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SBP 068: The Barber's Brief - April 25, 2024 The Sleeping Barber - A Business and Marketing Podcast

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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.

https://www.marketingweek.com/bloom-wild-focuses-on-customer-retention-over-acquisition-as-it-chases-profitability/ 

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://the-media-leader.com/forbes-seven-year-mfa-scheme-shows-how-deep-the-rot-runs-in-online-advertising/

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

Link: https://youtu.be/U33RTQsa7Bo?si=g47535UTjKrnWJHh

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.

https://www.marketingweek.com/bloom-wild-focuses-on-customer-retention-over-acquisition-as-it-chases-profitability/ 

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://the-media-leader.com/forbes-seven-year-mfa-scheme-shows-how-deep-the-rot-runs-in-online-advertising/

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

Link: https://youtu.be/U33RTQsa7Bo?si=g47535UTjKrnWJHh

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