2. 1937: invented by Shulton Company (pioneers in mass
market fragrances)
1990: acquired by P&G
2009: declining market share & increased competition
Revitalization strategy
End consumers: 12- to 34-year-old males (away from “your father’s
aftershave”
Brand extension: body sticks, body washes, and body sprays in several scents
30-second ad at Super Bowl February 7, 2010 (costs > $2.5 million)
History and Facts
5. The Slogan Smell is Power
High brand association with the spokesman
Strong Self-
Confident
SportyFunny guy
TheMantra
“ We want to help young guys
navigate the seas of
manhood ”
Appeal and Mantra
7. Salience
Identity: A dream, a
man, a shampoo
Performance / Imagery
Meaning: Woman’s
dream, Man’s rival
Judgments / Feeling
Response: Credibility
and Excitement + Fun
Resonance
Relationship:
Community feeling
Who are you?
What are you?
What about you?
What about you and me?
Brand Equity Pyramid
10. Commercial rises the
consumers’ awareness through
direct speech at the beginning
”hello ladies”
Increasing interest towards
the product; main character ,
simple, funny
”Everything is possible when
your man smells like Old
Spice” & ”Smell like a man,
man” Customer starts to
want the product
Action
Desire
Interest
Awareness
11. “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like”
Campaign
Awards 2010
Grand Prix at Cannes Lions International Advertising
Festival
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial
Grand Effie Award
Effect
12. 76%
11%
9% 4%
Old Spice
AXE
Dove Man -Care
Mitchum, Right
Guard, Dial for Men
Share of Online Conversation: Male Body Wash Brands
January – March, 2010
Effective ?
14. Effect of
unexpectancy in
dynamic process
Entertainment
Funny Media
For Free
Communities,
fan pages
Free networks
Everywhere in
real time
Negative twist
LOVEMARKS
High Love
High Respect
BRANDS
Low Love
High Respect
PRODUCTS
Low Love
Low Respect
FADS
High Love
Low Respect
Beyond the Brand
MW: 2009: Unilever (loyal female customers) announces launch of Dove Men+Care campaign MW: P&G research showed that 60% of men’s body washes were actually purchased by womenMW: targetting girls/wives: media folks sought out environments where guys and girls would be watching together. This included Lost, Vancouver Winter Olympics, American Idol and, cinemas during Valentine’s Day weekend
Click on the picture = Hyperlink to YouTube
the Mantra « Smellis power » whichis the first thingyouseewhenyou go to the webside of the brand & whichisbehind the brand personnality & values.Alsopersonnality of the brand & values : thereis a strong association with the spokeman: Through Mustafa, theyreally gave the brand a personnality: strong, self-confident, sporty, funnyguy….WHAT WERE THE GOALS?> > “Wewant to help youngguysnavigate the seas of manhood” quoted McBeth, sayingitwastheiroverarching mantra from the beginning.> > The specific goals of the viral videoscampaign, according to McBethIncreasingsaleswith a youngerdemographicisthe obviousoverarching, long-term goal. & main goals:awareness and PR impressions => demonstratethroughtheir Ad « how an oldspice spray cantransform a regularsmelling of man into a men whosmellslike power »The Idea (saidwith humour) is => youwant power => youcan have it (& do whateveryouwant – « everythingis possible ») in a joke-funnyway => youcan have it if youget the smell!.Throughslogan & jingle (whistle ) => High recallpotential & Hignmemorability of the slogans which are easy to remember, simple &fun(« Smellispower » « Smellbetterthanyourself »"The Man Your Man CouldSmellLike »… => Power & Action => Virility/masculinity & « self-mockery »/funny =>High recallpotential & Hignmemorability : jingle - whistle => adressing to the women : the influencer – decision maker )RESULT:. PR impressions estimated by McBeth, at the time of the interview (Juli 2010), at 1-1.5 billion. Expectations: views and impressions to continue with more media coverage (evendoublingthosenumbers) Whenasked if the campaignis a success, McBeth said“Absolutely”POD:Reference to sport (using NFL players as product endorsers, AXE took professional BMX guy, Rexona kung fu theme)Make oneself appealing (showing upper part of body, abs etc.) also "The Man Your Man CouldSmellLike"POPvery funny, cult potential (community, T-shirts with “I’m on a horse”)enormous buzz (Youtube numbers, Ellen De Generes show, blogs went crazy) directly speaking to women often decision makers: like in the campaign "The Man Your Man CouldSmellLike"using non-traditional marketing channels (Facebook, Youtube, in cinemas on Valentine’s day weekend)references to sophisticated upper-class (sailing, diamondsCharacteristics of the ad « As all thishappens, Mustafa addressesfemaleviewers, maintainingeye-contact with the camera throughout the ad, and askingrhetorical questions on whattheylike, implyingthat if their man used Old Spicethenhecouldbringthemthesethings. »Criticfound on a blog about the new spokeman – new/recent commercial of oldspice:« I thinkitbetrays the success of Isaiah Mustafa. The commercial depicts Neal beingtorn to pieces. The message isthat no matterwhat, you’ll at least «
Axe: from Unilever Homepage latestcommercialfor an AXE (UK):«Dark temptationThis is yet another great Lynx advertisement that tells a story of a young man who sprays himself with Lynx Dark Temptation and is turned into a chocolate man.Dark TemptationConcocted from chocolate, frozen ginger, coriander, sage, black basil, pear sorbet and whipped cream, Axe turns on women’s taste buds, making men into man candy.December 2008 | United Kingdom”.
