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Disruptive Start-Up, Athena,  Captures Market Share with Bold Media Strategies and Innovative Creativity

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The Challenge

Home loan industry disruptor Athena Home Loans launched in February 2019 on a mission to change home loans for good and help Aussies pay down their home loans faster.
 
They invested heavily in advertising from the outset, looking to acquire customers from the big banks. The team felt their launch campaigns could work harder, so UNDIVIDED was brought in to analyse Athena's historical offline media performance and develop a new strategy that would meet the business growth targets.

Results

  • August 2019: Successfully launched Performance Radio, meeting both CPA & NEW customer acquisition targets.

  • May 2020: Scaled Radio Nationally and launched Performance TV, exceeding both CPA & NEW customer acquisition targets.

  • February 2021: Expanded Performance TV & Radio, introduced Advertorial & brand media, exceeding both new customer acquisition targets.

  • January 2022: Surpassed $2.8 billion in settled loans and completed a $90 million capital raise, marking Australia's largest capital raise at the time.

How We Did It

Competitor Insights & Market Demand Mapping We conducted in-depth analysis of competitor activities and identified peak consumer demand periods by day/time, enabling Athena to capitalise on unique market advantages within specific mediums.

Media Planning - Based on competitor insights and market demand peaks, we crafted a robust plan to dominate ‘moments’ where consumer interest spiked 500%+. This approach differentiated Athena from other financial institutions across all key mediums, more importantly, it integrated a dynamic creative strategy which was live within 15 minutes of market movements, which was a category first.  

Attribution - Technology We integrated UNDIVIDED's mediaPULSE, a proprietary TV & Radio attribution platform. This provided Athena with comprehensive insights into the impact of TV and radio on lead generation and sales, facilitating optimised performance strategies including creative response rates.

Test & Learn Methodology - Implemented a rigorous test and learn framework allocating a set percentage of the monthly budget to media and creative tests. Successful tests became new controls, continuously refining performance strategies and generating valuable insights for future planning.

Reporting - Delivered weekly performance insights and daily optimisations, supported by monthly deep-dive analyses. This iterative process informed adjustments to media mix and tactical optimisations across channels, enhancing overall performance and efficiency

Conclusion

Through strategic competitor analysis, innovative media planning, advanced attribution technology, rigorous testing methodologies, and detailed reporting, UNDIVIDED successfully transformed Athena Home Loans' marketing approach. The collaborative effort not only achieved ambitious customer acquisition targets but also positioned Athena as a leader in the competitive financial services landscape.

 

“UNDIVIDED are one of the best media agencies I have ever worked with. They have amazing analytical rigour and use sophisticated methods of attribution to help their clients measure their return on investment.


They combine this with an ability to drive a test and learn strategy with creative and are great at managing the creative process with their partner agencies.


UNDIVIDED have changed the game for buying radio and TV media and their fantastic team make my job so much easier, and more enjoyable.”

— Tom Franklin, Head of Growth Marketing

 

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We are the strategic partner for ambitious brands. Whether they’re disrupting the industry or leading it, we’re here to fuel they’re growth and achieve extraordinary growth.

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At Undivided, we only take on 6-8 new projects each year and typically have a waitlist. During our discovery phase, ensuring that we identify the constraint of what is holding a brand back from performance is critical, then also identifying if our teams will work seamlessly in partnership. Some agencies play the volume game and are desperate for more clients, we limit our client numbers to ensure we can go deep and deliver in full. 

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