The document outlines a marketing campaign for Duracell's Stay Charged rechargeable batteries. The campaign aims to increase brand awareness and market share in the rechargeable battery segment by positioning Stay Charged as the most reliable option. It will target families and young parents through a three-phase integrated marketing strategy utilizing viral videos, TV/print ads, online stunts, and event sponsorships. The timeline, distribution strategy, and budget are also provided, with the largest allocations to in-store promotion, TV placements, and sponsorship of the Madrid Marathon.
2. THE MESSAGE
Focus on key differentiators
Retains battery on stand-by
Pre-charged
STAY CHARGED. ALWAYS.
Consumers can always rely on Duracell Stay
Charged to provide power for their
indispensable devices
3. OBJECTIVES
Increase brand awareness
Grow sales volume
Become the leading brand in the rechargeable segment
Our goals is to position Stay Charged as the
most dependable and therefore 'go-to'
rechargeable battery in the market
STAY CHARGED. ALWAYS.
4. TARGET
Already in the rechargeable segment
Families andYoung Parents
Typically own numerous battery-charged products
Want what is best for their families
Highly-connected audience
STAY CHARGED. ALWAYS.
5. Ingenious, creative and fun techniques
Compassionate, warmth and in-touch content
Reliable product for everyday heroes
STAY CHARGED. ALWAYS.
COMMUNICATIONSTRATEGY
7. COMMUNICATION PLAN
Heroes: the average modern young family
Integrate elements of Duracell’s brand values
Viral marketing plus traditional marketing techniques
STAY CHARGED. ALWAYS.
9. STAY CHARGED. ALWAYS.
Phase Description
Phase I:
Social Media
Viral video clips.
Initial seeding with advertising agencies.
Stunts on social media platforms.
Phase II:
TV, Print, OOH
Overlap and support phase I.
Synchronised message.
Build-up to event sponsorship.
Phase III:
Event Sponsorship
Endurance, performance, reliability.
Involve heroes and other Duracell motifs (e.g. Bunny).
Campaign wrap-up.
Duracell Stay Charged RETAINS its power for up to a year.
It also COMES PRE-CHARGED
Which MAKES it the MOST reliable rechargeable battery in the market
Consumers can ALWAYS RELY on it to power their most indispensable devices
BUT
HOW do we communicate that?
How convey the SUPERIOR BENEFITS of Stay charged to our consumers?
THOUGHT
Best way is to LEVERAGE Duracell’s already STRONG BRAND VALUES and integrate them into our campaign
WILL
USE INGENIOUS, creative and fun techniques to REACH our target
MESSAGE to be compassionate, WARM, and in touch WITH this target
CONVEY the message that Stay charged is the most reliable battery for OUR EVERYDAY HEROES
Duracell Stay Charged retain its power for up to a year when not in use. It also comes pre-charged which makes it the most reliable rechargeable battery in the market. Consumers can always rely on Stay charged to power their most precious devices.
But, how to communicate that to consumers? How to convey to consumers the superior benefit of Duracell Stay Charged?
When thinking about our communication strategy, we thought that the best way to do that was to leverage Duracell’s already very strong brand values in our campaign.
So we decided we wanted to use ingenious, creative and fun techniques to reach our target.
We wanted our message to be compassionate, warm, and in-touch with our target.
And of course we want to pass the message that Duracell Stay Charged is the most reliable rechargeable battery for our everyday heroes.
CREATED
SIMPLE, but EFFECTIVE slogan
TRANSMITS the message we want to give
STAY CHARGED. ALWAYS.
IT
Reinforces key differentiators
SIMPLE and CATCHY that will get STUCK in people’s mind
As you may already have noticed, we have come up with a simple, but effective slogan which transmit the message we want to give.
This slogan reinforces the key differentiators of Stay Charged batteries while at the same time creating a mantra in people’s mind.
BRING TO LIFE our very own EVERYDAY HEROES: the average young Spanish family
They are MODERN, CONNECTED, OWN SEVERAL BATTERY-POWERED DEVICES
These heroes will ALLOW US TO INTEGRATE Duracell brand value into our message
Will use VIRAL MARKETING as well as TRADITIONAL MARKETING
Communicate a message that is Compassionate, tender, funny, CHEEKY
Importantly: PROMPTS ACTION from the VIEWER
HOW can you talk about batteries and be cheeky?
BEFORE going into details, SHOW a video which CAPTURES what I’ve been talking about.
In order to transmit this message, we will bring to life our very own heroes: the average young Spanish family. They are modern, they are connected, and as Nicolas said, they own several battery-powered devices.
We believe that by bringing these heroes to life we are able to integrate Duracell’s brand values into our message.
We will use viral marketing as well as traditional marketing techniques to communicate a message that is compassionate, tender, funny, edgy, and, more importantly, which prompts action from the viewer.
I’m sure you are already thinking: how are you going do this? How are you going to talk about batteries in an edgy way?
Well, before going into details, I just want to share with you a video which captures everything that I have been talking about.
