Go Raw Tempts Consumers With 'Uncomplicate Snacking' Campaign
Seed-based snack company Go Raw wants to help consumers when they're faced with myriad choices in the snack aisle. The 22-year-old brand's first national campaign is using humor to gain consumer attention, with extended efforts planned for the fall.
Its "Uncomplicate Snacking" campaign, which debuted in March across CTV, digital and social channels, takes a humorous look at the everyday frustration of choosing a snack with today's nutrition information overload, positioning the brand as the simply nutritious snack consumers don't have to overthink.
Influencer and sampling events are also part of the broader strategy to make the concept of nutrition information overload tangible for shoppers, using humor and relatable scenarios to spark engagement.
"Consumers have never been more skeptical of food marketing, and rightfully so," Kim Waldron, Go Raw’s vice president of marketing, said in a media release. "This campaign is about meeting that moment head on, positioning Go Raw as the brand that earns trust by stripping away the noise rather than adding to it. It reflects exactly who we are: straightforward, a little irreverent, and nothing to hide."
The campaign's two spots dramatize shopper’s trips down the snack aisle, comparing ingredients and competing health claims and offering a snack that "delivers – no decoding required." (See video below.)
The company wants to remind consumers that it offers recognizable, nutrient-dense ingredients through its creative for the program, which was designed and produced by its lead creative agency, Good Conduct.
The campaign is anchored by the tagline "Go Raw. Uncomplicate Snacking.” Rob Lewis, Good Conduct’s co-founder and chief creative officer, said the brand wanted to make consumers feel something about the overwhelming number of choices, instead of focusing solely on its offerings.
"The problem is something everyone experiences yet nobody has named,” Lewis said. "Humor was the only honest response to an aisle that has somehow made a simple decision feel impossible. Go Raw gave us the perfect platform: a brand with genuinely nothing to hide and a category that's given us plenty to work with."
Go Raw launched at Sam's Club in March with 22-ounce Dry Roasted Pumpkin Seeds, followed by the debut of its Super Crunch Peppercorn Ranch and Dry Roasted Pumpkin Seeds at Whole Foods Market nationwide the same month. Products are now available at multiple retailers, including Amazon, GNC, Safeway, Target, Thrive Market and Walmart.
Out-of-home activations, including more in-store efforts and large-format outdoor installations, will further promote the company’s portfolio of USDA-certified organic, non-GMO project verified, and GFCO-certified snacks this fall.