Crispy Rolls x Peter Crouch

Influencer Marketing

Four influencers fronted by Peter Crouch backed the UK return of MilkyWay Crispy Rolls with 2000s nostalgia content, delivering a reported 12M engagements at £0.02 CPE.

12MEngagements
32MImpressions
£0.02Cost per engagement

About the campaign

Mars Wrigley was relaunching MilkyWay Crispy Rolls in the UK after the product had been off shelves since 2022, and needed to build excitement and awareness among millennials in a crowded confectionery category. The Goat Agency's read was that the target audience remembered Crispy Rolls from their childhood, so content rooted in 2000s culture could turn a straight relaunch into a nostalgia moment worth engaging with. A generation raised on that era enjoys debating which parts deserve a comeback, and the product was itself one of those missing 00s artefacts, so nostalgia gave people a reason to react and share.

The idea made the 00s comeback the content: Peter Crouch judged whether iconic 2000s items such as lava lamps and flip phones deserved a comeback, tying each verdict back to Crispy Rolls. The Goat Agency managed full creative production for the Crouch hero content, then three comedy creators, Bec and Sam, Monique and Richard Sales, made supporting sketches and throwback content in their own styles across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

A single well-cast hero creator anchored a deliberately small roster, with Crouch bridging football, comedy and 00s nostalgia in one recognised persona, while the judging mechanic made the era the content rather than the backdrop. The Goat Agency reports 32M impressions, 12M engagements and a £0.02 cost per engagement from four influencers, with all KPIs exceeded. All figures come from the agency's own case study and are not independently verified. No trade press, client statement or award record was found, flight dates are not stated, and there is no published data on sales impact or media spend.

Case in 60 seconds

Mars Wrigley was relaunching MilkyWay Crispy Rolls in the UK after the product had been off shelves since 2022, and needed to build excitement and awareness among millennials in a competitive confectionery market.

The target audience remembered Crispy Rolls from their childhood, so content rooted in 2000s culture could turn a product relaunch into a nostalgia moment worth engaging with.

Make the 00s comeback the content. Peter Crouch judged whether iconic 2000s items, such as lava lamps and flip phones, deserved a comeback, tying each verdict back to Crispy Rolls.

The Goat Agency managed full creative production for the Crouch hero content, then three comedy creators, Bec and Sam, Monique, and Richard Sales, made supporting sketches and throwback content in their own styles across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

The agency reports 32M impressions, 12M engagements and a £0.02 cost per engagement from four influencers, with all KPIs exceeded. No independent verification of these figures was found.

Strategy Breakdown

The primary strategy-learning section — interpretation, not a press-release summary.

UK millennials who remembered Crispy Rolls from their childhood, reached through creators spanning football, comedy and lifestyle interests.
A generation raised on 2000s culture enjoys debating which parts of that era deserve a comeback, and this product was itself one of those missing 00s artefacts.
Confectionery is a crowded category, and a returning wafer line needed a distinct creative angle to cut through rather than a straight relaunch announcement.
Crispy Rolls played the comeback worth having, the fixed point every other 00s comeback verdict was measured against.
Nostalgia gives people a reason to react and share. Anchoring the product to familiar 00s objects invited comment and debate rather than passive viewing.

Creative & Execution System

Assets & channels

  • Hero video format with Peter Crouch judging 00s comebacks, produced by the agency
  • Supporting comedy sketches and throwback content from three creators in their own styles
  • Distribution across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok

Partners

  • The Goat Agency
  • Peter Crouch
  • Bec and Sam
  • Monique
  • Richard Sales

Participation mechanic

  • Comeback verdicts on iconic 00s items, built to prompt audience reaction and debate

Creator role

  • Hero talent fronting the flagship judging format
  • Comedy creators producing supporting sketches native to their own audiences

Results & Evidence

MetricValueResult typeConfidence
Impressions32MdeliveryAgency reported
Engagements12MengagementAgency reported
Cost per engagement£0.02efficiencyAgency reported

Why The Goat Agency's strategy worked

  1. 1

    A single well-cast hero creator can anchor a small roster. Crouch bridged football, comedy and 00s nostalgia in one widely recognised persona.

  2. 2

    Nostalgia lands better with a mechanic. Judging 00s comebacks made the era the content, not just the backdrop, and gave audiences something to debate.

  3. 3

    Letting supporting creators work in their own styles kept one campaign idea native across football, comedy and lifestyle audiences.

  4. 4

    A deliberately small roster of four creators concentrated the activity, which the agency credits for the reported £0.02 cost per engagement.

  5. 5

    The creative matched the brand's own relaunch story, which leaned on nostalgia for a bar missed since 2022, so paid creator content and product positioning pulled in the same direction.