“The Uncomfortable Feed” Takes Over Milkdrop Social Media In Campaign Via Leos To Redefine Breast Pump Design

“The Uncomfortable Feed” Takes Over Milkdrop Social Media In Campaign Via Leos To Redefine Breast Pump Design
B&T Magazine
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Leo Burnett and Milkdrop have partnered to launch ‘The Uncomfortable Feed’ to redefine breast pump design.

A survey conducted by Milkdrop (a women’s health start-up) in 2021 revealed that seven out of ten women reported experiencing discomfort, pain, or damage while using breast pumps, with eight out of ten stating it makes them “feel like a cow”.

This critical issue stems from a lack of accessible data on nipple size and shapes, a pivotal factor in engineering a comfortable pump.

To combat this, with the efforts of Leo Burnett, Milkdrop is creating the International Nipple Encyclopaedia and needs the help of Aussies across the country. The campaign will ask women to submit anonymous nipple measurements, contributing to the encyclopedia. Engineers and designers at Milkdrop will then use this to create new equipment that provides a more pain-free experience for mothers everywhere.

To launch the initiative, Leo Burnett has created The Uncomfortable Feed. The social campaign will take over Milkdrop’s social media, featuring a series of uncomfortable scenarios such as nails on a chalkboard, food being squeezed, teeth opening a bottle and biting an ice block, and cutlery scratching a plate, all designed to make the viewer uneasy and empathise with mothers who have to endure discomfort on a daily basis.

Currently, publicly available research is centred on nipple data concerning the ideals of reconstructive surgery or identifying the female nipple in algorithms to be censored on social media rather than the shape and size (anthropometrics) to help inform design. Milkdrop hopes that The Uncomfortable Feed campaign can broaden this data to ensure women’s comfort is not an afterthought when designing pumping products.

“Alex and the team at Milkdrop have created an incredible product for new mums, with great ambitions to care for every nipple size out there. But unless you’ve used a breast pump yourself, which is less than half of us, no one really knows how uncomfortable pumping in an ill-fitting funnel can be. So we knew we had to take a bit of a light-hearted approach to help spread awareness and capture as much nipple data as possible. Every post is designed to mimic the painful pumping experience. By making people uncomfortable, we hope to encourage them to make things more comfortable for new mums,” Stacey Karayannis, associate creative director at Leo Burnett Australia, said.

“At Milkdrop, we’ve reinvented how breast pumps work to make life (and pumping) better for women. Leo’s has helped us get the word out. They made a serious issue relatable with an empowering message, giving women a say in product design. With Leo’s help, we’re shaking things up, one pump at a time. They are a delight to work with, creative, generous and professional,” said Alex Sinickas, founder of Milkdrop.

The integrated campaign will run nationally across social with Publicis Groupe stablemates Herd MSL leading PR and Zenith leading Media.

Campaign Credits

Client: Milkdrop

Founder: Alex Sinickas

Head of Marketing: Claire Deane

 

Creative Agency: Leo Burnett

National Executive Creative Director: Andy Fergusson

Chief Strategy Officer: Catherine King

Senior Strategy Director: Abbie Dubin-Rhodin

Associate Creative Director: Stacey Karayannis

Associate Creative Director: Mark Carbone

Associate Creative Director: Nico Smith

Senior Business Director: Nicole Denning

Project Manager: Rachael Sparks

Social & Community Executive: Mia Stevens

Producer: Ashritha Govind

Director & Camerman: Yiani Andrikidis

Social Lead: Irnin Khan

 

PR Agency: Herd MSL

Chief Client Officer: Jennifer Brown

General Manager: Laura Beament

Senior Account Manager: Rachel Ecclestone

 

Media Agency: Zenith

Group Business Director: Mikayla Ellis

Digital Manager: Erin Mendygral

Business Director: George Bent




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