In one of our three client keynotes, industry leader James Sandora from Kohler will share insights, challenges and the roadmap from his work inside the much-admired brand.
8. Culture
What’s going on in the
world that can’t be
ignored?
Company
What are the defining
truths about your
brand?
Category
What are the driving
dynamics of the category?
What conventions should
be broken?
Consumers
Who are your most influential
consumers, and what drives
them?
The Dig
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28. 28
Insight to Prototype & Measure
Launch a prototype in a
contained environment in
order to build on the concept
and improve it as it matures.
Un-silo ideas for
development in to programs
rather than platforms.
Listen and analyze for
business insights
Measure impact of
interactions and iterate.
Brand
29. What does my
Brand stand for?
What does my
audience care about?
This intersection is
where your strategy
will thrive.
What is truly unique and
different about our brand?
What is truly ownable
for our brand?
Where do we have a
right to play (and win)
versus competition?
What are they
experiencing when they
think/act:
“I want to go”
“I want to do”
“I want to buy”
“I want to know”
etc
30. What does my
Brand stand for?
What does my
audience care about?
Not only inspire, but show people how to
bring that inspiration to life with highly
curated product and project ideas.
31. Hyper Connected Consumer = Hyper Loyal Consumer
The consumer associates
with others (brands
included) to filter their
fragmented social
environment; and consume
the content and interactions
they care about most.
People/Brands/Orgs create
exceptional content and
interactions in order to
engage with others; these
interactions satisfy current
loyalists, and create new
loyalists.Listen and analyze for
business insights
Measure impact of
interactions and iterate.
Content Creators
73% of consumers trust brands with
personal data when it is used to make
brand and shopping experiences more
relevant.
32. What do you create? What do you curate?
How and with whom
do you collaborate?
Technology helps, but isn’t critical as long as you can address:
34. Different content = Different purpose
Hygiene
Hub
Hero
Large scale moments,
designed for broad
awareness
Regularly scheduled
“push” content
Always on “pull” content
35. HERO
Build branded content platforms
for syndication
HUB
Inspire our consumers with
planning resources, and
inspirational interiors content
HYGIENE
Create connections and continue
to develop relationships
37. Leveraging Influencer Partnerships to drive reach and scale across the
inspiration platform
Quantity of Partnership
Reach of Program
Hygiene
Hub
Hero
Paid Media
Owned Media
Paid Media
Influencer Reach
Owned Media
Owned Media
Influencer Reach
Tier 3
Tier 2
Tier 1
Content Creators & UGC
Significant Bloggers &
Media Partners
Known Media Partners
46. 1.9 MM
pageviews
since launch
36% of visitors view
product
(us.kohler.com)
All content is equipped to
print a listing with product,
email, and share.
Focusing on opportunities
to educate and train
distribution on
applications for using
ideas during selling.
Ideas.Kohler.Com continues to drive value as an important destination
during the inspiration phase of the customer journey.
Design Consultation
via Click2Chat
Avg time/site: 3 min
Avg pgs/vis: 3
(benchmark in
development)
47. And, we are getting some awards and media recognition as well
Who are examples of brands that you think are doing this well? That have identified that intersection? What are some examples of what they do that you feel are interesting and impactful?
Brand
•"What's truly unique and different about our brand?"
•"What's truly ownable for our brand?"
•"What right does our brand have to play (and win) in this content space versus our competition?”
Audience:
I-want-to-go,
I-want-to-do,
I-want-to-buy, or
I-want-to-know
Who are examples of brands that you think are doing this well? That have identified that intersection? What are some examples of what they do that you feel are interesting and impactful?
Brand
•"What's truly unique and different about our brand?"
•"What's truly ownable for our brand?"
•"What right does our brand have to play (and win) in this content space versus our competition?”
Audience:
I-want-to-go,
I-want-to-do,
I-want-to-buy, or
I-want-to-know
Essentially, all of this technology allows advertisers to scale up quickly in these three areas. But, technology isn’t necessary to make progress in these areas. A framework, and a strong understanding of brand and receptivity is.
Essentially, all of this technology allows advertisers to scale up quickly in these three areas. But, technology isn’t necessary to make progress in these areas. A framework, and a strong understanding of brand and receptivity is.
It is extra critical to prioritize, and to treat your efforts differently.
The Hero, Hub, Hygiene approach helps to prioritize your efforts, and assign a level of importance to each.
Insert ideas.kohler.com
Don’t try and do everything. Develop one program, build it - then move to another. Doing all things at once is the easiest way to do nothing.