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Marcelle van den Kommer
Marketing invisible traits
Delivering iron/zinc crops: an invisible nutrient
First Global Conference on Biofortification9 November 2010
Content
Content
Invisible traits: an issue?
From attribute to aspiration: what are we selling?
Building trust; the role of branding
Marketing to BOP-consumers
Increasing adoption
The marketing process
Summary and conclusions
Invisible traits
Some of HarvestPlus’ biofortified crops look different from the standard….
Some do not.
Should that be a concern?
Many food products have invisible traits!
Invisible traits
So why do consumers buy products that look the same but promise something different?
These products deliver something they want Same products – easier to fit into life They believe the promise and trust the sender
So:1. How do we get consumers to want our products?2. How do we generate belief and trust? Can branding help?3. Any specifics for base-of-the-pyramid (BOP) consumers?
Invisible traits
Brand proposition
Values
Goals
Product Product characteristics
Benefitswhat the products Benefits
Consumer
Product
ad 1. Products are means to an end for consumers
Contains zinc and iron
Improved health, income
Strong, healthy family
Be good parent / person; esteem
Example:
Brand proposition: our promise
ad 1. People have the same aspirations around the world
Example: Unilever lifegoal model
Extensive consumer research has shown people have the same lifegoals around the world – only the meaning of these goals may differ.
Most successful brands connect to consumer lifegoals and values.
Brand proposition
Brand identity
ad 2. Building trust takes time and consistency
• The product comes from a trusted source: Key influencers: People from the community
Role modelsExperts……..
Trusted (co-)brand
• Evidence
• Open and consistent communication over time, on a rational, emotional and moral level.
ad 2. A brand identity can take many different forms
A brand identity can be linked more or less explicitly to:
The brand’s promise
The brand’s benefits
The product’s attributes
Visual brand elements: graphics, colour, logo
No brand strategy / generic product
Building trust quickly: use a trusted sender.e.g. miller uses his name/brand; crop is mentioned as “Intel inside”.
Brand identity
ad 3. Marketing to BOP-consumers: providing security
Key risk in changing varieties:food and income security.
Positive drivers: involvement - farmer participatory breeding – demonstration fields good access to planting material – free/subsidized samples increased farm revenue through increased production or
improved production efficiency added economic value from improved end-use quality and development of markets for both the harvested biofortified crop(s)
and any processed products made from them.
BOP
BOP
ad 3. Marketing to BOP-consumers: education
Key issue: limited awareness and knowledge about the link between food and health.
HarvestPlus crops: in general no practices need to be altered or new skills taught.
So: Is improved revenue not enough a driver? Do we need to talk nutrition?
Yes!Visible traits: positive, neutral, negative image.Invisible traits: avoid misperceptions about having altered food
without consumers’ knowledge.
-> explain, educate, inspire!
Adoption
Behaviour change model: how to increase adoption
Knowledge
Liking
Product Conviction
what the products Preference
Awareness
Adoption
Cognitive – relevanthealth/strength <-> impact nutrition
Emotional –connecting
Action
Marketing
The marketing process
Brand development
Brand strategy
Brand activation
The fundament:Consumer insights
target groupbenefits
Brand propositionBrand identityCreative idea
Deciding levers:ProductPackagingPlace / distributionPricePromotionComms strategy
Into the market:Adoption modelTrainingCommunicationPromotion
Summary
Summary
Marketing invisible traits is not new.
Consumers around the world have similar aspirations.The brand proposition best to connect to consumers’ goals and values.
Brand identities come in many forms. A trusted source such as key influencers or a brand help building trust, together with consistent communication.
For BOP-consumers ensuring food and income security is key.
Education about food and health is necessary for increased adoption for both visible and invisible traits.
There are 3 stages in successful marketing: brand development, strategy, activation.