Locking down national attention for a long-ignored market

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Coils to Locs Credit Alex Joachim Photography
10
Months
42
Total Press Hits
388
Million Impressions

Background

As BIG FISH PR’s ProBono client, Coils to Locs engaged with us to create awareness of its solution to a medical disparity and its founding story and vision.

Coils to Locs is addressing a major disparity – Black women do not have access to medical wigs that match their pre-cancer hairstyles. Driven to bring change to cancer survivor’s recovery founders Dianne and Pamela formed Coils to Locs.

Coils to Locs is on a mission to provide access to a variety of ethnically inspired wigs that can be purchased through healthcare reimbursement at cancer center hospitals. Coils to Locs is a supplier of coily, curly synthetic wig styles for black women (or any woman with textured hair) experiencing hair loss due to a medical diagnosis.

For more information on Coils to Locs, visit: coilstolocs.com

 

Strategy

Over the course of 10 months, BIG FISH PR conducted tailored outreach with creative storylines in an effort to increase awareness of Coils to Locs’ story and the business. BIG FISH PR worked to position Coils to Locs as the only medical wig resource for women of color who want coily-curly synthetic wig styles available through cancer centers and covered by health insurance.

 

Results

As a result of BIG FISH PR’s creative approach to public relations strategy and ongoing outreach, Coils to Locs has raised attention to this important medical disparity and continues to expand its business nationally. Coils to Locs and its founders Dianne Austin and Pamela Shaddock are becoming the leading expert source on medical related hair solutions for women of color.

Over 10 months, BIG FISH PR has engaged reporters nationally and locally to bring awareness to Coils to Locs’ business and cause. Through this outreach, BIG FISH PR has secured 42 press hits for a total of 388M impressions for the company.

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