Guilt-Free Celebration Cake Campaign

Crafted the product launch campaign for Humble Bean, shaping the strategy, creative direction, and all campaign graphics to resonate with consumers who are intentional about what they bring into their lives - reaching them where they are.

Town of Midland website homepage preview on phone and desktop

Client:

Humble Bean Coffee

Category:

Strategy and Campaigns

My Role:

Creative Marketing Strategist

Project duration:

3 Months

Tools Used:

Pinterest(moodboarding), google sheets, canon R5, Lightroom, Canva, Meta Ads manager, google analytics, Email and whatsapp marketing,

The Brief: Indulge mindfully. Celebrate fully.

  • Why this campaign existed: Humble Bean wanted to launch a new range of celebration cakes to a growing audience of mindful consumers - people who care deeply about what they eat but still want to enjoy life's special moments.

  • The challenge was clear: how do you position an indulgent product to an audience that typically avoids indulgence? The answer was to reframe the narrative entirely.

  • The campaign set out to show that guilt and celebration don't have to go hand in hand - that you can treat yourself, stay true to your values, and still mark the moments that matter.

  • A secondary goal was accessibility making it easy for customers to order both in-café and online, removing any friction between intention and purchase.

Snippet from brainstorming session

The Process : From Concept to Campaign

Three months of strategy, creativity, and execution

Month 1: Strategy & concept

  • Defined target audience and consumer mindset

  • Developed campaign strategy and messaging framework

  • Built moodboards to visualise the creative direction

  • Established tone of voice and visual identity

Every creative decision was guided by one question - does this speak to someone who is intentional about what they consume?

Based on the market research below is the target audience for the campaign : The cafe is located in a primary location bringing us over 100000 users within 10km radius.

Primary age range

Secondary age range

Gender split

Location

Audience Category

25 -34

35 - 44

72% Female / 28% Male

10km radius (target based on business requirements)

Food & lifestyle enthusiasts, Mindful consumers, Gift givers & celebration seekers

Month 2: Creative & design

  • Led creative direction across all campaign assets

  • Designed graphics for digital and in-café touchpoints

  • Aligned visuals with the mindful consumer narrative

  • Iterated on designs based on feedback and brand fit

Month 3: Launch & execution

  • Rolled out campaign in-café and online simultaneously

  • Coordinated multi-channel delivery across touchpoints

  • Monitored campaign performance and audience response

  • Ensured consistent brand experience end to end.


Screenshots of before and after images indicated by improvement pointers.

The Impact

Purposeful strategy that moved people and product - 20 days post-launch

  • The campaign successfully connected with its intended audience, resonating with consumers actively looking for products that aligned with their lifestyle values.

  • Launching across both in-café and online channels expanded reach and made the product accessible to a wider mindful consumer base.

Total reach

Engagement

Enquiries

Conversions

54000

4,800

280

122

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