Content originally published with Martin Jordan in "Marke und digitale Medien", Springer Verlag.
Presented ad various conferences eg. at the NEXT Conference 2014 in Berlin, at the Service Experience Camp 2013 and the UXCamp Europe 2013. Also a presentation for a regular class at Miami Add School Europe.
More Brand Service examples here: http://www.christianvatter.com/great-examples-of-brand-services/
1. Brand Services –
A user centric marketing tool
White Paper by Rlevance Consulting
2. Brand Services are a tool to complement
traditional forms of marketing
communications.
Instead of annoying people with unsolicited
messages, they are first and foremost a
helpful service. Secondly there is a marketing
messages baked right into them.
2
6. 6
As customers we face an abundance of choices
available time
choices
7. Wether in content…
7
430.000 hours of new youtube videos
420 million status updates on facebook
70 million photos uploaded to Instagram
1.000.000.000 active websites on the internet
every day…
1.300.000.000 cute cat photos on the internet (estimate)
250 movies released 2014 by the 15 major film studios
Source: intel.com/content/www/us/en/communications/internet-minute-infographic.html
What happens in an internet minute
9. 9
»A wealth of information creates
a poverty of attention«
Herbert Simon
10. People are confronted with an abundance of
choices.
10
Their attention has become a valuable
resource – everybody asks for it, but only few
are rewarded with it.
12. 12
Source: Nielsen Global Trust in Advertising
Recommendations from people I know
Consumer opinions posted online
Editorial content (e.g. in newspapers)
Ads on TV
Ads in magazines
Billboards / outdoor advertising
Ads in radio
Ads served in search engine results
Online banner ads
0 50 100
67
60
58
53
53
53
42
30
8
33
40
42
47
47
47
58
70
92
Trust completely / somewhat Don’t trust much/at all
Communication has lost credibility
17. Marketing Communication has lost
credibility.
17
Many companies try to outsmart people,
ignoring that it is about fostering a valued
relationship, not making a quick sale.
19. 19
Forrester Research regard customer centricity a necessity
Source: Forrester Research, 2012
Age of the customer
Buyers empowered by
digital and transparency
make customer centric
companies successful
Amazon
Zappos
Age of information
Connected PCs and
supply chains makes
companies who control
information successful
Amazon
Google
Age of manufacturing
Industrial manufacturing
makes mass-producing
companies successful
Ford
Boing
Age of distribution
Global connections and
transportation makes
companies with good
distribution successful
Toyota
Procter & Gamble
21. 21
What is Customer Experience?
Memorable experience
in special, extraordinary
situation (positive or negative)
Regular experience
when „using“ company
touchpoints day-to-day
22. 22
Source: Forrester Research;
North American Technographics Customer Experience Online Survey, Q4 2011, Base: US Online consumer
Positive experiences increase loyalty and recommendation
Low 0
0.71
0.65
MediumHigh Low Medium High
Willingness to consider the
company for another purchase
Likelihood to recommend
to a friend or colleague
Correlation with Customer Experience
42. 42
… but is extremely bad at creating value for people
43. 43
Why not combine the approaches?
Marketing
Communication
Service
Design
44. 44
We researched and analyzed 90+ examples
http://www.christianvatter.com/great-examples-of-brand-services/
45. 45
Enter: Brand Services
a service that helps promoting the offer/brand
a service that is an add-on to the core offer
a service with little or no costs for users
48. Example: KLM Meet & Seat
48
Provides passengers the option to sit next to interesting people, based on Facebook &
LinkedIn profiles
49. Example: Adidas Runbase
49
A concept store in Tokyo next to a popular running site offering free running gear,
showers & lockers
50. Relevant aspects of a brand service
50
Brand-fit
Services that deliver
on the brand
Novelty
Services that have
news value
Usefulness
Services that are
highly useful
54. Relevant aspects of a brand service
54
Brand-fit
Services that deliver
on the brand
Novelty
Services that have
news value
Usefulness
Services that are
highly useful
The Ideal
55. Ideal Example: KLM Must See Maps
55
A digital city plan of KLM destinations, where your can invite your friends to mark
their favorite places
Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dosrsAy4ENY
56. Brand service mechanics
positive/favorable
experience with the
brand
experience of the
brand promise
delivered
Service based on user need
Issued by a brand
An add-on to core-offer at little or no
cost for user
Check:
useful
brand-fit
news-value
value for user
60. 60
making companies relevant for people
Illustrators Icons (Nounproject): Herbert Spencer / Stefan Kovac / Ates Evren Aydinel / Creative Stall / Francielly Costantin Senra / DKHN / Inn Style
Rlevance Consulting
Christian Vatter
cv@rlevance.com
Berlin, Germany
www.rlevance.com
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