La Maritxu’s Secret Recipe for a 1,457% Surge in Reach

Tyler van der Berg

Limited-edition launches that blended culture, creativity, and cheesecake

We’ve worked with La Maritxu, London’s award-winning Basque cheesecake brand, to launch multiple limited-edition flavours. Each one a blend of culture, creativity, and community.
Over time, we developed a bespoke flavour launch framework that allows the brand to roll out new campaigns quickly and efficiently, while keeping the same level of storytelling, design, and craft that define their desserts.
Salted Caramel Flavour Launch
Salted Caramel Flavour Launch

A Peek Into The Stats Behind Our Work

Social Media
1,457% surge in views
Scaling reach from 31K to 482K+ in six months.
Grew community by 4.7%
Reaching a total audience of 64K+.
Up to 63% of views from non-followers
Proving strong organic discovery and algorithmic traction.
Peak engagement at 3.6K+ interactions
Showing deep audience connection post-reach growth.
Sustained 450K+ monthly impressions
Consistent, high-level visibility.
Email
40.75% open rate on top performing email
Outperforming industry benchmarks by up to +120%.
4.52% click rate
More than 2× higher than the food & hospitality average
Maintained an average 36% open rate
Across all campaigns, consistently above industry standards.
Unsubscribes under 1%
Showing exceptional audience loyalty and content trust.

The Challenge

As La Maritxu continued to grow, new flavours became central to driving excitement and brand engagement. But with each launch came a familiar challenge: How to deliver a cohesive campaign, fast, without losing the heart and heritage that make the brand so beloved.
They needed a repeatable system: one that captured the emotion of discovery while maintaining consistency across social, email, and in-store experiences.
Strawberry flavour launch
Strawberry flavour launch

Our Approach

We built a modular, end-to-end campaign framework, one that could flex for each flavour, theme, and story while keeping timelines tight and creative standards high. With this framework we have developed fully integrated campaigns that combined storytelling, visuals, and digital engagement to elevate La Maritxu’s brand presence across social, email, and in-store touch points.
Each launch was designed to celebrate the essence of La Maritxu: craftsmanship, culture, and community.
What we delivered:
Launch Campaign Framework — concept, strategy, rollout plan, and key messaging
Creative Direction & Content Shoot — moodboards, shot list, and storytelling visuals
Social Media Calendar — two months of posts, reels, and stories
Email Marketing — launch, mid-campaign, and farewell sequences
Copywriting — for web, social, ads, and in-store materials
In-Store Marketing — boards, flyers, and stickers
Influencer Outreach — research, messaging, and relationship building
Website Copy & Banners — new flavour page and promotional content
Paid Social Campaign — Meta ad creative and copy

Skills Used

Brand Strategy • Creative Direction • Copywriting • Content Marketing • Social Media Strategy • Email & CRM • Influencer Marketing • Paid Advertising • Retail & E-commerce Marketing
Flavour reveal video

Why It Worked

By turning storytelling into a framework, not just a one-off idea, we helped La Maritxu launch flavours that feel personal, purposeful, and consistent every single time.
Each campaign resulted in fresh creativity, building anticipation and engagement across every channel.
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Posted Oct 10, 2025

We built a flavour launch framework that lets La Maritxu roll out new campaigns fast, without losing the storytelling and craft they’re known for.

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Mar 21, 2025 - Ongoing

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