chef bobo

email

turning retail-only brands into owned audience growth engines

Chef Bobo is the ownership company behind three nationally distributed, health-focused CPG snack brands, including Ava Organics and Friendly Grains. With products sold exclusively through retail and no owned ecommerce platforms, building and maintaining a strong, engaged email audience proved to be a challenge.

Fluctuating distribution made it difficult to consistently communicate product availability, new launches, and brand updates. At the same time, email remained a critical channel for supporting paid media efforts, building audience segments, and improving attribution.

the challenge

Without a direct-to-consumer sales channel, Chef Bobo lacked a reliable way to consistently connect with and retain their audience. Their existing email efforts lacked the structure and strategy needed to drive meaningful performance.

They needed to:

    • Build and maintain a high-quality email database despite limited owned touchpoints
    • Improve engagement and deliverability across their existing lists
    • Create a more strategic approach to content and segmentation
    • Establish email as a dependable channel for communication, audience building, and paid media support
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the results

Through a more strategic approach to email creative, segmentation, and content, Ava Organics and Friendly Grains saw significant improvements across key performance metrics. These results not only improved engagement but also created a stronger foundation for long-term audience growth and more effective paid media efforts.

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increase in ctr

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decrease in bounce rate

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decrease in unsubsribes

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