Presented BY: DMZ Consulting Group

Zheng Zhong, Mei Zi, Mengdi Dai

Yoplait Light Ad Campaign

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Agenda

Background

Research Objective

Research Methods

Key Findings

Conclusion

Recommendations

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Executive Summary Four potential Yoplait Light TV ads were created to test consumers’reactions towards these advertisements.

Research was conducted among 5478 respondents to find out whether the ad campaign worth $25 million.

Four assumptions were tested in this study, the findings show that

• Respondents with positive evaluations are more likely to purchase the products.• Storyline conclusion drives the evaluation of the ads.• Positive ad metrics may lower consumers’ ability to recall the brand.• Respondents with positive evaluations to the ads are Yoplait’s target audience.

Conclusion: It worth it！ Further research or investigation could conducted to measure the actual

purchase behavior , improve the brand recall and design relevant marketing activities to attract our target consumers.

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Yoplait

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Yoplait 2010

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• Dannon controls 27.8% of yogurt sales, compared with 25.8% for General Mills' Yoplait in 2013.

• Yoplait lost market share in the past few years due to the rise of Greek-style yogurt.

• General Mills’s new products including Yoplait Greek yogurt contributing to net sales growth in Q1, 2013 8%

• A big chunk of the profit decline in General Mills’ U.S. business came from its Yoplait division in 2014; while Yoplait Greek yogurt drives General Mills’s sales increased 34%.

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Yoplait Light Ads

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Research Objective & Assumptions

Examine the effectiveness of the Yoplait Light advertisements

Worth $25 Million?

1 . Respondents with positive evaluations are more likely to purchase the products.

2 . Storyline conclusion drives the evaluation of the ads.

3 . Positive ad appeal positively correlated with brand recall Negative ad appeal negatively correlated with brand recall.

4 . Respondents with positive evaluations to the ads are Yoplait’s target audience.

Female Between 25 to 49 Eat Yogurt At Least Once a Week

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Yoplait Light Ads

• The survey was conducted among 5478 respondents to gain insight regarding attitudes toward the 4 Yoplait ads.

• There are 1680 valid data after the data cleaning process. The respondents were asked to rate their moment to moment response on the 4 ads on a 0-10 scale, starting from neutral (5).

• Trace above 5 means the ad is positively appealing to the respondents and below 5 means the ad is negatively appealing,

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Research Methods1 Respondents with positive evaluations are more likely

to purchase the products.

2 Storyline conclusion drives the evaluation of the ads.

Positive Ad Appeal Brand Recall Negative Ad Appeal Brand Recall

Correspondence Analysis

Principal Component AnalysisMultiple Regression Analysis

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Respondents with positive evaluations to the ads matches the characteristics of Yoplait’s target audience. Cluster Analysis

Factor AnalysisMultiple Regression Analysis

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No Change

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Somewhat More Likely Somewhat Less Likely

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Rows and Columns Points ( Simmons)

Correspondence Analysis Shows the Association Between Cluster Created and Post Purchase Consideration

Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 4

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Correspondence Analysis Shows the Association Between Cluster Created and Post Purchase Consideration

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Moment in the Ad

Level of Aff

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Cluster Response of Yoplait ( Simmons) AdCluster 3

Cluster 2 Neutral GroupNo Yogurt PleaseYogurt LoversNo Richard Simmons

Richard Simmons

Appears Again

Richard Simmons Appears

Yoplait Yogurt Shows Up

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Rows and Columns Points （ Seamstress)

Much More Likely

No Change

Much Less Likely

Somewhat Less Likely

Somewhat More Likely

Correspondence Plot Shows The Association Between The Clusters and Purchase Intent

Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 4

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Correspondence Plot Shows The Association Between The Clusters and Purchase Intent

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Moment in the Ad

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Cluster Response of Yoplait ( Seamstress) Ad

Yogurt Lovers No Yogurt PleaseNeutral GroupPotential Yogurt Lovers

Yoplait Product Appears

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Cluster 4

Cluster 2

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Rows and Columns Points ( Kitchen)

Somewhat Less Likely

No Change

Much Less Likely

Somewhat More Likely

Much More Likely

Correspondence Analysis Shows the Association Between Cluster Created and Post Purchase Consideration

Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 4

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Correspondence Analysis Shows the Association Between Cluster Created and Post Purchase Consideration

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Moment in the Ad

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Cluster Response of Yoplait ( Kitchen) Ad

Potential Yogurt LoversNo Yogurt PleaseYogurt Lovers Neutral Group

Husband Looks Through

RefrigeratorYoplait Product Appears

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Much Less Likely

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No Change

Somewhat More Likely

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Rows and Columns Points （ Knitter ）

Correspondence Plot Shows The Association Between The Clusters and Purchase Intent

Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 4

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Correspondence Plot Shows The Association Between The Clusters and Purchase Intent

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Moment in the Ad

Cluster Response of Yoplait ( Knitter) Ad

Yogurt Lovers No Yogurt PleaseNeutral GroupPotential Yogurt Lovers

Yoplait Product Appears

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Positive Ad Appeal vs. Brand Recall Summary Regression Explaining Retrospective Evaluations of

Yoplait ( Simmons) Ad with Principal Component Scores

Storyline Conclusion drives the evaluations

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Summary Regression Explaining Retrospective Evaluations of Yoplait

( Seamstress) Ad with Principal Component Scores

Positive Ad Appeal vs. Brand Recall Positive evaluation overshadow

brand recall Conclusion drives the evaluationsStoryline Conclusion drives the evaluations

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Summary Regression Explaining Retrospective Evaluations of Yoplait

( Kitchen) Ad with Principal Component Scores

Positive Ad Appeal vs. Brand Recall Storyline Conclusion drives the evaluations

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Summary Regression Explaining Retrospective Evaluations of Yoplait

( Knitter) Ad with Principal Component Scores

Positive Ad Appeal vs. Brand Recall Storyline Conclusion drives the evaluations

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Ad Appeals

Positive Ad Appeals Interesting , Eye-catching, Memorable, Give me more positive attitude, said something important, For someone like me, Told me something new, Funny, Unique, Engaging

Negative Ad Appeals Offensive, Confuse, Insult my Intelligence

Ad Appeal vs. Brand Recall

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Ad Appeal vs. Brand Recall

Yoplait Ads Independent Variable

Estimates Coefficients of

Consumers Purchase

Consideration

SimmonsPositive -0.47

Negative -0.322

SeamstressPositive -0.48

Negative -0.273

KitchenPositive -.497

Negative 0.282

KnitterPositive -0.431

Negative 0.317

Relationship Observed between Ad appeal and Brand Recall

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Cluster Profiling

Age 25-49

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Cluster Profiling

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Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 4

Cluster Response of the Yoplait AdsCluster 1

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Conclusion

Target consumers response positively to all 4 Yoplait Light ads.

Respondents with positive evaluations are more likely to purchase the products.

Positive ad appeal positive correlated with brand recall.Negative ad appeal negatively correlated with brand recall.

1 Conclusion drives the overall evaluation of the ads.

However , Positive ad metrics may lower consumers’ ability to recall the brand.

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Conclusion

Yes , It worth $25 Million

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Recommendations

1 . Planning a research design that helps to measure

impact on actual purchase behavior.

2 . Assuring brand image and product information are not overshadowed.

3. Designing follow up marketing campaigns to deliver

the right message to the right people.

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Thank you!

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Appendix

Simmons Ad

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Appendix

Seamstress Ad

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Findings

Kitchen Ad

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Findings

Knitter Ad

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Factor Analysis - Simmons

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Factor Analysis - Simmons

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Factor Analysis - Simmons

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Factor Analysis- Kitchen

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Factor Analysis- Kitchen

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Reliability

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Factor Analysis- Knitter

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Factor Analysis- Knitter

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Reliability

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Factor Analysis - Seamstress

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Factor Analysis - Seamstress

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Reliability

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Principal Component Analysis

Simmons Ad

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Principal Component Analysis

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Seamstress

Principal Component Analysis

Seamstress Ad

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Principal Component Analysis

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Principal Component AnalysisKitchen Ad

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Principal Component Analysis

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Principal Component AnalysisKnitter Ad

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Findings

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Cluster Profiling

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Findings

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Findings

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Multiple Regression

Seamstress Ad

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Knitter Ad

Multiple Regression

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Kitchen Ad

Multiple Regression

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Simmons Ad

Multiple Regression