Nik Naks: 'They look "UUGHR!!" but they've got good ads'

This paper demonstrates how a thorough understanding of the target audience for Nik Naks corn snacks gave substance and direction to the advertising campaign.
Agency: Ogilvy & MatherAuthor: Brent Gosling

Nik Naks They look 'uurghr@,*!!urp' but they've got good ads

THE BEST THING ABOUT NIK NAKS IS...

In 1992 Golden Wonder bought Sooner Foods and along with them a little known snack brand, Nik Naks, with less than 2% market share. Six months after the brand's advertising debut its market share has doubled and the campaign has collected a gong for 'Harry and Alfie' (a bronze lion at Cannes).

Golden Wonder and Oglivy & Mather took a second division packet of extruded corn and created an advertising-led, premium snack...

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