Barbara's Brand Relaunch Campaign

In 2010, Barbara’s introduced a package redesign worthy of its heritage, and needed an advertising campaign to announce the change. This was an opportunity for Barbara’s to both stake its claim as one of the original natural-food brands, and connect with new customers: time-starved moms who are relatively new to natural foods.

Our campaign, in a manifesto-like tone, called out the bad ingredients—stuff you’d never find in Barbara’s products—and celebrated the positive, balanced lifestyle that comes from eating well. We called it “Say NO to the bad stuff and YES to the good stuff.” The photography brought to life “the good stuff”: beautiful, highly emotional, relaxing scenes of a life lived well.

Be sure to check out the Barbara’s search ad teaser campaign and the Barbara’s Facebook application—both feature digital brand experiences that further engage our target in “saying NO to the bad stuff and YES to the good stuff.”

“In May ’08, shortly after coming aboard, the Hive gathered with Barbara’s for a summit to create our first ever brand plan. The Hive understood our core values, a position we could own, the marketplace we “play” in and where we needed to go. This plan has allowed us to continue forward and rebrand our company.  We have now completed the “rebrand” which included an 87 SKU total repackage design, new website, new advertising, new PR company—basically new everything. The Hive’s insight and vision set the stage for success with the rebrand, and partnered with us to see it through.”

Dawna Pirkle, Marketing Manager, Barbara’s