This document discusses brands and branding in South America. It provides statistics on the top global brands from 2012-2016, noting that no South American brands were represented in the top 100 lists. The document then examines branding within several key South American countries (Chile, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil) and highlights some of the top brands in each market. These brands employ strategies tailored to their local consumers and cultures. The document also discusses perspectives on South American brands expanding internationally and challenges they may face with perceptions of "made in" products.
Inward and Outward Perspectives in South Amercian Context: Brand Value and Global Brand Strategies
1. Mário Henrique Ogasavara, Ph.D.
ESPM Sao Paulo, Brazil
因 mario.ogasavara@espm.br
Dec em ber 2015
The 5th International Research Symposium, Nanjing, China
Building and Promoting Brands in Emerging Markets
14. 14
• Top 100
o 15 countries
o 17 sectors
o Brand value: US$ 1,71 trillion
o Top 4 sectors
• 50% brands
• 61% brand value
• Automotive
• Technology
• Financial Sector
• Fast-moving Consumer Goods
o Top 3 countries
• 69% brands (USA; GER; FRA)
• 76% brand value (USA; GER; JPN)
o #1 = USA (# 52%; $ 67%)
o China
• 2 brands = 0.5% brand value
• Technology
“0” South American brand
15. 15
• Top 100
o 14 countries
o 20 sectors
o Brand value: US$ 1.70 trillion
o Top 4 sectors
• 54% brands
• 60% brand value
• Technology
• Automotive
• Financial Services
• Consumer Packaged Goods
o Top 3 countries
• 74% brands (USA; GER; FRA)
• 83% brand value (USA; GER; JPN)
o #1 = USA (# 58%; $ 70%)
o China
• 0 brand
“0” South American brand
16. 16
• Top 100
o 15 countries
o 20 sectors
o Brand value: US$ 3.27 trillion
o Top 4 sectors
• 54% brands
• 62% brand value
• Technology
• Telecom providers
• Regional banks
• Retail
o Top 3 countries
• 69% brands (USA; CHI; GER)
• 83% brand value (USA; CHI; GER)
o #1 = USA (# 49%; $ 66%)
o China
• 14 brands (13%)
• Regional banks; Technology
“0” South American brand
17. 17
• Top 100
o 15 countries
o 22 sectors
o Brand value: US$ 2.41 trillion
o Top 4 sectors
• 52% brands
• 58% brand value
• Technology
• Telecoms
• Banks
• Retail
o Top 3 countries
• 67% brands (USA; JPN; CHI)
• 72% brand value (USA; CHI; JPN)
o #1 = USA (# 46%; $ 54%)
o China
• 11 brands (9%)
• Banks and telecoms
1 South American brand!
Bank (#112 Bradesco)
21. • 13 Countries
• Area
o 17,8 million km2
o 12% of earth surface
• Population
o 414 million
o Brazil +/- 50%
• GDP
o US$ 4.1 trillion
o 72% of Latin American GDP
• Languages
o Spanish (majority countries)
o English (Guiana)
o Dutch (Suriname)
o French (French Guiana)
o Portuguese (Brazil) 21
2015 2030 2050
Source: 2015 Population Reference Bureau – World Population Data Sheet
350
400
Population
(in millions)
496
464
500
414
450
Source: IMF Data (2015)
1.000
0
6.000
5.000
4.000
3.000
2.000
Nominal GDP
(Billions of US$)
7.000
Emerging and Developing Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
South America
22. 22
• Well developed local brands
• Domestically companies with regional operations
• Consumer goods
• Urban population (80%)
• Middle class growth
• 仓Brand value change (2%)
• Top 50 - US$ 132 billion
• D Country risk, GDP, Company’s market value
24. Source: Millward Brown and BrandZ; BrandZ Top 50 Most Valuable Latin American Brands 2015;
