immunity

A healthy start to 2022 for Aubergine

It’s been a healthy start to 2022 for our boutique agency with two new business wins in the health and wellbeing space to kick off the year.

We’ve been appointed by GoBeDo to launch the brand’s new Immune Boosting Peppermint Gum to the UK market. Initial scientific studies show the product could be an effective method of protection against Covid-19.

We also secured a contract to promote online health coach Shelley Booth. Shelley is best known for the revolutionary Feel Look Be lifestyle and exercise program, but has just launched a new range of supplements to support optimal health. Aubergine has been tasked with amplifying the news of these new products as well as securing thought leadership opportunities for Shelley.

Shelley Booth commented: “So far, I’ve been really impressed by how nimble Aubergine are as a team. As former journalists they’re brilliant copywriters and I’ve been so happy with the coverage they’ve achieved for me already.”

Henry Colyer, head of marketing at GoBeDo, said: “Aubergine really stood out in the pitch stage due to their journalistic credentials - it’s obvious they know what makes journalists tick. I’m really excited to work with them to shout about GoBeDo’s new Immune Boosting Gum.”

Aubergine director and co-founder, Verity Clarke, commented: “We’re so thrilled to kick off 2022 with such a healthy start. Both GoBeDo and Shelley Booth are dream clients for us as they’re in the health and wellbeing space but they’re also both launching new and exciting products to market.”

Aubergine is a virtual agency founded by former BBC and Channel 4 News journalist Emma Gardner and experienced PR practitioner, Verity Clarke. The team has substantial credentials in the health and wellbeing space including successful campaigns for Surfaceskins, Glorious Soups, Fitbakes, One Year No Beer and Vitamin Angels UK.

Healthy results for immunity brand, Tonic Health

Our task: Fast-growth plant-based immunity brand, Tonic Health, invited Aubergine to put forward ideas on how to drive further awareness about its range of innovative high dose vitamin supplements.

Our strategy: On behalf of Tonic Health, we developed a wide-ranging survey of 2,000 people in the UK examining attitudes towards immunity within the context of the pandemic. Our strategy was to use the survey to cement Tonic Health as a thought leader in the field of immune health, whilst ensuring key messages hinting to the product range were present in all coverage.

Our tactics: We created several press releases tailored to high-end media, tabloids and lifestyle press weaving in the most newsworthy statistics. For example, we uncovered that a significant proportion of young people were suffering symptoms of immune health but weren’t worried about a second wave of coronavirus.

The press releases were accompanied by a rich bank of expert comment written by us on behalf of Tonic Health’s in-house expert, the UK’s ‘Plant Power’ doctor, Dr Gemma Newman.

Results: We secured 10 pieces of national news and lifestyle coverage, reaching over 23 million people. Coverage highlights were in the i newspaper, Metro, Daily Mail, Chat magazine, Women’s Fitness, Daily Express and the Mail On Sunday. All titles mentioned Tonic Health and weaved in key messages around vitamin intake and immune health.