Villa Maria, for a New Generation

Villa Maria

Villa Maria, for a New Generation

Making wine feel less formal, without losing the good stuff.

Making wine feel less formal, without losing the good stuff.

Client

Villa Maria

Year

2022 to 2023

Location

New Zealand

Discipline

Brand Strategy

Digital

Headline result

5.9M+

Impressions across Meta and YouTube

Channels

Meta, YouTube, Google, creators

Overview

Overview

Digital strategy for Villa Maria, reaching a younger generation of drinkers without losing the brand’s premium edge.

My role

My role

Social, digital and paid media, at Culture

Team

Team

Max Lawton

Social Media and Digital Manager

Ryan Newton

CEO, Culture

Phoebe Lloyd

Senior Paid Media Manager, Culture

Emily Ostrowska

Strategy Lead, Culture

Indevin

Client

The Objective

The Objective

Keep Villa Maria premium while making it easier for younger drinkers to get into.

The Insight

The Insight

Premium can still be welcoming. The best work made the brand easy to step into and kept it feeling special.

The Execution

The Execution

Digital strategy, creator partnerships, storytelling and a paid media plan built to run across Meta, YouTube and Google.

The Impact

The Impact

5.9M+
5.9M+
5.9M+

Impressions across Meta and YouTube

746K+
746K+
746K+

Video views in under 30 days

31%
31%
31%

More traffic to retail partner sites

17% uplift in DTC sales during the campaign $4.12 CPM on Meta, 40% below the category benchmark

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