Lecture_class10_oct28: dos xx
-
Upload
gina-collura -
Category
Marketing
-
view
249 -
download
0
Transcript of Lecture_class10_oct28: dos xx
Background
+ Challenges
In 2007:
- There were 261 beer brands
advertising on TV in the US
- The combined media spend in the
US $1 billion+
- A little known Mexican beer brand
called Dos Equis almost no
brand equity
- They needed to outwit the
competition, not outspend them
- It tasted like all the other beers
The
Strategy
+Insight
Looking at the broad swathe of beer
commercials, it became apparent that
many advertisers believe that images of
buxom ladies, tailgating and foaming,
frosted glasses are the best way to sell.
Even premium brands assumed a fairly
low degree of intelligence among their
audience.
Consumers were more than a little irked at
the clichés and potty humor that are a
staple of the category. They felt
misrepresented and misunderstood.
Probing further, [the agency]
discovered 2 important truths:
1. What guys wanted more than anything,
was more than hot girls + designer toys.
2. They wanted to be seen as interesting.
They were terrified of being seen as
boring.
That was the white space for Dos
Equis.
The
Strategy
+Insight
Integrated
Campaign
Campaign launched in local
markets in 2007 + nationally
in 2009
TV was the main media
channel to bring his
personality to life
(30 TV spots)
Agency: Euro RSCG
(now called HAVAS)
A distinct
brand voice
He once had an awkward
moment. Just to see how it feels.
He lives vicariously through
himself.
The police often question him
just because they find him
interesting.
His organ donation card also lists
his beard.
He is an older gray-bearded man
actively engaged in a variety of exotic,
adventurous, and dangerous pursuits:
• running with the bulls
• ski jumping
• arm wrestling the police
• releasing a grizzly bear from a trap
• piloting a motorboat full of beauty-
pageant winners
This is
how a
brand Zags
A characterthat Zags
His actions + personality:
He hangs out with pygmies.
He’s a teacher.
He’s a sage.
He’s a shaman.
He’s a fantasy.
He’s an illusion of things past.
Call the Most Interesting
Voicemail in the World
“For my easy, low-fat blueberry
muffin recipe, please press 5.”
“That was a test. You have failed.
Please try again.”
[Return to main menu]
“Interesting”
Campaign
Extension
Results:
Did it
work?
• Dos Equis has become the
#6 imported beer in US
• Since campaign started, sales
have increased by nearly 30%
• Dos Equis is the first beer in the
world to reach 1 million “likes” on
• Won Gold Effie, 2009 + 2013
Re-Cap
Integrated Campaigns rely on a Big Idea
- If you create a unique personality + voice for a brand,
it can stand the test of time
- It can win industry awards
- It becomes part of pop culture
- A Big Idea can start with TV and extend into other media
channels (print, Web, events, PR, etc)
- When a category is cluttered with a lot of competition,
you must ZAG!