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    The challenge

    Zeltiq approached Media Culture for support developing a direct-to-consumer ad campaign for its CoolSculpting® brand, which had previously only been marketed to medical practices. The goal of the campaign was to generate awareness among consumers as well as increase web traffic and drive searches for local treatment providers. In an effort to mitigate risk for a brand with relatively little consumer awareness, a TV match-market test strategy was devised to ensure responsiveness at a local level prior to national scaling.

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    Media Culture's approach

    • Local, match-market testing prior to national scaling
    • Combination of genre-specific cable networks and syndication
    • Celebrity endorsements aligned with the media buy
    • Local-market amplification after national launch, via a combination of TV, radio, and out-of-home (OOH)

    The results

    Following positive performance of the regional and national media buy, the campaign was expanded into Canada, U.K., and France, resulting in increased traffic and brand awareness. Due to the success of the campaign, Allergan acquired CoolSculpting® for $2.4 billion in April of 2017. CoolSculpting® is now the world’s #1 non-invasive fat reduction procedure and the only FDA-cleared non-surgical procedure.

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    446% increase in website sessions YOY
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    15x greater session volume for syndicated networks than cable
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    7x increase in web sessions with introduction of celebrity endorsements
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    34% increase in GRP levels YOY

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