ParexUSA, an innovator and manufacturer of Exterior Insulation Finish Systems and Stucco Solutions, issued an RFP to “Develop an intelligent, high-level and expansive long-term brand strategy as an extension of its Envision philosophy.” This is the winning presentation made to ParexUSA's management team recommending a new brand strategy and positioning: “ParexUSA, Build Better With Science.” Now ParexUSA can build a better brand.
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Left brain reality vs. right brain perception
“Left brain” management deals with reality
“Right brain” marketing deals with
perception
Left brain management believes . . .
“If we change the reality of the brand, that
will easily change consumers’ perception of
the brand.”
Right brain marketers know that’s NOT true.
Changing “perception” is the most difficult
job in marketing
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Right Brain Functions
• Holistic thought
• Intuition
• Creativity
• Art and music
Left and Right Brain Functions
Left Brain Functions
• Analytic thought
• Logic
• Language
• Science and math
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Left brain reality vs. right brain perception, cont’d
What’s a Hyundai?
• Ask anyone and they’ll say, “A car
company that’s doing great because
it’s inexpensive and has a great
warranty”
• Management changed the “reality”
of the brand by introducing the
Genesis and Equus
• But, they couldn’t change the
perception
“Hey Honey, I’m getting you a $75,000
Hyundai instead of a Mercedes‐Benz”
• How will that go over?
• Perception vs. reality
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Genesis: $40,000
Equus: $75,000
Sonata: $21,195 ‐ $27,595
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Left brain reality vs. right brain perception, cont’d
What’s a Volkswagen?
• In the mind, it’s a small, cheap, reliable car
• That’s what made the Beetle such a huge success
Management changed reality
• Introduced the $65,000+ Phaeton
• Reviewers loved it – it’s a great car
• Competition: Mercedes‐Benz “S” class, Lexus LS,
BMW 7‐Series
• The problem – perception of a VW
• Results were a disaster – in 5 years VW sold only
3,354 Phaetons in the U.S.
“Hey Honey, I‘m getting you a $65,000 VW instead of a
Mercedes‐Benz”
• How will that go over?
• Perception vs. reality
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VW Beetle: $20,790
VW Phaeton: $65,000
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Left brain reality vs. right brain perception, cont’d
What’s a Toyota?
• The average person will say, “A
reliable car”
What’s a Prius?
• The best “hybrid” car
What’s a Scion?
• The best “youth” car
What’s a Mercedes‐Benz?
• The best “luxury” car
Four brands . . . four leaders
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Camry: $22,235 – $30,465
FR‐S: $24,500
S‐Class: $93,255
v Three : $27,415
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1. It’s product‐centric – not brand‐centric
2. It’s a “generic, parity claim” – any competitor can make it
3. It’s not unique or differentiating
4. It’s not ownable or defensible
5. In fact, we understand competitors are adopting this direction
6. Why are we promoting generic, parity product attributes?
7. Instead, promote what’s unique and differentiating
What about Parex USA? What’s wrong with a strategy promoting the
product attributes, “Any shape. Any color. Any texture.”
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By promoting a relevant brand promise, the entire
ParexUSA family will be more successful
This is a good brand promise
• It has both emotional and rational appeal
• It supports two of the three brand pillars: state‐of‐the‐art technology and innovation
The problem is . . . it’s invisible
• Rather than promoting the “brand promise”, the Company is promoting generic, parity
product attributes: “Any shape. Any color. Any texture.”
This is the wrong strategy
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“As ParexUSA moves into the future the focus will be on
state‐of‐the‐art technology, innovation, and unsurpassed customer service.”
– Rodrigo Lacerda
President and CEO
“If you can envision it, ParexUSA can bring it to life.”
What’s a ParexUSA
ParexUSA brand promise
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What’s a Parex?
• Website: “Exterior Insulation Finishing Systems (EIFS)” – A generic descriptor
• Campaign communication: “Envision . . . Any shape. Any color. Any texture.”
A parity product descriptor
• Google: “A leading EIFS and coatings manufacturer, who entered the industry
in 1986 with a complete line of EIFS products and a focus on innovation,
quality and . . .” – A parity/generic description most competitors are using
What’s a LaHabra?
