THE MATTRESS INDUSTRY LACKS DIVERSITY
The mattress category is stagnant and cluttered with brands who struggle to differentiate from each other.
Mattresses are big ticket items, purchased infrequently. On average, mattresses are replaced every seven years.
Brands struggle to maintain a relationship with consumers after a purchase is made.
BUILT ON A STRONG BRAND FOUNDATION
Casper was created in response to people's frustration with mattresses. Their commitment to research (consumer + product development) and design is the foundation of the brand. However, Casper's dedication to building a relationship with their customer is what propelled their success. Casper owners double as disciples for the brand. They're vocal about their love, proud of owning a Casper, and humble-brag about it whenever they get a chance.
WEB MODEL HAS DISRUPTED THE CATEGORY
Casper Sleep is a fast-growing startup launched in April 2013, which sells mattresses, sheets, and pillows online.
Their web-based distribution has disrupted the traditional buying process by cutting out the middle man and delivering mattresses straight to the consumer’s door and pioneering the bed-in-the-box model.
TAKEAWAY
Casper has been fiercely successful in breaking through the dormant and cluttered mattress category. Earning $1M in revenue during their first month in business is proof of that. But at the end of the day, Casper is still a mattress company working to foster a meaningful relationship with their audience.
THE BUSINESS OF SLEEP HYGIENE
Casper is your guide to a better night's sleep.
What is sleep hygiene? Sleep hygiene includes the behavioral and environmental practices that impact your quality of sleep. These practices include everything you do when you wake up in the morning up until you go to bed at night. Sleep hygiene is essentially about forming healthy habits and optimizing your lifestyle in order to get the best night's sleep.
Casper's mission is to educate the world about how critical sleep is to your overall health and wellbeing. Everything that Casper does, from their products to events to their digital presence relates back to sleep hygiene. They are driven by their purpose: better sleep makes for better living.
TARGET:
CASPER ADMIRERS
Casper has engaged a population that doesn’t even own their core product. They have built a fanbase around their messaging, social presence, and community events. These are people who follow the brand for their wit, enthusiasm, and pithy guidance for a better night’s sleep.
HOW CASPER'S ADMIRERS INTERACT WITH THE BRAND
ONLINE
Casper is aggressively active online. Their cross-platform social strategy engages consumers with their personality and wit, promotes better sleep practices, and drives back to their products and website in the process.
EVENTS
Casper curates events that increases visibility for their mattress while educating people about sleep hygiene. (i.e. "Quiet Rooms" with Casper mattresses at SXSW, driving a semi-truck around the country on a "Nap Tour", hosting a "Sleep Symposium" with Arianna Huffington.)
TAKEAWAY
These people are loyal followers of Casper and the brand's mission to help the world sleep a bit better. Even though they're not in the market for a new mattress, Casper Admirers are engaging with the brand online and at events.
OPPORTUNITY
Casper can convert these brand admirers to be Casper buyers by expanding outside the mattress category.
A product line that increases accessibility for the brand, while interjecting Casper into people’s daily routine.
Casper Pajamas
Casper Eye Mask
Casper Robe
*Towels, slippers, and bathmats are also a part of the Casper Comfort line.
Launch Casper Comfort in partnership with Westin
Westin Hotels is committed to health and wellness, making them the perfect partner to debut the Casper Comfort line. Their Westin Well-Being Movement is their program devoted to helping their guests live and maintain a healthier, well-rounded life while traveling.
1.
Casper Comfort Spa Day Event To Kick Off Partnership
Host a Spa Day at Westin Hotels to kick off the partnership and introduce the Casper Comfort Line to the world.
2.
Convert Westin Suites into Casper Sponsored Suites
Convert certain rooms to be Casper branded (including mattresses, sheets, pillows, Comfort Line, etc.).
3.
Casper Comfort Line Offered at Westin and additional retailers
Offer Casper Comfort products in Westin rooms and at in-hotel spas. Additional retail partners include: West Elm, Nordstrom, & Crate & Barrel.
CAMPAIGN FRAMEWORK
Leverage Casper’s personality to engage and educate people about Casper Comfort with messaging focused on introducing the line, encouraging trial, and promoting purchase.
CASPER COMFORT LAUNCH
The Casper Comfort line would be launched in the Spring in order to gain momentum going into the peak travel months of Summer.
The primary focus is on reminding people how dedicated Casper is to sleep hygiene while also getting people to try and share the new products. Secondary communication efforts work to show people Casper’s new home in West Elm, Crate & Barrel, and Nordstrom.
WHY THIS WORKS
We are working within Casper’s existing infrastructure to carry the sleep hygiene thread through everything we do while staying on brand as we develop the Casper Comfort line.
Aligning ourselves with partners that share Casper’s values. (i.e. Westin Hotels, West Elm, Nordstrom, and Crate & Barrel.)
Our communications framework targets Casper Admirers during the Casper Comfort launch without alienating our brand disciples – and never sacrificing Casper's purpose.
TEAM:
Mishaal Abbasi (Strategist)
Lauren Tresco (Strategist)
© Mishaal Abbasi 2020
Work is SPECULATIVE