Female Millennial, Gen-Z Opps: Richer Poorer has been acquired by Francesca's (Score 21)

Sales lead: The acquisition will affect the brand's marketing strategy & may lead to agency hires. 

  • Richer Poorer (RP) was acquired by Francesca's Holding Corp in April 2023. 
  • The financial details have not been made public. 
  • Francesca's DMs reportedly believe this will help it bolster its product offerings & reach Gen-Z and millennial women more effectively. 

Target demographic: Female Gen-Z & millennials

Now that it is under new leadership, the company will likely: 

  • Continue increasing ad spend
  • Revise marketing strategy
  • Seek agency partners

Digital and social insights (digital ad spend, effectiveness, impressions, and performance)

  • YTD spend: RP spent approximately $498.7k on digital display ads YTD, a significant increase from $108k spent in this channel during the same time period of 2022. 
  • YTD data: 71.7m impressions via Instagram (85%) and Facebook (15%). 
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend fell by 48% from $676.2k in 2021 to $350.4k in 2022. 
  • Ad location: It placed 100% of these ads directly onto instagram.com and facebook.com. 

Agency analysis:

  • Opportunity: Reach out now to see if you can pick up some of RP's business. 
    • It does not have any existing agency relationships to the best of my knowledge. 

Insight Sources: Digital spend insights estimated by Pathmatics