Tub of Philadelphia "Protein" cream cheese on a wooden ledge in front of a green leafy hedge, beside blackberries

Philadelphia Protein Instagram Creator Recipe Posts

Influencer Marketing

TRIBE ran an Instagram creator campaign for Philadelphia Protein in which creators posted healthy meal and snack ideas, and the agency reports a 3.21% engagement rate.

25.5KLikes & Comments
$0.22Average CPE
795KCombined Followers

Case in 60 seconds

Philadelphia Protein needed to be seen as an ingredient for healthy meals and snacks, which is hard for a cream cheese that audiences already know as a familiar spread rather than a protein source.

The brief treats creators' own routines as the proof, because a new use shown fitting into a real lifestyle persuades food audiences more than a brand claim about protein would on its own.

TRIBE built the campaign around creators experimenting with new ways to use Philadelphia Protein, so the product was shown being cooked with in many settings rather than described in a single advertisement.

Creators submitted 34 Instagram posts showing healthy meals and snacks made with Protein PHILLY, shot as foodie content in bright, fresh colours, with captions mentioning more protein with the classic Creamy PHILLY taste.

TRIBE reports a 3.21% engagement rate and 25,511 likes and comments across creators with 794,965 combined followers, at an average cost per engagement of $0.22, alongside positive audience comments printed on the page.

Strategy Breakdown

Followers of food creators on Instagram looking for healthy meal and snack ideas that fit their lifestyle.
Cream cheese is known as a spread rather than a protein source, so the brief asked creators to experiment with new uses that place Philadelphia Protein inside healthy meals and snacks.
The brief keeps the classic Creamy PHILLY taste in every caption, so the brand's familiar taste carries the new protein message rather than being replaced by it.

Creative & Execution System

Assets & channels

  • Instagram

Partners

  • TRIBE

Results & Evidence

MetricValue
Likes & Comments25.5K
Average CPE$0.22
Creator Posts34
Combined Followers795K

Why TRIBE's strategy worked

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    A brief that fixes one caption message while leaving the recipe open gives a product launch many different demonstrations, because every post carries the same claim while showing a different use.