Coffee Cup Advertising Delivers High Recall Rates

Coffee sleeve Advertising

What is Coffee Cup Advertising?

Coffee Cup Advertising is a unconventional way to surprise the recipient of the message. Advertisers place the company logos on consumables getting the marketing message directly to the hands of the consumer.  The ads are printed on sleeves that protect coffee drinkers from hot coffee. The cup sleeves are distributed to the cafe stores selected by the advertiser. Specific targeting is provided with an in-house tool to profile the demographic profile and identify specific coffee venue addresses. Learn all about cups advertising here! You’ll discover how this marketing strategy can benefit your business.

coffee Sleeve

Not only do these types of ads go directly into the hands of the consumer, they can be much more detailed than other ads such as billboards or radio. As a result of seeing such an ad that might contain a call to action, a QR code, or a contest, consumers are much more likely to remember these advertisements over others.  Additionally, this method of marketing not only shows promise in recall rates, but it also has several other distinct advantages over both traditional and non-traditional methods of advertising.

In-the-Hand Advertising

In-the-Hand Advertising is an emerging concept of ambient marketing that replies on place ads on vehicles that consumers touch at daily basis as: pizza boxesbar coasters, shopping bags, prescription bagsdoor hangershotel key cardsdry cleaner hangers

Why Coffee Cup Advertising delivers high brand lift?

Coffee Cup Advertising

Usually, each venue distributes approx. 1,000 coffee cups/month, generating an estimated total of 0.75M impressions. It works as a small moving billboard that the consumer will grab and carry it forward. The coffee venues deliver in the hand of the consumer generating an impact up to 70% brand lift. The advertisement can not be ignored as the consumer will grab it in their hands. On average, each coffee cup will provide 35 min of exposure. Coffee Cup Advertising provide an additional exposure to other viewers who are in the surrounding. The unconventional nature of this type of advertising makes it memorable while touching a logo while grabbing a coffee.
This concept is sub-segment of ambient advertising  that its been proven by research studies (1,2) to demonstrate better perception and engagement in comparison to traditional OOH.

Comparison to traditional OOH

Advertising with billboards takes a considerable time, energy and money. The flexibility is limited as  most billboard companies require advertisers to close long-term contracts. If your campaign strategy requires flexibility and multiple messages delivered at specific times, billboards are not the right media. Billboards are also difficult to target. Many commuters are subjected to dozens of billboards each day with limited attention span. Billboards becomes easy to be ignored and the short exposure limits the recall rate of the audience.

Cost comparison: Billboards v.s. Coffee Cup Advertising

The costs of billboards depends on format, circulation, demographics, and impressions. Traditional billboards cost $14,000-20,000/month in larger markets.
With the cost of 1 billboard/month, the advertiser can place its message on 40,000 coffee sleeves to 40 different coffee shops during the same period of time.

Sources:

  1. Luxton, S. What is called Ambient Advertising? Monash University. 2000
  2.  Gambetti, R. C. (2010). Ambient Communication: How to Engage Consumers in Urban Touch-Points. California Management Review, 52(3), 34–51

 

Good or bad, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Find us on LinkedIn

Here are some related articles you may find interesting:

Revolutionizing Medical Clinic Marketing: Smart, Targeted Strategies

How can medical clinics stand out in today’s competitive healthcare market? With advertising options as varied as the patient base they serve, effective medical clinic marketing requires innovation and precision. Are traditional methods, like billboards or mailers, truly delivering results—or

Shopper Marketing

Shopper Marketing: Capturing Attention at the Point of Purchase

What is Shopper Marketing? Shopper marketing is a targeted strategy that focuses on influencing customers’ purchasing decisions as they navigate through the buying journey, especially at the point of sale. Unlike traditional advertising, which aims to build awareness, shopper marketing