👇 Take a look at this beautiful campaign we’ve been working on for the The Preservation Society of Newport County. So what are you looking at here? Not a strategically brilliant, gorgeously crafted ad campaign. But the results of a strategically brilliant, gorgeously crafted ad campaign. If you don’t spend your days immersed in campaign analytics (lucky you), you might not see the beauty in this. So let us explain. Line 251 shows that the campaign has a click-through rate on Instagram of 1.57%. Is that good? Well, move over a couple columns and you see that the campaign CTR is 78% higher than the benchmark. So yes, it’s good. If you look at Facebook, the CTR of 6.53% is 625% higher than the benchmark. That’s great. Even the lowly banner ad in the campaign is outperforming the benchmark by over 2,000%. That’s absurd. Though it’s not on this chart, the ROAS (return on ad spend) for the overall campaign is over three—which means that for every dollar we spend on advertising, we generate more than three dollars in sales. We’re not sharing this to flex (OK, that’s nonsense. Of course we are. This IS LinkedIn, after all), but to demonstrate one of our agency tenets: Prove creativity. We are true believers that great creative work doesn't just look nice and give you the warm and fuzzies, it works like crazy. We’re very happy, but of course, we’ve got an ambitious client, Kevin O'Leary , pushing us to beat this campaign—both its effectiveness and its creative standards. And that’s exactly the kind of challenge we adore. (So, what was the work that generated these killer results? Well, we want to let the data enjoy its rare time in the spotlight, so we’ll share it next week.)
Nail Communications
Advertising Services
Providence, RI 6,460 followers
Stay Curious • Invest Thoughtfully • Prove Creativity • Embrace Growth
About us
Nail Where every brand finds its fascinating. We're experienced in persuading people to see brands and services in a new light, and keep them engaged. We've used creativity to get people to vote, donate blood, and get vaccinated. We've developed strategic insights to connect with the hearts of marathon runners and the stomachs of pickle lovers; we've renamed and redesigned both nonprofits and high-profile consumer brands. We live by four key tenets: Stay Curious, Invest Thoughtfully, Prove Creativity, and Embrace Growth. Clients include: Natural Balance Pet Food, Lifespan, Tradewind Aviation, Navigant Credit Union, New Balance, Rhode Island Foundation, CollegeBound Saver, New Bedford Whaling Museum, IGT, and Rhode Island Pro Soccer. If you’ve got big goals and need a partner who can help magnify your brand’s presence, we'd love to hear from you. We employ intelligent, self-aware, innovative humans that bring their good vibes and strong ambitions every day to create effective communication strategies and outputs for our clients. Interested in joining our team? Please reach out and introduce yourself.
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- 11-50 employees
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- Providence, RI
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- Privately Held
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- 1998
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- Advertising, Design, Interactive, Marketing Strategy, Social Media, PR, Production, Branding, and Creativity
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Is our industry offering our clients a dumb (and false) choice?
OK, can we stop giving our clients the choice between a "sales campaign" or an "awareness campaign"? Would any rational business person choose ambiguous "awareness" over rock solid sales? They might, however, if the choice were between a "sales today campaign" and a "sales forever campaign". An aggressive "sales today" approach can definitely get the register to ring. But it rarely gets you anything else. And in fact, sometimes it comes at the expense of future sales. For example, a "50% off! Today only!" message will likely drive transactions. But the schlocky desperation gnaws away at your brand's perceived value, making future purchases less likely. A thoughtful "sales forever" campaign can build meaning and value in your brand and product. Increasing not just the chance of a future sale, but also the margin you can get on that sale. The Awareness Campaign is dead! Long live The Sales Forever Campaign! (Or some better name that I’d really like you to share if you have it…)
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There’s a razor-thin line between a live idea and a buried one.
Alec Beckett and I were on a fun new podcast called Dead Ideas that let us vent about the ones that got away. It's being released in the new year but here's a clip from it. Nail Communications
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Tis the season...
Similar to Mariah Carey at Christmas time, Election Season wouldn't be the same without "Don't Vote". Six years later and it's still as relevant today as it was then.
Nail Communications | Dear Young People, Don't Vote | Hero Video
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Every once in a while, we give ourselves an impossible assignment that no one is paying us for (don't tell Jeremy). Our latest impossible assignment? Give the most cynical, disengaged voters a reason to show up at the polls. Can we do it? #YesWeCancel www.YesWeCancel.com
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Building a brand is hard. Shilling is easy.
A year ago, Solo Stove released a fun and surprising ad featuring Snoop Dogg that went viral, garnering millions of unearned media views. You'd think that would make any CEO ecstatic, but unfortunately, it led to their CEO being fired, as the campaign failed to generate the expected revenue. It was a massive success in getting attention in today's media fractured world but was being judged solely on a single month of sales which just isn't fair. So, I was genuinely surprised to see them release another video with Snoop yesterday, especially since the last one was internally perceived as a dismal failure. Unfortunately, this new spot lacks the magic of the original ad and is focused on hard-core selling. It's essentially an infomercial. For that reason alone, it will never go viral, and it likely will not be successful. It feels like an obvious overcorrection to a non-issue. I love Solo and own one myself, but there's a big difference between building brand awareness and simply shilling products. It’s a shame to see a smart idea snuffed out due to short sightedness.
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The productivity boost of AI has sparked a lot of talk in the industry about timesheets recently. Well, we made our position clear about time sheets a long time ago.
Nail Communications | Timesheet Burning Party
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Hyundai, we're looking at you...
Dear Advertisers, Could we please stop telling emotional stories of parents helping their kids train for the Olympics? P&G did it masterfully fourteen years ago with "Thank You Mom", and it really doesn’t need to be done again. It’s like watching Mary Lou Retton compete on the uneven bars for 14 years. Mary Lou was great, but let’s give someone else a shot.
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We’re excited to unveil our latest campaign for the Rhode Island Lottery: "The Lady in the Gas Pump" (TLITGP)! We’re turning gas pump videos into a stage for six witty, self-referential spots starring our quirky new character. Gas stations are a prime spot for picking up lottery tickets, so we created a campaign to talk directly to customers at the pump. Melissa Juhnowski from the RI Lottery says, "Nail proposed a custom campaign to encourage customers to go inside and buy a lottery ticket. It makes the mundane fueling experience a bit more enjoyable." Brian Gross, our Creative Partner, adds, “We approached the pump screen like a window, imagining this quirky woman living inside it with a passion for lottery products. Wonderfully weird, right?” TLITGP is all about turning humdrum tasks into opportunities for engagement and humor. https://lnkd.in/gjsCtMYR
Rhode Island Lottery | Lady in the Gas Pump | Jackpot
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