Memes and Brands
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“MEME”An understanding of the meme and brands
Through a study of the book The Blind Watchmaker+
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WHAT IS A MEME?The cognitive equivalents of the genes; units of cultural transmission.
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EH!??SLOWER!
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If the perceptions an individual has of what is outside of him/herself are linguistic and social constructs,
VANDE MATARAMIS COOL
Vande Mataram has evolved over time
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Perceptions and relationships with these entities (people, objects, ideologies, etc.) are constructs that ‘live’ in the mind of the individual
Through Rabindranath Tagore and A.R Rahman’s Maa The Salaam
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these perceptions and relationships are not objective constructs, but rather subjective and evolving ideas:
VANDE MATARAM
“memes”
So vande mataram is evolving. Today its cool. Tomorrow it may be irreverence
Richard Dawkins
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OH!
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the same as internet meme!
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NO
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memeInternet meme
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Internet meme
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Internet Meme
Firstly
Viral&
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Internet Meme
Firstly
Viral&NOT THE SAME
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A ViralSomething seen by a lot of people in its original form
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An Internet MemeAn original viral that has been reinterpreted in different ways
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How are they similar?ALTERING PERCEPTION
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EH!??
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Longetivity Fecundity Copying Fidelity
Both follow principles that relate to the popular sense of Memes
Long duration Passed around Faithfulness to the original
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How are they different?
influenceMemes have a larger influence than internet memes though they may seem less popular
inceptionInternet memes stem from the internet and can cross over to other spheres. Memes are any form of cultural unit
ideaMemes are an idea that reside in the minds and not in your control. Internet memes is something you see and can be manufactured
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BRANDSAs one of the constructs, and units of culture, that ‘live’ in the minds of individuals, brands are in fact memes and have the ability to impact upon their human carrier’s experiences of life in a deep way;
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Brands are internal to their human carriersNot External
Brands are social entitiesNot ObjectsBrands need to interact with people as groups of
human Individuals Not Masses
Brands rarely get any of the aboveNot all brands
BRANDS AS MEMES
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REDBULL OLD SPICE
LOUIS VUITTON AMUL
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How do we turn our brands into memes?
By answering the 2 questions customers ask when they encounter your brand
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Who are you? What do you mean to me?
How do you answer them?
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By fulfilling the 3 things that contemporary customers look for
meme
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1. HAVING A VOICEDesiring to contribute to and co-own both the communication and the offering itselfbrands must engage consumers in ways the consumer seeks to engage with them in, while they are in the correct state and playing the correct role to be engaged in that way. (Frame Control)
DIRECT ACTIVITIES AT PERFORM ACTIVITIES WITHFRAME CONTROL
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Apple app store DELL Ideastorm
FRAME CONTROL
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Identifying the individual memes that make up a memeplexBrands if accurately broken down contain individual memes which when explored further help build it’s identity
Identify individual memes
Investigated thoroughly including interrelations
Discover their highest manifestation
Reverse engineer the tone to build a brand identity
2. AN AUTHENTIC IDENTITY
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COMICAL IRREVERENCE
e.g Brand’s Highest ManifestationSKATEBOARDERS
Brand Identity
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Consumers seek human interaction and a feeling of connectionConsumers experience a sense of anxiety and alienation owing to capitalism’s and now technology’s isolating effects, as well as the effect of increasing pace of living and shifting away from traditional values
3. A CONNECT
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PC is a part of the same memeplex as the MAC Moral: VENTURE out to other memeplexes to understand your own brand memes better
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Thank You No, Wait
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Dear Planners“to control your cow, give it a bigger pasture”
-Zen Master Roshi
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Thank You. Really