• Website: “Stucco Solutions” – A generic descriptor
• Campaign communication: “Envision . . . Any shape. Any color. Any texture.”
A parity product descriptor
• Google: “LaHabra Stucco Solutions, the leading manufacturer of exterior
stucco and Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS) products, has been the
leading . . .” – A parity/generic description most competitors are using
Key observations of reality vs. perception vs.
parity
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Based on key competitors’ positioning lines and
descriptions, there’s a gap and opportunity
KEY OBSERVATION:
• Not one company is positioning itself as the
“performance” leader, or “innovator”, or “state‐of‐
the‐art”, or “technology” leader – this leaves a gap
and opportunity
• BASF – “The Chemical Company”
• Dryvit – “Energy Efficient Exteriors Since 1969”
• Parex – “Any shape. Any color. Any texture.”
• Senergy (A BASF Co.) – No tag
• Sto – “Building with conscience”
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ParexUSA, Parex and LaHabra each has “state‐of‐the‐art
technology” and “innovations” to be leveraged
2007 – 2009 2009 – 2010 2010 – 2011 2012 2013
• Select Finishes
• NTS (New Tech. Stucco)
• Tuffstone Granite
• Wall Sanded One‐Coat &
BasiC926 Sanded
Scratch & Brown
• Stucco Level Coat
• Armourwall
• Stucco Ass.
• DPR Optimum Premium
Acrylic Finishes 45% more
polymer content
• 121 Optimum Base Coat
and Adhesive
• Hydro Guard SP‐1
• Accel‐Pak
• 121 Optimum Wet Base
Coat and Adhesive
• Perma‐Flex Stucco
Grade Acrylic Finish
• QuickBase EIFS Base
Coat & Adhesive in a
box – first product of
its kind
• LaHabra EIFS
• Accel‐Dry
• Allegro II
• Burst
• 856 XLF
• Ultra e‐lastic Finishes
• WeatherSeal BG
• AquaSol Enhanced DPR
Acrylic Finish and
Coating with Enhanced
Hydrophobic and
Photocatalytic
Technology
• ColorFast Pigment
System
• MicaMax 3 – First all‐in‐
one acrylic finish,
basecoat, EIFS adhesive
• Fracture Guard 7000 –
first liquid membrane for
crack isolation up to
3/8”
• 121 Cool Base and 121
Dry Hi
• Pro Patch XF
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This new high‐level approach is an evolution
of the Envision campaign
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Brand building should revolve around
a single, aspirational “brand” promise,
not “product” attribute
A relevant, unique, and defensible
brand promise will lift all brands
simultaneously
Proposed key messaging will focus
on how ParexUSA “science” makes
• The product stronger
• More durable
• More colorfast
• Easier to work with
• And many other benefits
Parex USA
LaHabraParex
Merkrete
Build Better
with Science.
™
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Build Better
with Science.™
I HAVE
A STORY
FOR
YOU.
This campaign tells the story of “Building Better with Science.” What it means
to architects, designers, building owners, and contractors. All of the stories
are told from their perspective.
Their stories are interesting and factual – telling how the science behind the
product makes it “stronger,” “more durable,” “more colorfast,” “faster
drying,” “easier‐to‐use,” and any number of other attributes and benefits.
Why did they select ParexUSA products? We’ll find out as they tell their story
noting specific product and performance characteristics that proved to be
critical to the success of their project.
Ultimately, we envision this campaign for all ParexUSA products – Parex,
LaHabra, Merkrete, El Rey, TEIFs and Variance.
Using an iconic red chair as a visual hammer, a signature look will be created
establishing continuity for the campaign for years to come – for any product,
any target audience, any medium, any country.
Imagine, an architect, like above, telling her story on the 7th Street bridge in
downtown Los Angeles. A designer in the same red chair in Golden Gate
Park. A contractor in the red chair, with hard hat, in Times Square.
Each person can be shot against a green screen with any cityscape of the world
dropped‐in – allowing for a truly global campaign.
This high‐impact, clean design is guaranteed to substantially raise brand
visibility, brand stature and create the perception of a category leader.
The visual hammer
The nail