Twitter Success Stories, December 2019
Key results
With a year of exciting campaigns ahead, Cadbury UK (@CadburyUK) saw an opportunity to boost engagement and increase ROI by once again choosing Twitter as its key platform for launches and promotions in 2018.
The Strategy
Kicking off 2018 with a new brand campaign centred on the theme of generosity, Cadbury launched a First View video showing highly emotional creative to attract immediate attention. It then continued to build momentum with Promoted Video Tweets linked to real-time topics at the tip of everyone’s tongue.
As the football season got underway, Twitter provided the perfect platform for Cadbury to reinforce its sport sponsorship’s, aligning with the Champions League and Premier League for its Big Taste and Match & Win promotions and using short-form video to stay at the forefront of live action events.
When the festive period arrived, Cadbury took to Twitter to engage with audiences through a new Secret Santa campaign. Targeting different parts of the UK, Cadbury asked people to Retweet a daily Promoted Tweet for their chance to win a limited-edition chocolate bar they could send as a gift to anyone they chose.
1. Strengthen brand presence
With Twitter, Cadbury could increase the reach and relevance of its new brand campaign, using both First View and Promoted Video to stay front of mind.
2. Link to real-time events
Cadbury used Twitter to capitalise on its ongoing sports partnerships by using sponsorship and short-form video to capture the buzz of real-time events.
3. Create engaging promotions
By asking audiences to Retweet for their chance to win a Secret Santa gift, @CadburyUK boosted campaign interactions and built positive brand engagement.
The success
With Twitter, Cadbury exceeded all ROI expectations for 2018. Its overall ROI of +4 for the year represented a significant 73% increase compared to 2017. Individually, both its brand and Match & Win campaigns achieved an ROI of +4, while its Secret Santa competition achieved an ROI of +3. By following all best practices in terms of creative, targeting, and placement, CadburyUK also managed to reduce CPM by 29% compared to 2017.