Identity: Who areyou? A dreambecause he istheoneeverygirldesires but just canhavethesmell in reality (thebodyof a man thatalmosteverygirlwants for her boyfriend)Meaning: Whatareyou? Emotional uservalues: woman‘sdream, man‘s rivalbecauseattractingwomen; rational style: attractingpeople but design keepsheritageoftheproductalthoughnowitisadaptingslightlychangesofenvironment (yachtinsteadofsailboat)Response: Whataboutyou? Emotional Excitement: wewantit, either man orwoman (althoughthecampaignmakesfunofseveral stereotypes); rational credibility: trytoprovethe power ofoldspicewithseveral different situations (sailing, horse, motorbike)Relationship: Whataboutyouandme? Activeengagement (interactionwithusers online togetinspirationandhints for improvement), sense ofcommunitythrough open discussionsofusers (comments)
Communication VehiclesMW: Targettinggirls/wives: media folks sought out environments where guys and girls would be watching together. This included Lost, Vancouver Winter Olympics, American Idol and, cinemas during Valentine’s Day weekend Television advertisement campaignNon-traditional marketing channelsHuge popularity on video sharing websites ---Messages:“smell like a man, man”, become more like Isaiah ”Everything is possiblewhenyourmansmellslike Old Spice”; luxury life, diamonds, boat etc. Indirect message: yourmanmightnotbe as goodlooking as the model, but at leastyoucanchangethat he smellslikeone
Wieden+Kennedy advertising agency (Portland USA)
MW: weweretalkingaboutthefact in class that buzzaloneisn‘teverything: Attention, Interest don‘tnecessarilyleadtoDesire & Action (=Purchase)MW: Launch ofcampaign Feb 7, 2010MW: 34.7 Mio. views on Youtubeasof 08/06/11MW: Isaiah hadappearances in Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, ESPN
July 2010 (6 months after campaign launch): Old Spice body wash sales more than doubled by 125% (all-time high for the brand)
LOVEMARK PICTURE-Humorous lookthrough various activities of adcheroes, non usual situations, locations, costumes. For example, “smell better than yourself”. The campaign has a humorous look how to transform an average man into top-man (stylish, handsome, perfect)- Effect of unexpectancy in the dynamic process describes heroes’ transitions from place to place (bathroom, sailboat, riding horse on the beach) that makes the process dynamic as well as typical surprise ending causes the effect of unexpectancy-funny media for free. Here we are speaking about mass media response to good marketing. If it has funny and entertainment value, they will be ready to advertise it for free.Communities, fans goes ahead with “Old spice”. As an example, through fan pages people sent e-cards on father’s day with slogan “Love punch”. In real life fans have a tend to wear clothes with special funny logo. T-shirts “I’m on horse” like an exampleFree networks. Here we are speaking about usage of shows networks like “the Ellen show” or networks of individuals” Perez HiltonEverywhere in real time, speak about non-traditional channel facebook, youtube, twitterNegative twist is used in case of making buzz, it worked well with new Old spice man Fabio. As a result, a lot of comments, we like previous hero more. We can conclude negative headlines produce much better respones