HONEST MOMENTS
THE QUICK PITCH
ASK
To balance The Honest Company's revenue stream, re-establish the company's brand,
and position them as a trustworthy leader in the market.
Insight
New parents are risk-adverse and spent most of their energy ensuring that the product they use on their child is not harmful. They want a simple way to choose a product that’s right for their baby so that they can have more time to enjoy being a parent.
Strategy
Honest Moments is Honest Company’s commitment to helping you make easier decisions as a parent so that you can enjoy the most honest and cherished moments in your child's life.
Situation
The Honest Company sells organic household and babycare products which are natural,
eco-friendly, and non-toxic. In 2016, 70% of Honest's revenue came from diaper sales, leaving little
to no attention to their other products. At the time, several lawsuits were filed against the company after
customers complained that their children had developed allergies and rashes after using products that Honest advertised
as containing non-toxic ingredients.
target
Parents, and specifically mothers, who have recently had their first child or already have children with
environmental sensitivity. Mothers who have used competitor products in the past are also included.
The DEEP DIVE
The Honest Company, founded by Jessica Alba, is a consumer packaged goods company that pairs smart design with a growing market for organic products. It emphasizes that its household and babycare items are natural, eco-friendly, and non-toxic.
Challenge
In 2016, Honest was hit by controversy when lawsuits claimed that Honest’s products were not safe. People reported that
their kids were developing hives or allergies and felt that the standards that Honest had promised its customers had
not been delivered.
Sales also showed that most purchases made on Honest's website came from diaper sales. As the company prepared to launch more products, it wanted to shift the focus to its bundles instead.
Opportunity
To increase brand affinity by amplifying Honest’s commitment to transparency and safety for all its products.
Consumers expect high standards from Honest because of its name, so promoting open conversation with customers can improve their relationship with the brand.
Honest’s bundles remove the need for parents to buy multiple products.
Insight
Parenthood can be scary, confusing, and stressful.
New parents are risk-adverse and spent most of their energy ensuring that their children are safe and healthy. Because of this, they take extra precaution when buying products they will use on their children. Unfortunately, accessibility to a large variety of child-care products can make choices overwhelming.
Strategy
The Honest Company is working overtime to help you through the challenges you face as a parent by providing safe products for your family so you that you can enjoy the more honest moments in life
THE CREATIVE CONCEPT
What is an “Honest Moment”?
It’s Unassuming… It’s Raw… It’s Realistic...
It’s the challenge of parenthood that we don’t share. It’s the accomplishments one celebrates when they've made their child happy. It’s the expectation people have for companies to be their honest best to fulfill their needs. It is The Honest Company’s renewed commitment to help parents during the crucial moments in their children’s life.
The TV Spots
In the same style of Procter & Gamble commercials, an Honest Moment is conveyed through the use of various
emotional storytelling tools such as comedy or quest. Each situation is resolved through the use of an Honest product
and is tied back together to a campaign tagline: "For all your Honest Moments".
The Social Conversation
Honest moments are all about transparency and open dialogue.
To support the campaign, Honest will take the conversation to its social platforms to encourage others to share their #HonestMoments. Content could be a mix of stories from parents, photos of their kids, and more.
What’s more Honest than live video? Using this and other non-traditional mediums can help Honest provide unrestricted access to the brand for open and honest dialogue.
The Website Rebrand
On the home page, a promotional image should represent the Honest Moments campaign, embedded with a link to the video spots. Honest's bundles should also be highlighted in a section of their own, both on the navigation bar and on the home page, to draw the customer's attention away from diapers.
The Results
The Honest Company adopted and launched #HonestMoments as its first official brand campaign in 2017.
Featuring music composed by Will.i.am, a dozen of spots were produced and released online alongside a social media campaign
that fostered a community of mothers to come together and share experiences using #HonestMoments.
This project was originally created as student work at UCLA Anderson, and pitched directly The Honest Company's CMO & CAA Marketing’s CEO Jae Goodman.
TEAM:
Moshe Isaacian (Strategist)
Piers Brown (Strategist)