Drambuie – highlighting the product iself

Drambuie

DRAMBUIE – POSITIONING THE PRODUCT

The Brief

One of Drambuie’s key aims was to familiarise the market with the launch of its new 50cl bottle.​

With a smaller bottle and lower price point of under £20 with listings in all UK supermarkets, we set out to gain coverage for the product itself which presented a challenge because the recipe was not new or updated.

The Approach

Coverage was achieved using key calendar moments as our hooks, including Father’s Day, autumn and Christmas, where we positioned Drambuie as a key part of those celebrations and ideal gifts, particularly within autumn and winter months due to its warming and festive flavours and the natural draw to whisky at that time of year.​

We also capitalised on supermarkets’ discounts on the product, using offers to gain coverage in titles that wanted to save their readers money.

We executed a generous sampling campaign, distributing the updated bottles to key drinks journalists to keep the liqueur front-of-mind and remind them of the flavours, given it had been some time since Drambuie’s last PR campaign.

The Results

  • 59 pieces of product coverage generated in 2021
  • Total reach over 39 million generated in 2021
  • Highlight coverage includes Independent Online, FT, Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh, Mail Online, Platinum, Daily Star and Woman’s Own