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Most popular
brands and local
icons
• Beer, banks, retail
and telecom
providers
• Brand strategies
focused on the
massive middle
class and low-end
population
• Exploring emotional
attributes
associated with local
needs
25. Source: Millward Brown and BrandZ; BrandZ Top 50 Most Valuable Latin American Brands 2015; BrandZ Top 100 Most Chinese Brands (considering the Top 50). BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands (considering the Top 50)
• South American brands
• More associated with daily consumption products of middle class
• Exploring image of friendship
• Enjoyment (parties, fun, festivals, etc)
• Bank services
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27. Area 756,000 km2
17,8 million (2014)Population
Pop. growth rate 0.8% (2010-2015)
Life Expectancy 80 years (2013)
Unemployment 6.4% (2014)
GDP (2014) US$ 258 billion
GDP per capita US$ 14,520 (2014)
Growth rate 1.9% (2014)
Share in regional
GDP
5.4% (2014)
Net FDI US$ 9.9 bi (2014)
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Source: Millward Brown and BrandZ; BrandZ Top 50
Most Valuable Latin American Brands 2015;
• Most valuable brands
• Long-lasting history in the market
• Balance between benefits and price
• Development of new formats, new sales
channels and service center or new sizes
and varieties
• Brand strategies
• Chilean Premium
• Restoring the value of native cultures
• Life in the neighborhood
• Focus on quality
• Digitalization
28. Dafiti
• E-shopping
• Great shopping experience
• Low prices
• Wide variety
• Possibility of returning the
product
28
Emporio La Rosa
• Ice-cream shop
• Born in a traditional neighborhood in
Santiago
• Become a renowned coffee shop chain
• Solid image allowed the presence of its
coffee shops to reach even inside
shopping malls without losing their
neighborhood touch
Tika
• Handmade chips
• Back to the basic concept
• Local quality products
• Sustainability
• Experience connected
with consumer
30. Area
1.14 million km2
48,9 million (2014)
Population
Pop. growth rate 1.3% (2010-2015)
Life Expectancy 74 years (2013)
Unemployment 10.1% (2014)
GDP (2014) US$ 377 billion
GDP per capita US$ 7,720 (2014)
Growth rate 4.6% (2014)
Share in regional
GDP
7.9% (2014)
Net FDI US$ 12.1 bi (2014)
30
Source: Millward Brown and BrandZ; BrandZ Top 50
Most Valuable Latin American Brands 2015;
• Colombian economy
• Overall healthy development
• High investment activity
• More competitive exchange rate
• Single digit unemployment rate
• Emerging middle class
• Sacrificing products in the basic market basket to spend
on luxury products, entertainment or clothing
• Brand strategies
• Alcoholic beverages
• Play a more and more decisive role in media plans
• Foreign brands
• More brands addressing consumers
• But fewer brands in consumers’ minds
• Digital environment
• From researching online to purchasing online
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Águila Beer
• Not only meet the basic needs
• But creating closeness by generating emotional
responses in their potential consumers
• Águila Girls
• “Our soul is in this”
• More occasional for consumption
• Águila Cero (alcohol free beer)
Jet Chocolate
• Candy
• Very popular among
Colombians
• Colombians were asked: what
best symbolized their country?
1. Flag
2. National anthem
3. Jet chocolate!!
32.
