Burger King has learned that the food mums want most immediately after giving birth is a burger (see below). Florist, Bloom & Wild’s research has learned something too. There is a growing epidemic of loneliness among new parents, with over 82% of them feeling isolated.
On September 26, the day most babies are born in the UK, new parents are showered with gifts, flowers, and well-wishes. It lasts for a day or two. Bloom & Wild is urging everyone not to send gifts as soon as a baby arrives.
Delay the Delivery, a new campaign developed by creative agency, The Or, encourages friends and family to show their love and support in a more thoughtful way, by intentionally sending gifts later.
The idea is simple. Instead of overwhelming new parents with gifts right after the baby is born, when support is plentiful, loved ones can schedule their gifts to arrive when they are needed most,1 to 3 months after the baby arrives.
This is when most new parents report feeling the most isolated and lonely, usually around the time their partner returns to work and the initial wave of excitement fades.
Through Bloom & Wild’s Better Late Delivery function, people can pre-order flowers and gifts to ensure their caring gestures arrive when they can have the greatest impact. The campaign is the latest activation under Bloom & Wild’s Care Wildly brand platform.
Charlotte Langley, chief marketing officer at Bloom & Wild commented, “By speaking to customers who are new parents, we found that receiving support from loved ones is particularly important one to three months after a new baby arrives. But most of us rush to give our attention (and gifts!) in the first couple of weeks, and focus mainly on the baby. But instead, with our Better Late Delivery, we’re encouraging people to think about when their care would mean the most and have created a special collection of gifts to give new parents a boost.”
Charlene Chandrasekaran, executive creative director at The Or, added, “Bringing home your newborn for the first time is a wild experience. And while being showered in love the minute your baby arrives is wonderful, that feeling of isolation when you’re one month in and everyone has gone back to work, is real. It’s the time when you need the most support. So we’re excited that Delay the Delivery will hopefully encourage people to Care Wildly beyond birth.”
Credits
Creative Agency: The Or
Group Brand Director: Berlin Abraham
Executive Creative Director: Charlene Chandrasekaran
Strategy Partner: Sarah Oberman
Production Partner: Metz ti Bryan
Senior Creative: Jacob Hellstrom
PR Director: Hannah Currey
Design Director: Nik House
PR Agency: Earnies
Founder: Nikki Collins
Senior Account Director: Danielle Moore
Client: Bloom & Wild
Chief Marketing Officer: Charlotte Langley
Brand Lead: Charlotte Robertson
Creative Director: Laura Rees Weeden
PR Lead: Amy Sanchez
