The Challenge
Snacks
like chips are in 90% of U.S. households. But snacks like beef jerky are in only half of them. Jack Link's needed to get the other half to see the brand as a relevant snack low in sugar and calories
and high in protein. And, among those already eating it, the brand wanted to increase the incidence rates.
As CMO Tom Dixon put it, "We had low household penetration and low buy rates but otherwise, it was perfect." It needed to reframe the category as protein snacking and to expand not only the eating occasions but also the audience that consumed beef jerky.
The company is using everything from programmatic out of home to geofencing mobile, down to the granular level of conversion. It's diversifying its media buying up and down the funnel, including gas station TV. Dixon called it "a little bit of a leap of faith" and leading to its need to get more surgical.
It kept the Sasquatch character because it "helps us punch above our weight." New videos show new types of consumers and occasions using digital and social to bring the campaign to life.
The Results
Awareness is up 10%.
Unaided awareness is up 6%.
Household penetration is up 2 points.
Web traffic is up 62%.
Sales are up 5%.