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LoveDean

 

Background
LoveDean Granola is a premium luxury cereal made by entrepreneur Lucy O’Donnell. Inspired by a healthy toasted breakfast cereal whilst abroad on a skiing holiday in the Alps, Lucy set to work on creating her own magic formula at home. It soon changed from a fun cottage industry hobby into a small award-winning business accumulating Gold Taste Awards in 2006 and 2007.

 

The Brief
• Create and develop a brand personality for LoveDean Granola using Lucy O’Donnell as a figurehead
• Generate brand awareness of LoveDean
• Spearhead the launch of a new type of breakfast cereal category “granola”
• Educate consumers about “granola” and how it differs from other mueslis and breakfast cereals as well as its health benefits
• Differentiate from the competition
• Generate and maintain positive publicity on an ongoing basis

 

  LoveDean Press Cuttings

The Challenge
• Fuel trend for a new cereal category whilst supporting listings in key multiples

 

The Solution
• Communicate LoveDean’s point of difference from other cereals as well as its all natural ingredients and health benefits through a hard-working Press Office
• Host a breakfast reception for key glossies, trade and national publication to showcase LoveDean’s versatility as a product – perfect for breakfast but also used as a cooking ingredient in crumbles, cheese biscuits, flapjacks, bread etc
• Communicate the family and ‘home-made’ ethos of the brand by introducing Lucy O’Donnell and her family to the media for interviews
• Sampling and Seeding at key London events, particularly during London Fashion Week, sampling backstage for the models to ensure they eat a healthy diet
• Supporting expansion in listings through trade PR. e.g. the announcement of listing in Waitrose

 

The Results
• More than 40 pieces of press coverage across key food, style, feature and trend columns including Sunday Times Style Magazine, The Independent Magazine, House and Home Ideas, Daily Express, Daily Telegraph, Woman and Home and more