy that helps Health-Ade's gut health become relevant to a larger audience and drive high household purchase
My Role:
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Researched trends, consumers, consumption, and competitive landscape surrounding health, wellness, and fermented drinks
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Helped identify the white space where Health-Ade could differentiate themselves and stand out from the crowd
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Helped to craft the strategy and opportunity for the campaign
Strategy:
Rediscover your happy (gut) place
Challenge
Only 50% of consumers know what kombucha is, and only 16% of kombucha drinkers know that kombucha have probiotics.
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How do we promote kombucha's gut health in a way that drives relevance with more than Health-Ade's core drinkers?
Opportunity:
In order to drive high HHP we needed to connect with an audience that cares about probiotics...meaning we have to go beyond just digestion.
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For consumers, their beverage of choice is more than just a purchase - it's a status symbol.
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We had the opportunity to elevate a cultural need for positivity. People are ambitiously seeking new ways to inject doses of positivity into their day. Health-Ade can be there to be their daily dose of feel good to build healthy habits and inspire them to become their happiest and healthiest self.
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Concept:
Get that good gut feeling
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The positive effect of probiotics is practically magical. So let's give a glimpse of the magical goodness that goes on when you treat your gut to some Health-Ade kombucha.
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The creative team worked with artist Mike Perry to convey the magical goodness to create a campaign that was artful, expressive, and effervescent
The Goal:
Increase revenue by driving high household purchase of Health-Ade through trial with new category users
Audience:
Healthy Holistics who are open-minded shoppers inclusive of probiotic and organic shoppers along with users who aren't health fanatics but real people trying to live their best life. They aren't afraid to satisfy their carvings.
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They embody a youthful and positive attitude: highly active, love the outdoors, and are social individuals.
America's happiness drought is real
86%
Of Americans said that they aren't happy, increasing 31% from 2018
BUT
61%
Of Americans believe that 2022 will be better than 2021
People are looking for ways to inject happiness into thier day
From dopamine dressing, micro-dosing psychedelics, TikTok dances, searching for better-for-you alternatives in food and drinks, healthy eating, and searching for higher consciousness
The gut helps regulate mood and has been referred to as the "second brain"
90%
Of serotonin is produced in the digestive system and produces the same neurotransmitters as the brain that play a key role in regulating mood
The gut is in constant communication with the brain via the vagus nerve the internal superhighway for two-way communication between the gut and the brain
Creative Strategy Overview
Rediscover Your
Happy (Gut) Place
Functional Benefit
When your gut is balanced it promotes a healthy you
Cultural Truth
America is in a happiness drought
Consumer Benefit
People are trying different things to inject a dose of joy in their day
Product Benefit
Health-Ade has probiotics that help boost your serotonin and mood
Comms Plan and Strategy
We wanted to deliver happy at every phase in consumer's kombucha journey
Audience Journey Phase
ECOUNTER
Not yet familiar with Health-Ade
EXPLORE
Still digesting the benefits of HAK
EXPERIENCE
Have tried and enjoy HAK
ENCOURAGE
A believer of HAK
Audience Barrier
Kombucha has become primarily synonymous with an exclusive and niche demographic: yogis that are young, fit and white women
66% of the kombucha audience chooses the drink the health benefits, whereas non-kombucha drinkers are left confused and suspicious of the benefits and ingredients
42% of non-kombucha drinkers are dissuade from the drink because of the cost and 14% because it has to be refridgerated
Kombucha love and awareness grows within its core audience, but not outside of this
Brand Strategy
REDISCOVER YOUR HAPPY (GUT) PLACE
Big Idea
GET THAT GOOD GUT FEELING
Role of Comms
INTRODUCE
LET US SHOW YOU THAT HAK CAN HELP YOU REDISCOVER YOUR HAPPY (GUT) PLACE
EDUCATE
LET US SHOW YOU WHY HAK HELPS YOU REDISCOVER YOUR HAPPY (GUT) PLACE
REINFORCE
LET US SHOW YOU WHEN CAN HAK TAKE YOU TO YOUR HAPPY (GUT) PLACE
INSPIRE
LET US SHOW YOU HOW TO SHARE THE HAK HAPPINESS
Comms Goal
Deepen understanding of product benefits
Increase visibility and brand awareness
Maximize intent and product usage
Inspire loyalty and advocacy
Creative Campaign
Our creative team teamed up with animator, Mike Perry for the 2022 campaign that included three :15 second spots.
The goal of the creative campaign is to let consumers to know that its probiotic beverages are good news for guts everywhere. Using a combination of storytelling and education-focused messaging – augmented by Perry’s animations – the campaign, dubbed ‘Get That Good Gut Feeling,’ highlights how Health-Ade Kombucha improves the physical and mental wellbeing of those who drink it.
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The animations integrated a number of the playful line-drawn characters that appear on Health-Ade packaging to create a one-of-a-kind ‘gut world’ concept, bringing a new sense of imagination to the biosystem of the human stomach and intestines.
Strategy Team:
Matt Babazadeh: Group Strategy Director
Cat Marsh: Strategist
Natalie Gomez: Director of Integrated Strategy