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Global Brands Research International Observer 2002
How to balance? Global Local Universal Individual 3
We talked with... 1500 young urban consumers 41 countries & 52 cities 4
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Disconnections Idealised world Real world Consumer Self Political Self 7
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Doing bad Don t lie to me Doing good 9
Dealing with politicisation & homogenisation Politicisation cannot be denied Consumers reject homogenisation How to make those critical connections? 10
Route 1: Balancing Global - Local Global Local 11
Global We Local are brands using show something have make to what you deal great we feel with are, part which the global of issue something brands available of social show bigger, all over what and the responsibility world give we want a sense to be... the of belonging community that they serve, whereas global brands do not feel obligated to do anything Costa NZ India young Ricaadult South Africa 12
4 routes to get the balance right Type of brand Type of category Level of aspiration Type of culture 13
Start A localisation road map Type of brand Prestige brand Master brand Super brand GLoCal brand Category Luxury High tech Fashion Automotive Fashion Cosmetics Electronics Personal Care Household Products Banking Insurance Food Local retail Desired aspiration High High medium Low medium Low Culture Global Individualists Global Sensitives Cultural Individualists Cultural Sensitives - Level of localisation required + 14
Brands Consumers distinguish 4 types of global brands Myth Master brands Universal Prestige brands Super brands Origin GloCal brands Category 15
Brands Master brands It is a status symbol but anyone can have it 16
Prestige brands Increases the value of the one who uses it 17
Super brands Trusted, silver medal winners 18
GloCal brands Feel close 19
Brands Strategic connection from brand perspective Master Brands Keep the myth relevant, translate to local cultures, individualise Prestige Brands Anchor in origin, keep the myth alive Super Brands Innovate, translate, adapt to local cultures GloCal Brands Behave like a citizen 20
Brands Category Factor 2: Type of category Highly display/aspiration Weak/no display value/low aspiration 21
Brands Aspiration Factor 3: Level of aspiration Highly display/aspiration Weak/no display value/low aspiration 22
Brands Culture Factor 4: Type of culture France UK Cultural Individualists Austria Local focus Mexico India China Turkey Individualist USA Finland Sweden Belgium New Zealand Greece Australia Cultural Sensitives Thailand Global Individualists Netherlands Germany Spain Italy Russia HK South Africa Czech Hungary Kenya Zimbabwe Philippines Ghana Korea Brazil Global Sensitives Indonesia Panama Malaysia El Salvador Colombia Costa Rica Chile Collectivist Japan Global focus Singapore Argentina 23
Brands Culture Type of culture: Global Sensitives By hook or by crook we ll have our brands Even the plentiful (and cheap) flea markets are full of Brands Zimbabwe Global brands make us feel citizens of the world and we fear their leaving because they somehow give us an identity Argentina Brazilians are Americanised Brazil 24
Brands Culture Type of culture: Cultural Sensitives Brands should take care of feelings of people in that country. It should be suitable to their culture not touch culturally sensitive points like beef oil in French fries which is against our values India We wish to project success and prestige. We need to preserve our traditional values Mexico 25
Brands Culture Type of culture: Cultural Individualists People use them all the time, but it is not personal. They provide good products, but the relationship isn t intimate Australia We don t actually want them to be South African - we just want them making an effort to impress and try to relate to our markets South Africa Imperialistic threat which undermines French cultural specificity France 26
Brands Culture Type of culture: Global Individualists The Dutch have a global mind, we openly face the world Holland Pragmatism, materialism, selfcentered-ness, looking up to the West Singapore I want to find the brand, not the brand finding me Sweden We Japanese love the High-class Brands! Japan 27
Brands Culture Localisation need from cultural perspective Individualist Individual connection through local filter Individual connection low need for localisation Local focus Global focus High level of localisation Translate to local culture Collectivist 28
Start A localisation road map Type of brand Prestige brand Master brand Super brand GLoCal brand Category Luxury High tech Fashion Automotive Fashion Cosmetics Electronics Personal Care Household Products Banking Insurance Food Local retail Desired aspiration High High medium Low medium Low Culture Global Individualists Global Sensitives Cultural Individualists Cultural Sensitives - Level of localisation required + 29
Route 2: Balancing Universal - Individual Universal Individual 30
Wave Three branding WAVE TWO Brand as lifestyle projection WAVE THREE Brand as personal projection WAVE ONE Brand as label for guarantee and trust 31
Brands Tribal brands Myth Master brands Universal Tribal Prestige brands brands Super brands Origin GloCal brands Category 32
Consumers have control through Wave Three branding Wave One Wave Two Wave Three Role of brand Physical quality Lifestyle projection Personal projection Benefit Trust/ Reassurance Affinity/ Identification Authenticity/ Discovery/ Invention Current geography Africa/China/India Developed world Sophisticated consumers in Europe/Asia/USA Target Mass Mass Fragmented and proliferated 33
Future of brands...? 34
What next? Understand your brand at a global and local level Investigate Wave Three branding Look for future opportunities 35
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Appendix: Content About RIO and the RIO studies Participating countries List of Global brands 38
Research International Observer Research International Observer (RIO) is a bi-annual qualitative research program carried out by RI offices all over the world. The purpose is to provide those involved with marketing and advertising with a better understanding of the world s consumers 39
To date, RIO studies have included: Research International Observer Nutritional Trends and the World: 23 countries 1992 The Evolution in the role of Women versus Men: 26 countries 1992 The Body and the Environment: 28 countries 1993 Teenagers and the World: 27 countries 1994/5 Communicating with Young Adults: 34 countries 1995/6 Connecting with Baby Boomers: 16 countries 1996/7 The Wild Spirit of Man? Connecting with Men in the Millennium: 46 countries 1998/9 E Commerce: The World s Consumers have their Say: 37 countries 2000/1 40
41 countries Europe Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Finland France* Germany* Greece Italy* Hungary Netherlands Russia Spain Sweden Turkey** UK* Africa Ghana Kenya South Africa** Zimbabwe Asia/Pacific Australia* China** Hong Kong India** Indonesia** Japan* Korea New Zealand Malaysia Phillipines Singapore Thailand * activist Americas Argentina Brazil** Chile Colombia Costa Rica Panama El Salvador Mexico** USA ** lower socio-economic groups 41
51 global + (20 local) brands Guinness Starbucks Yahoo! Johnnie Walker Bacardi Philips Ford Toyota Shell Renault BMW Nintendo Gap Nike Ikea Pizza Hut Chanel Levi s Adidas Swatch Benetton Coca-Cola Marlboro Evian Pepsi Camel Danone Nestle Mars Lipton Knorr Ericsson Body Shop Gillette Dove Virgin Disney Kleenex L`Oreal McDonalds Microsoft IBM Nokia American Express Visa Sony Motorola Heineken Nescafe Heinz Kraft 42