CASE STUDY

How HiPRO tapped into TikTok and Circana to supercharge sales and overcome seasonality

Jan 2, 2023

Snapshot

MARKET RESEARCH SERVICES

Media Lift

DATA TYPES

POS

INDUSTRIES

Perimeter Store and Fresh Foods

COMPLETION

Q1, 2023

The Objective

At the end of 2023, HiPRO, Danone's protein yogurt brand, chose TikTok to boost brand consideration as well as push conversion, in order to overcome seasonality. The company aimed to increase sales all year long (especially during winter) by launching a multimedia campaign using TikTok as the core platform.

The Results

The results achieved across all stages of the funner were remarkable and helped HiPRO boost sales during a period of low seasonality. Awareness metrics showed a significant positive increase over the control group, exceeding industry benchmarks and reaching an impressive X2.1 in ad recall, a X2.6 in awareness, and a X7.4 in brand association vs. Italian norms. Furthermore, the geolift analysis shows a +7.1% increase in sales lift, with a highly positive ROAS of three times the Circana benchmark. In addition, the incremental sales study not only served to measure the causal impact of the TikTok campaign on sales, but also informed media mix modelling, highlighting TikTok as a highly effective channel to include in future marketing strategies to drive incremental results with positive ROI.

The Solution

To make a significant impact on the business, a comprehensive 360-degree strategy was developed to address all critical elements for success. Recognizing the paramount importance of creativity on TikTok, HiPRO decided to engage creators and to support the brand in this regard, TikTok implemented TTCX, an exclusive program that connects brands with TikTok creators to produce high-performing content. In terms of planning, a bundling approach was adopted, combining both premium branding products (TopFeed) and efficient in-feed video (Auction Reach and Focused Views) In order to effective measure the impact of the campaign, incrementality tests were conducted, assessing upper-funnel KPIs through a Brand Lift Study (BLS) and lower-funnel metrics through a Geolift study conducted by Circana. This involved excluding 4 geographies from the campaign to create a control group for performance comparison between exposed and unexposed groups.