33. Area 1.29 million km2
30.8 million (2014)Population
Pop. growth rate 1.1% (2010-2015)
Life Expectancy 75 years (2013)
Unemployment 6.1% (2014)
GDP (2014) US$ 203 billion
GDP per capita US$ 6,594 (2014)
Growth rate 2.4% (2014)
Share in regional
GDP
4.3% (2014)
Net FDI US$ 7.8 bi (2014)
33
Source: Millward Brown and BrandZ; BrandZ Top 50
Most Valuable Latin American Brands 2015;
• Peruvian economy
• Highest economic peal of the previous 60 years
• Three-fold increase of its GDP over the last 15
years
• 1 million families have overcome extreme
poverty
• 2 digit growth in the consumption of many
basic basket products
• Construction sector 仓12% average annual rate
in the last 10 years
• Brand strategies
• Peruvian brands with high affinity, bonds and
history with local consumers
• Building new brands in Peru is almost a
handicraft, a task that requires patience, clear
strategies, perseverance and consistency
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Cerveza Cristal
• Produced by the largest beer company in Peru:
Backus
• “Peruvians’ beer”
• Celebrate national unit
• Values
• Diversity, Harmony, Positivity
• Triggers strong consumer passion: soccer
• Club sponsorship
• Naming team as “Sporting Cristal”
Interbank
• Trigger closeness with consumers
• Generate an emotional relationship with their
target audience
• Focusing on their understanding
• Identification with users’ difficulties
• Values
• Digitalization
• 1st to increase their digital campaigns and
create more salience, while favoring the use of
the internet and mobile devices to make
transactions
36. Area 2.78 million km2
41.8 million (2014)Population
Pop. growth rate 0.8% (2010-2015)
Life Expectancy 76 years (2013)
Unemployment 7.4% (2014)
GDP (2014) US$ 404 billion
GDP per capita US$ 12,594 (2014)
Growth rate 0.5% (2014)
Share in regional
GDP
11.3% (2014)
Net FDI US$ 4.5 bi (2014)
36
Source: Millward Brown and BrandZ; BrandZ Top 50
Most Valuable Latin American Brands 2015;
• Argentinean economy
• Main economic indicators are not showing a
clear reaction
• Private sector is not creating many new jobs
• Tax pressure and exchange rate costs are
shrinking the margins
• High inflation rate - consumer creativity to protect
their purchasing power (saving not spending)
• But also opportunities…
• The highest broadband and smartphone
penetration levels in Latin America
• Ranks third globally in the use of social media
networks
37. 37
Villa del Sur Levitté (Danone)
• Size matters and in-home consumption
• Pushed 2.25 liters bottles instead of the traditional
1.5 liters pack
• Savvy consumer who looks for the beast deal
• Lower price per liter
H2oh! (Pepsi)
• “Tables have changed”!
• Way to gain differentiation: humor
• Jokes and funny situations that
everyone can relate to
• A very particular member of a
conservative family causes trouble in
his attempt to bring new flavors of
H2oh! to the table
39. Area
8.51 million km2
202 million (2014)
Population
Pop. growth rate 0.8% (2010-2015)
Life Expectancy 74 years (2013)
Unemployment 4.9% (2014)
GDP (2014) US$ 2.3 trillion
GDP per capita US$ 11,612 (2014)
Growth rate 0.1% (2014)
Share in regional
GDP
49.2% (2014)
Net FDI US$ 66 bi (2014)
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Source: Millward Brown and BrandZ; BrandZ Top 50
Most Valuable Latin American Brands 2015;
• Brazilian economy
• Large size but almost zero growth
• FIFA World Cup and presidential election
• Uncertainty in political and economical issues
• Corruption scandals (Petrobras)
• But …
• Good news from brands from
• Beer, Food & Personal Care 仓19% value
• Financial Sector 仓26% value
• Attraction of middle class consumers
• Banks and beers
• Changing consumer behaviors
• Domestic tourism
• In-home lunch or dinner
41. 41
Bradesco
• 2nd largest private bank
• Branches in most of Brazilian cities
• Focuses on middle class
• Digitalization
• Internet banking
• Use facility
• Mobility
• Bradesco Prime
• Differentiation
• Unique experience
• Personalized services
42. “In times of recession , the consumption
of these products tends to grow , with
consumers spending part of their income
for items that do well and encourage self-
reliance"
Against economic
crisis, Brazilian
purchase more
cosmetics and sales
rise 6% in one year
Crisis boosts sales of cosmetics
42
