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Meme marketing and influencers raising awareness and positive engagement for Badoo UK.

Badoo’s vision is to become the recognised dating brand for confidence. Aiming to support this objective, MG Empower joined Badoo UK to develop a bespoke campaign focused on raising awareness and engagement for the app. The deep dive into the dating universe led to “Find Something Real” – a successful campaign integrating influencer and meme marketing to also drive consideration and strong positioning. Inspired by the app’s mission, a selection of talents shared authentic stories and relatable experiences around confidence, engaging audiences on Instagram and TikTok. To amplify the message and tap into local cultural elements, our experts incorporated a humorous creative approach bringing meme pages into the narrative – driving positive brand affinity within relevant communities.

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Increase brand awareness and position Badoo as the app that helps users face the dating world with confidence.

The dating scene is leaving people feeling fed up and fatigued. Research* shows that 45% of daters feel frustrated. Moreover, dating has been incorporated into deeper aspects of social culture – it has become a lifestyle as much as a conversation topic. Badoo is on a mission to support users navigate this space with confidence. However, the app also has been facing some barriers to accessing audiences, such as low awareness levels and understanding of the brand proposition. The fact real connectors have been struggling in the modern dating world also leads to low engagement – which can also be translated as an opportunity for Badoo to position itself differently in the industry. 

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Challenge.
Strategy.

An influencer campaign enhanced by strong narratives and the cultural impact of meme marketing.

Following targeted cultural research around the dating scenario in the UK, which led to fundamental insights about audience behaviour, our experts crafted the strategy “Find Something Real”. Centred around the concept of confidence as the core of positive dating experiences, the campaign merged influencer marketing with the power of meme marketing to generate positive association, increase awareness and foster engagements. The three key content pillars – confidence in the real self, in actions and in responding – were developed to inspire creators to share relatable and fun content highlighting real conversations and experiences, along with the app’s key features. The editorial direction also set the foundation for the meme activation which brought confidence to life in a more appealing and open way, hugely culturally nuanced. A paid amplification program was then added to the strategy so content could be optimised for impressions and engagements – allowing space for a test-and-learn approach.

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Results.

Successful awareness and engagement rates along with genuine endorsement of Badoo.

By incorporating influencers, meme marketing and an amplification program, the campaign “Find Something Real” delivered successful results that not only supported Badoo’s awareness and engagement but endorsed it as the perfect platform for real connections. ER, impressions and media targets were all overachieved, and content hooked the audience with very positive sentiment regarding the app’s mission and features. The entertainment aspect of the campaign was assertive in creating synergy with the dating audience. Moreover, the meme strategy tapping into relevant localised pop-culture elements generated interest for the brand – indicating an opportunity to create more educational digital spaces.

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