the art of branding through digital innovation: a dlg china presentation
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The Art of Branding Through Digital Innovation
The digital partner of forward-thinking luxury brands
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Digital Luxury Group is an international company pioneering the digital luxury revolution. Active in digital agency services and business intelligence solutions, the company has offices in New York, Paris, Geneva, and Shanghai, and benefits from a unique blend of technology and luxury savoir-faire.
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Branding Through Digital Innovation
A DLG and Montblanc Case Study
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Meisterstück is… About Meisterstück… Montblanc’s iconic collection for 90 years Umbrella for 4 key product segments:
Timepieces Writing Instruments Leather Goods Jewelry
A key part of the brand DNA, promoting universal values of elegance, sophistication and leadership
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Digital Branding Best Practices 1. Have a RELEVANT brand name
2. Be EMOTIONNALY connected
3. Be CONSISTENT and OMNIPRESENT
4. Get ENDORSED
5. No branding without STORYTELLING
6. Develop ADVOCACY
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1. Have a RELEVANT Brand
Meisterstück Meis·ter·stück das <Meisterstücks (Meisterstückes 1. eine sehr gute Leistung Damals vollbrachte sie ihr Meisterstück. 2. ein Werkstück, das ein Meister1 für die Meisterprüfung anfertigen muss
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Meisterstück Meis·ter·stück das <Meisterstücks (Meisterstückes 1. eine sehr gute Leistung Damals vollbrachte sie ihr Meisterstück. 2. ein Werkstück, das ein Meister1 für die Meisterprüfung anfertigen muss
1. Have a RELEVANT Brand
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1. Have a RELEVANT Brand
daban (literally “big boss”)
Meisterstück
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2. Be EMOTIONALLY Connected Leverage on existing and (ideally) engaging notions to develop your message
What is a Daban?
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2. Be EMOTIONALLY Connected In 2013, one of the buzz word in China was 土豪 (“tuhao”)… … a nickname given to the “new rich”, associated to lack of taste, understanding of luxury values and a too show-off attitude
80’000 daily searches on Baidu in September 2013
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2. Be EMOTIONALLY Connected Leverage on existing and (ideally) engaging notions to share your message
Sophisticated and elegant leader
DABAN TUHAO
Tasteless and vulgar follower The Modern Rich The New Rich
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3. Be CONSISTENT and OMNIPRESENT Sina Weibo as a broadcaster Montblanc leveraged on its massive audience to introduce the concept of Daban and arouse interest around this new term
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3. Be CONSISTENT and OMNIPRESENT Douban to build the discussion A chat room was created to invite the users to exchange about their perception and understanding of Daban
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3. Be CONSISTENT and OMNIPRESENT WeChat to directly reach your core audience Push messages to a highly qualified audience of followers
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3. Be CONSISTENT and OMNIPRESENT Baidu Baike (Wikipedia-like) as a reference for the official definition The existing Daban page (referring to a movie character) was updated in order to provide the audience with information about the semiology and the origin of the term
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Montblanc leveraged on the voice of trusted influencers… … by inviting them to tell our audience, who they believe is a Daban.
4. Get ENDORSED
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5. No branding without STORYTELLING Series of tips from influencers on how to be a Daban in your daily life
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6. Develop ADVOCACY A WeChat game to engage the audience to participate in defining who they consider is a Daban.
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6. Develop ADVOCACY Montblanc WeChat followers are invited to submit their picture
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The community determine the Daban Index by voting Daban or Tuhao
6. Develop ADVOCACY
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Users are ranked according to their score, the ultimate Daban being rewarded by Montblanc
6. Develop ADVOCACY
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Users can share their score, or ask their friends to vote for them to improve it
6. Develop ADVOCACY
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Additional TAKEAWAYS 1. The digital audience is young
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1. The digital audience is young Speak to them
Additional TAKEAWAYS
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1. The digital audience is young Speak to them 2. Netizens are craving for novelty
Additional TAKEAWAYS
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1. The digital audience is young Speak to them 2. Netizens are craving for novelty Being innovative starts to become a USP in itself for luxury brands
Additional TAKEAWAYS
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1. The digital audience is young Speak to them 2. Netizens are craving for novelty Being innovative starts to become a USP in itself for luxury brands
3. Digital innovation is hard to drive by technology
Additional TAKEAWAYS
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1. The digital audience is young Speak to them 2. Netizens are craving for novelty being innovative starts to become a USP in itself for luxury brands
3. Digital innovation is hard to drive by technology Innovative ideas are much more relevant to develop
Additional TAKEAWAYS
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Pablo MAURON General Manager China
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