1 00:00:00,288 --> 00:00:02,871 (bouncy music) 2 00:00:08,790 --> 00:00:12,408 - We have to be very innovative and try to think different 3 00:00:12,408 --> 00:00:14,600 and outside of the box every time 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,950 to try to reinvent the programs that we're doing 5 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:18,760 to keep on going but at the end, 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,680 what we do is just spend money 7 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:22,815 to create a brand and create a category. 8 00:00:22,815 --> 00:00:27,677 We don't look into sales or margins or ROI's 9 00:00:27,677 --> 00:00:29,830 or prices or inventories, 10 00:00:29,830 --> 00:00:32,450 like you might see another in other companies. 11 00:00:32,450 --> 00:00:36,580 We are a company that is breaking molds every single day. 12 00:00:36,580 --> 00:00:38,970 And one of them that I can definitely feel proud 13 00:00:38,970 --> 00:00:40,810 about is the Super Bowl. 14 00:00:40,810 --> 00:00:44,380 We were the first produce brand 15 00:00:44,380 --> 00:00:45,980 to advertise in the Super Bowl. 16 00:00:45,980 --> 00:00:48,633 - With the next pick in the first draft ever, 17 00:00:49,770 --> 00:00:52,090 Australia selects the kangaroo. 18 00:00:52,090 --> 00:00:53,640 - Yeah I like that pick. 19 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,000 and Mexico selects... 20 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:57,860 Beach, beach, beach, beach. 21 00:00:57,860 --> 00:00:58,850 - The avocado! 22 00:00:58,850 --> 00:01:01,300 - Great pick. That makes a ton of sense. 23 00:01:01,300 --> 00:01:02,490 Rich, volcanic soil. 24 00:01:02,490 --> 00:01:03,390 - Perfect weather. 25 00:01:03,390 --> 00:01:05,680 - It'll make avocados from Mexico the ideal 26 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:06,600 year round snack. 27 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:08,280 - When we made that decision, 28 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:12,120 we only had, at that moment five months in the job 29 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:13,750 that the company was starting 30 00:01:13,750 --> 00:01:18,750 and it was like the first bold, big decision that we made. 31 00:01:19,960 --> 00:01:21,640 And why was that? 32 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,650 Because we had the data that told us at that moment 33 00:01:25,650 --> 00:01:27,310 that it was a great decision, right? 34 00:01:27,310 --> 00:01:29,270 It's the moment where avocados are very, 35 00:01:29,270 --> 00:01:31,040 very popular in the US. 36 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,660 There's a moment where Mexico is basically dominating 37 00:01:33,660 --> 00:01:35,163 the market a hundred percent. 38 00:01:35,163 --> 00:01:38,340 We know that football and guac goes very well 39 00:01:38,340 --> 00:01:41,290 So, what better situation can you have, 40 00:01:41,290 --> 00:01:43,860 that you can advertise to the people 41 00:01:43,860 --> 00:01:47,690 that are enjoying your product at that specific time? 42 00:01:47,690 --> 00:01:49,360 And also as a small brand 43 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,390 we needed a stage where we can really make everyone aware 44 00:01:53,390 --> 00:01:56,160 that we were the number one brand in the US, 45 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,060 that we were the number one program of avocados in the US 46 00:01:59,060 --> 00:02:00,903 and what better than the Super Bowl. 47 00:02:00,903 --> 00:02:04,155 And we did it in 2015. 48 00:02:04,155 --> 00:02:07,544 At that moment, we thought it was going to be 49 00:02:07,544 --> 00:02:11,980 a one time thing that we wanted to just tell everyone 50 00:02:11,980 --> 00:02:12,813 that we were pressing, 51 00:02:12,813 --> 00:02:17,380 that we were the big marketer leaders, but we never thought 52 00:02:17,380 --> 00:02:21,360 that we were gonna stand out so much on the digital side 53 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:22,240 of the Super Bowl. 54 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,770 And that became our thing. 55 00:02:24,770 --> 00:02:27,870 And in the past six Super Bowls that we've been 56 00:02:29,450 --> 00:02:32,780 participating in, we've been the only brand 57 00:02:32,780 --> 00:02:36,300 to be in the number one or the number two positions 58 00:02:36,300 --> 00:02:40,780 in the most effective digital campaigns for the Super Bowl. 59 00:02:40,780 --> 00:02:44,900 The Super Bowl ad is my excuse to create a campaign 60 00:02:44,900 --> 00:02:48,280 that runs three or four weeks before the event 61 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,650 and three or four weeks after the event 62 00:02:50,650 --> 00:02:54,030 from PR, digital, shopper all related. 63 00:02:54,030 --> 00:02:56,670 And that's been the magic of the Super Bowl for us 64 00:02:56,670 --> 00:02:59,430 that has been so successful. 65 00:02:59,430 --> 00:03:00,280 This is a tool that is 66 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,040 gonna continue growing for the future 67 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,870 and we're using that more and more to not only 68 00:03:05,870 --> 00:03:07,430 create brand experiences 69 00:03:07,430 --> 00:03:10,840 but now the most interesting one is to create sales 70 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,167 and that's the new thing that we have as a company here 71 00:03:14,167 --> 00:03:17,780 in avocados from Mexico in the past year 72 00:03:17,780 --> 00:03:20,950 with all the COVID situation that we have lived. 73 00:03:20,950 --> 00:03:25,110 And it's how to become a benchmark in eCom. 74 00:03:25,110 --> 00:03:27,480 - How we maintain a culture of innovation? 75 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:32,480 You know, we have an extraordinarily creative process 76 00:03:33,750 --> 00:03:35,830 which is our planning process. 77 00:03:35,830 --> 00:03:39,190 We spend half of the years, six full month 78 00:03:39,190 --> 00:03:43,100 innovating, thinking creatively about 79 00:03:43,100 --> 00:03:47,000 what are we going to do for the next fiscal year? 80 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:51,570 It starts with reviewing what we did the previous year 81 00:03:51,570 --> 00:03:53,260 and what worked, what didn't. 82 00:03:53,260 --> 00:03:56,070 So we really understand the why's. 83 00:03:56,070 --> 00:03:59,770 And then the second phase of our creative process, 84 00:03:59,770 --> 00:04:04,590 which is our planning process is to come up with ideas 85 00:04:04,590 --> 00:04:08,630 and ways that are tied to our strategy that are going to 86 00:04:08,630 --> 00:04:13,030 drive the business goals but in very creative ways, 87 00:04:13,030 --> 00:04:18,030 tons of ideas are coming from every area of the company. 88 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:23,160 And we look at them, we're talking about 400 slides, texts 89 00:04:23,380 --> 00:04:26,270 with the vision for the next year 90 00:04:26,270 --> 00:04:29,220 and then you start picking and choosing 91 00:04:29,220 --> 00:04:31,830 what are we going to end up executing? 92 00:04:31,830 --> 00:04:33,980 So the whole process is six months 93 00:04:33,980 --> 00:04:37,130 and it's one of the most creative process I have seen. 94 00:04:37,130 --> 00:04:40,957 - The big objective that we have as a company 95 00:04:40,957 --> 00:04:43,517 and is my personal objective here in the company 96 00:04:43,517 --> 00:04:46,643 is to become the most innovative produce company 97 00:04:46,643 --> 00:04:48,190 in the world and I think that we're going 98 00:04:48,190 --> 00:04:49,190 the right direction.