Hue&Cry

Identity2024Canned cold brew

Nightshift Coffee

A launch identity for coffee that works the late shift.

The brief

Another canned cold brew enters a category owned by two giants. Zero brand awareness, a fraction of the media budget, and a product that genuinely was stronger — twice the caffeine.

The move

We positioned Nightshift for the people awake when nobody's watching: nurses, coders, bakers, bouncers. Halftone-printed cans, a 3am-coded voice, and a launch film shot entirely between midnight and dawn.

The noise

The brand found its tribe before it found shelf space. DTC sold out three production runs in the first quarter.

Measured, or it didn't happen

3x

sell-out runs in Q1

62%

repeat purchase rate

190k

social following at launch +90 days

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