This is a more MODERATE video
IN-LINE with what we want to communicate
OTHER videos which have more TONGUE-IN-CHEEK approach
ONE where our young parents finds themselves in a SLIGHTLY AWKWARD, but FUNNY situation
After attempting a FAILED MOMENT OF INTIMACY
Happens because the dad RAN OUT OF POWER
But onto the campaign...
These are some more of the moderate videos that we have in mind but which is very much in line with the message we want to communicate.
Take place over THREE phases
Produce and promote VIRAL VIDEO CLIPS
PORTRAYING family in those funny, awkward and compassionate moments
Send SUBTLE messages which OVER TIME and with HELP of SLOGAN become an association in people’s minds
ELEVATE our heroes, make them RELATABLE to our audience
SECOND PHASE: overlap with phase 1, SUPPORT social media, SYNCHRONISED message
THIRD PHASE: sponsorship of the Madrid Rock and Roll Half Marathon: April
This event because: THIS SPORT ENCAPSULATES a lot what stay charged stands for
Sport about ENDURANCE, about PERFORMANCE
More importantly: about RELIABILITY: RELY ON YOURSELF, LOVED ONES, YOUR PHYSICAL MENTAL ABILITY
THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY to connect with the consumer
FINISH the campaign with a BANG!
We will produce and promote viral video clips portraying our young family in funny, awkward, but also compassionate situations.
We don’t want these videos to at least initially relate directly to the batteries, but which over time and with the help our slogan it will become an association in people’s minds.
As I said we wanted our videos to be funny, so one other example of viral video clip that we have considered is an awkward, but funny situation the young parents finds themselves in after a moment of intimacy goes wrong.
In essence, we want the videos to elevate our heroes whilst at the same time making them relatable to our audience.
The second phase will overlap and support the social media campaign and it will have a synchronised message. This phase will also support the sports sponsorship in the run up to the event.
And finally, our third phase will see Duracell Stay Charged sponsor the Madrid Rock and roll ½ Marathon which takes place in April.
We picked this particular event because we believe this sport encapsulates a lot what Stay Charged stands for.
It’s a sport about endurance, about performance, but more importantly it’s a sport about reliance. You need to rely on yourself, on your loved ones, and you mental abilities.
We think this event is the perfect opportunity for us to connect in person with the consumers and finish the campaign with a bang.
- TV Ads/PRINT/OOH ADS: same SLOGAN, same YOUNG FAMILY, same THEME
- End of the campaign: this will be the MOST FAMOUS FAMILY in Spanish households.
Our TV ads as well as our print and out of home ads will count with the same slogan, the same young family, and the same themes as the online campaign.
By the end of the campaign we want this to be the most famous young family in Spanish households.
Run-up to the marathon
Heroes will EMBRACE the Marathon thematic in TV adverts and other media
Ads will portray young parents PREPARING for the Marathon, for example
In the run-up to the marathon we will see our heroes embracing the marathon thematic in TV adverts and other forms of media.
MARATHON ADS will start on 6th of April
Lots of BUZZ on SOCIAL MEDIA AND TV
Start with VIDEO SEEDING CAMPAIGN to give us a little INITIAL PUSH
Partner with Social Video advertising companies such as UNRULY and AOL ON
Campaigns GAIN TRACTION we will start with the TV, Print and OOH ads
AGAIN, SAME ELEMENTS
END OF WEEK STARTING 16th Apr: generated at lot of BUZZ around Stay Charged and the message
Nothing will be of any help if there’s no solid DISTRIBUTION strategy to complement it: ADRIAN
As you can see here our Marathon ads will begin around the 6th of April by which time there will be a lot of buzz already on social media and on TV.
We will start with a video seeding campaign on social video advertising networks such as Unruly and AOL, just to give us a little push in the beginning.
After the campaign gain traction we will start with the TV advertisements an the with the print and OOH ads.
By the last week of the campaign we expect to have generated an enormous buzz around Stay Charged and what it stands for.
Of course nothing that I just said will be of any help if we don’t have a strong distribution strategy, which is what my colleague Adrian will talk about.
The distribution budget is allocated according to the current partition of the market, with 35% in Hypers, 27% in Mid/Small Supers and 25% in large supers. The remaining 13% will be spent in toys stores such as Toys’R’Us, where the large number of battery-powered devices can allow Stay Charged to capitalise on a complementary good tactic.
With 75% of overall sales realised at the POS, a focus on stand-alone displays near the cashier will maximise consumer reach and instigate purchases. At this stage, P&G’s strong bargaining power must be leveraged to access the highest POS presence at the lowest possible cost. Furthermore, an emphasis on POS displays will simplify the choice process by eliminating competitors which are found at the battery shelf section.
In-store advertising, such as a Stay Charged battery sticker on the cashier’s conveyor belt, will also be implemented. Finally, in the run-up to the Madrid marathon, Stay Charged water bottles similar to those offered at the sponsored event will be offered as a gift with the purchase of a battery pack and charger bundle.