What We Did
  • Competitive Research & Audit
  • Brand Refresh
  • Product Packaging
  • Web Design & Development
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising
  • Social Media Management & Marketing
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Photography
  • Videography
Eco Cork Foam

Taking Eco Cork Foam National at The Home Depot

One of the challenges of marketing products in the home improvement industry is that brand awareness is closely tied to need. We only shop for something when we need it. Underlayment is a perfect example. Unless you’re a pro or an experienced DIYer, you may never consider the merits of underlayment until you need it. If you’re an underlayment manufacturer, that leaves you with a small window of opportunity to position yourself. If you’re an underlayment manufacturer aiming to leap from test markets to national sales at The Home Depot, you’re going to want help to make the most of that window.

Such was the case for Eco Cork Foam, one of the bestselling and highest-rated underlayments at homedepot.com. When The Home Depot began testing the product in a few stores, the makers of Eco Cork Foam reached out to Porchlight to help ensure the test was a success. Spoiler alert: It was!

Porchlight began our work by immersing ourselves in underlayment and embracing the Eco Cork Foam difference. We toured the Palziv factory, capturing imagery and video for later use. We walked multiple stores with the client to study and solve in-aisle challenges and opportunities. We talked to associates and read reviews to discover the most critical needs of shoppers. 

Knowing that what happens in-store begins online, our strategy focused equally on retail merchandising and digital marketing. While part of our team was concepting and building the new ecfunderlayment.com, others were developing new, original content to support the website and product pages at homedepot.com. We created blog articles, shot all-new product imagery and developed explainer videos. To drive traffic and boost sales, we took over management of the brand’s social media presence and refreshed its ecommerce assets. To support retail sales in the test markets, our team developed all-new packaging, POP and in-store marketing collateral.

#1
Consistently ranked first in flooring underlayments at The Home Depot.
2,335
The number of U.S. Home Depot stores that sell Eco Cork Foam.