Ovaltine: Small slice, big pie

This paper shows how Ovaltine moved from being second (of two) in the malted sleep aide market to gain over 1% of the £1.65bn daytime hot drink market. Faced with a category in steep decline, Ovaltine needed to recruit younger drinkers and enter a new market space. Using a six-month sponsorship of ITV3 daytime and various creative solutions, Ovaltine established itself in a different occasion and grew rapidly as a consequence. It has been estimated the campaign will generate up to £1.12m of additional gross profit in the long term, resulting in a ROMI of 5:1.