Brand Challenges
Renewing the brand identity
For 75 years Windex has been the “Glass Cleaner”
As the brand expands it’s product line it is struggling to get consumers to understand that Windex products bring value, beyond glass cleaning
Shift in Home Cleaning Trends
The amount of time people spend on housework is decreasing
Consumers are getting busier and busier = major cleaning occasions occurring less and less
Trend towards touch-up cleans vs. deep cleans
Private Label Competition
Private label brands growing twice as fast as national brands
Improved copycat packaging
Able to boast similar product attributes and retail at a lower price point
3. Renewing the brand identity
For
75 years Windex has been the “Glass Cleaner”
As the brand expands it’s product line it is struggling to get
consumers to understand that Windex products bring value,
beyond glass cleaning
Shift
in Home Cleaning Trends
The amount of time people spend on housework is decreasing
Consumers are getting busier and busier = major cleaning
occasions occurring less and less
Trend towards touch-up cleans vs. deep cleans
Private Label Competition
Private
label brands growing twice as fast as national brands
Improved copycat packaging
Able to boast similar product attributes and retail at a lower price
point
Based on our surveys
and brand interview these are accurate
and most important to the brand
Private label is least concerning because Windex Original
owns more then 70% of glass cleaning category
4. Monique Mordica: Promotions & Shopper Marketing Manager for all Home
Cleaning Products
Key Learning's:
Primary Windex Brand Objective: Gain a greater share of surface cleaning
occasions beyond just glass
10 yrs. ago = focus was 100% glass
5 yrs. ago = focus became multi-surface
Shift in focus due to top two challenges identified
Advertising Shift
Pre- 2008:
All about Glass
TV, Magazine and Free Standing Inserts
Perfectly calm mom in a very serene setting
Post-2008:
All about surfaces beyond glass – toaster, fridge, kitchen surfaces
All of the above PLUS Digital FSI’s, Facebook, Digital Coupons, and more retail specific
programs
Hectic mom showing the final, clean home
5. KEY LEARNING #1: WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF THE
WINDEX BRAND THEY THINK OF WINDEX
ORIGINAL BLUE GLASS CLEANER
8 out of 8 brought WINDOW image
5 out of 8 brought in a picture that represented the
color BLUE
4 out of 8 brought SPRAY BOTTLE image
KEY LEARNING #2: FEELINGS ASSOCIATED WITH
BRAND VARIED SIGNIFICANTLY
It gives me a feeling of cleanliness
It makes me feel unsafe because of the chemicals
It makes me excited – I love to clean
It gives me a complete feeling, task complete
Usually something grosses me out, so then I go and
grab Windex
14. Personal Experience
Live Demo Events
Direct Mailers with Sample Sizes
Word of Mouth
Blogger Programs
Facebook and Twitter Campaigns
Internet
Email Blasts
Targeted Banner Ads
Paid Search Campaigns
How-To Videos online
Larger TV Presence
Revise the current media plan to incorporate larger
networks and/or major events
Improve commercial content to be more engaging
19. Windex® Glass Cleaners
Original Blue I Crystal Rain™ I Wipes I Foaming
Windex® Electronics
Windex® Outdoor
Wipes I Cleaner
All-In-One I Glass and Patio Cleaner
More Ways To Shine™
High-quality shine, for your high-tech
toys
A clean that shines, inside and out
Windex® Multi- Surface
Windex® Touch-Up Cleaner
Antibacterial I Vinegar I Glade® Vibrant Bloom™
Kitchen, Glistening Citrus® I Bathroom, Fresh Scent
I clean & shine almost anything
DAB IT. CLEAN IT. DONE!™