43. Source: Brazil & Partners, Investment Opportunities 2005 Brazilian Government
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45. Natura
• Company Image
• High reputation among Brazilians
• Largest cosmetic company in Brazil
• Sustainability
• Agro-extractive community support
• Sales
• No physical shop
• Direct sales (1.6 million sales force)
• Online sales associated with direct
salespeople
• Brand strategy
• Nature
• Extract local raw materials (Amazon)
• High quality products
• Environmental friendly packages
• Brazilian culture
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46. O Boticário
• Sales
• +3,200 shops (franchising)
• Direct sales (+200 thousands sales force)
• Brand strategy
• Quality
• Beauty
• “Life is beautiful , but it can be gorgeous”
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48. L’Occitane
au Brésil
Facts
• Start 2013
• 50 sales points
Brand strategy
• “Made in Brazil”
• Brazilian raw
materials (different
regions)
• “Brazilianity”
• Nature
• Life style
• Enjoyable
• Brazilian arts
48
49. • Brazilian Market
• Traditional Food and Beverages
• 2009 (US$ 85 bn) – 2014 (US$ 142.2 bn) 舍67%
• Healthy Food and Bevarages
• 2009 (US$ 18 bn) – 2014 (US$ 35 bn) 舍98%
• Since 2009 – organic food market: increase 25% per year
• Brazilian consumers
• Looking for more healthy products
Source: Exame Magazine (18Fev2015) based on Dunnhumby survey of 30,000 respondents of 60 countries; 49
50. 335 stores – 25 states
2015 -> 430 stores
150 thou clients/day
30 thou products
Average growth of 46% in the last 2 years
R$ 100 million/year
R$ 94 million/year
Increase organic
products in the
largest
supermarket
chain (R$64 bn)
R$ 200 million/year
50
52. • Multilatinas
• Strong in domestic market
• Commodity products
• Regional operations
• Challenges to promote product/service of emerging countries
• Overcome the negative “made-in” image
• Stereotype of inferior product
52
53. Created in 1962
• Sandals for ordinary
people: no fashion
Sales
• 210 million pars per year
• 6 pars per second
• Export 30% of sales
• 117 countries
• 52% sales -> sandals
53
Internationalization
• 1997 Export
• Sales point in different European
countries (department stores)
• 2003 – Sophisticated sandals
(with ruby) to actors (Academy
Award) and other artists
• Use image of Brazil (summer, joy)
54. • Biannual book
• ESPM Researchers
• Brazilian Association of
Franchises (ABF)
• 105 Brands, 23 countries
• Different stages
o Domestic franchising
o Experiential involvement
o Active involvement
o Committed involvement
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55. 55
International Brand strategy
• Latin America
• Direct sales
• France
• Different entry strategy
• Concept store
• But keeping in selling “Brazilian image”, Nature, Culture,
sustainable products, supporting local communities
56. 56
Internationalization
• 2011 First entry in USA
• Miami
• A large Latin America community
• 9 stores (Miami and Orlando)
• Associate the brand with the country image
“Brazilian meat”
• Colorful stores
• Adapted menu for American taste
57. Facts
• 1880 foundation (manufacturing)
• Brand name = German word
• No stores, selling in large department
stores or small street shops
• Almost bankruptcy in 1990s
• Start to invest in own stores and brand
• 640 stores in Brazil
Internationalization
• 17 stores in South American countries
• Paraguay
• Uruguay
• Venezuela
• Bolívia
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58. 58
Facts
• Founded in 1993
• 1995 Built a world-class internal team of
fashion designers led by the stylist
Monalisa Spaniol
• Brand name = founder mother’s name
• 505 stores (franchising)
Internationalization
• 18 countries
• Focus on world fashion
• Not mention that is a Brazilian firm in its
origin
60. • Inward perspective
• Brands of consumer goods/services (beer, banks and retail)
• Create closeness by generating unique experience, emotions and passion
• Understand local culture and needs
• Knowledge of new media and approach to reach consumers
• Outward perspective
• Associating positive points of country image when the product fit on it
• Hiding country image and focus on product quality and reputation
• Focused on regional operations or countries with cultural proximity
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