the seven secrets of making your food product fly off the shelf
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My food packaging tips as shared at The Grocer's Build A Brand conference on 22nd October 2013 in LondonTRANSCRIPT
In The Aisles
The Seven Secrets Of Flying Off the Shelf
Tessa StuartPacked Branding
www.packedbranding.co.uk
Building A Product into a Brand
What’s that?
OK, I’ll try it – it’s a bit unfamiliar though
Mmmmm or Meh – I might try again
I am choosing to buy it (and my family/OH like it)
I buy it regularly without thinking
Automatic sale – I don’t think, I just reach out
Building A Brand
To become a habit, brands rely on:• the creation of memory structures • the connection of neurons • the number of (strong) associations a
customer has about a brand• The connection of those associations with
usage (eg Heinz ketchup with sausages, Coca-Cola with happiness)
No Quick Fixes
• Even in our instant age
• …. building brand memories takes the same amount of time as it always did
• But now there are many more distractions
Shoppers have less time and attention
• Help The customer
UnderstandWhat
Your
Product
Is
Point of decision
Classic packaging mistakes1. Evil Fonts
People do NOT hang around in the chilled aisles puzzling out your arty fonts
Classic packaging mistakes: No 2
•WRITING YOUR BRAND NAME SO LARGE ON PACK
That consumers have no idea what the product is
Classic Packaging Mistakes No 3
• Here’s a colour that only works with some foods…..
4. Great Taste Gets You Bought!
5. Keep It Simple
Pictures of fruit – images are easier to process than words are
Showing the juice off
Innocent name and brand promise “Never ever from concentrate”
6. Show It Off
For passion fruit fans, the visible seeds act as a “visual magnet”
7. Explain It “We originally launched Plain Jane for customers who just loved the base of our yoghurt.”
Customer Feedback….“Customer emails were telling us the blue packaging and "Plain" name perhaps indicated a non-sweetened yoghurt…”
Sweet Jane
“We chose pink, a warmer colour”
“We tweaked the name to Sweet Jane”
“We put a clear message on pack about the touch of honey in the yoghurt”
Collective Dairy’s result…..
• “Not only are consumers really clear what’s on the pack…..
• Sweet Jane sales have increased by
50%!”
8. Size matters
• Let Customers
BuyYou
In Different
Sizes For different eating occasions and different spends
Scandi: Peter’s Yard Crispbreads
CanapeEntry size
Everyday
Storage tin and constant “Re-fill me reminder opportunity”!
“Foodie gift”
Big Storage tinAlso great shelf presence in independents
Let your sides do the talking
9. Sample, sample, sample
10. Create a ritual…
• ….. Ritual
G’Nosh Dips – for sharing and entertaining