Ibérico Ham from Spain
Project information
- Brand identity
- Marketing and collateral materials
- Website
Industry
Ibérico Ham from Spain, brand identity
To increase awareness and sales in the U.S. market of the super-premium Ibérico ham from Spain, a consortium of top producers with the help of the Commercial Office of Spain and the European Union Development Fund launched a branding and marketing campaign. JRDG was selected to design the brand logo and identity, website and marketing materials.
In the U.S. the cured ham category is dominated and defined by “prosciutto” (Italian term for cured ham). In the eyes of the American consumer cured ham has become synonymous with “prosciutto”, they expect a certain price range and an Italian brand name attached to it. Our challenge was to strategically brand the Ibérico ham as a super-premium product to justify a price that is at least five times more expensive than the average “prosciutto” and create the marketing materials to support it.
Strategic approach: Turning the challenge into the solution
Ibérico ham main marketing challenge is how to justify the Ibérico high price tag. The solution, position it like a luxury product, stay away from the expected ham brand look and attach the “from Spain” statement of origin to all logo iterations. Design a logo that conveys a luxury goods brand personality and consistently hammer the luxury brand positioning on every Ibérico ham brand touch point: advertising, merchandising, point of sale, press release, event and interactive communications.
There is an enormous market opportunity in the U.S. for super-premium gourmet foods. Making the sigularity of the Ibérico brand understood will encourage trial and help pave the way for a steady market share and sales growth.
Ibérico Ham website
The Ibérico Ham website goal was to become the official voice of the Ibérico brand, communicate the brand key messages, educate the consumer on the Ibérico’s unique qualities, share recipes, showcase the range of Ibérico products, news updates and contact information.
The website design supports the Ibérico ham brand strategy with consistent colors, typography and a premium gourmet look featuring deep rich colors, and textures that convey a timeless artisan tradition. We created a content management system to allow the client to easily edit and expand its contents as more resources are added to the marketing campaign.
The Ibérico website features social links that let the visitors post the site’s content to their Twitter and Facebook pages as well as to visit the Ibérico Ham YouTube channel and Pinterest page.