Brand & Ecommerce Growth Strategy for an Olive Oil Cooperative
Repositioning, e-commerce, performance marketing, and financial modelling to transform a bulk-oriented cooperative into a premium B2C brand.
Type
Academic group project
Area
Brand Strategy · Ecommerce · Marketing Analytics
Tools
Shopify · Excel · Looker-style KPI thinking
Techniques
Brand positioning · SEO/SEM · P&L · ROI / ROAS · CLV:CAC · Go-to-market
Output
Digital growth strategy + business case
Value
Group project where we analysed the shift of an olive oil cooperative from bulk sales to a premium B2C brand using strategy, ecommerce, pricing, and financial modelling to define an actionable roadmap.
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ProjectedExecutive summary
A strategy and growth case where the challenge was not only to sell more, but to capture more value. The project translated a high-quality, origin-driven product into a brand architecture, direct channel, acquisition plan, and financial model with metrics clearly labelled as projected.
Business context
The cooperative had a high-quality product, differentiated origin, and DOP Sierra Mágina, but it was not capturing enough brand value. The challenge was to create a digital strategy capable of improving margins, building the brand, and opening a direct-to-consumer channel.
My role
Group project. My contribution focused on market analysis, strategic diagnosis, positioning, product architecture, pricing, financial modelling, KPIs, and business-case construction.
Data & methods
- PESTEL, Porter Five Forces, TAM / SAM / SOM, VRIO, and competitive benchmarking.
- SWOT / CAME, STP, buyer persona, and customer journey.
- Product architecture, pricing, and e-commerce planning on Shopify.
- SEO / SEM plan, social ads, email marketing, and loyalty programme.
- P&L, ROI, ROAS, CLV:CAC, payback, and KPI dashboard.
Process
- 01External and internal diagnosis.
- 02Problem identification: dependence on low-margin channels.
- 03Strategic repositioning under a premium brand.
- 04Definition of buyer persona and customer journey.
- 05Design of a three-tier product architecture.
- 06Design of the digital ecosystem: Shopify, SEO, SEM, social ads, and email marketing.
- 07Retention design: Club del Olivar.
- 08Financial modelling and dashboard design.
Key outputs
- New brand identity: “Milagro de la Sierra”.
- Three-tier product architecture.
- Direct-to-consumer B2C strategy and Shopify e-commerce.
- SEO/SEM plan, social ads, display, email marketing, and influencers.
- Loyalty club, budget, P&L, ROI, ROAS, CLV:CAC, and payback.
- The cooperative had room to capture more value by moving away from a commodity logic.
- The premium proposition required consistency across positioning, channel, product architecture, and pricing.
- The direct channel made it easier to defend margins and build a relationship with the final customer.
- Retention and CRM were necessary to sustain CAC and mid-term profitability.
Business implications
- It demonstrates the ability to connect strategy, digital marketing, profitability, and execution.
- It is especially relevant for consulting, agencies, Big 4 firms, growth teams, e-commerce, and strategic marketing.
Limitations
- Academic project.
- Projected metrics, not real post-implementation results.
- Financial assumptions subject to market validation.
What I would do next
- Validate pricing with demand testing.
- Launch a Shopify MVP.
- Run pilot campaigns and measure actual CAC by channel.
- Compare retention cohorts.
- Build a live dashboard connected to GA4, Shopify, and CRM.
Assets
Suggested visuals
Strategy map.
Acquisition-conversion-loyalty funnel.
Product architecture pyramid.
KPI dashboard mockup.
P&L metric cards.
Q1-Q4 timeline.
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