Shredded Wheat: How a Fresh Approach Rejuvenated a Mature Brand

1985 campaign for Shredded Wheat. Previous 1980 campaign had arrested sales decline (in a market in which it was heavily outspent), but then by 1984 came the re-structuring of the market following the publication of Audrey Eyton's F-Plan (1982) and the `bran boom'.
Agency: CDPAuthor: Christian Gaunt

Shredded Wheat: how a fresh approach rejuvenated a mature brand

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Background

Shredded Wheat was extremely successful in 1985 providing a dramatic improvement in profitability. The brand was relaunched during 1985 with a fresh advertising approach and the entry for the IPA IPA Effectiveness Awards shows how the advertising contributed to this success. The product has a long history and occupies a firm position in the largest sector of the breakfast cereal market; staples. Nabisco appointed CDP in 1980 to work on Shredded Wheat resulting in the famous 'Bet you can't...

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