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What’s The big ideaL™
?
2 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
“Many of the greatest brands are built
not just on ideas, but on ideals.”
Robyn Putter, Cape Town, 2006.
3 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
For example:
Coke believes the world would be a better place if we
saw the glass as half full, not half empty.
…believes life would be better if we
lived it as an exceptional journey.
American Express believes the world would
be a better place if more of the untapped
potential within it were set free.
9 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
Shangri-La believes the world would be a better place if
everyone treated each other like family.
10 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
Google believes the world would be a better place if the
information in it was better organized.
11 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
An ideal is: ‘a conception of something in its perfection.’
12 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
In other words, a point of view how the world
(or some part of it) should be.
For a brand, a powerful point of view
can project leadership.
13 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
[Brand XXXX…..] believes the world* would
be a better place if…
* Or Mexico , China, New York etc.
Often this ‘big ideaL’ can be captured
in a short phrase…
14 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
A simple phrase, but hard to get exactly right.
15 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
Because a successful ‘big ideaL’ should unite a variety
of connected but disparate groups: employees,
stakeholders, business partners, consumers.
16 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
Cultural
Tension
Brand’s
Best Self
The strongest big ideaLs tap into two things.
17 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
Louis Vuitton believes life would be better if
we lived it as an exceptional journey.
Embodying the
romance of travel
in beautifully
crafted luxurious
goods.
The pressures of
mass travel have
turned the once
extra-ordinary into
the ordinary.
Cultural
Tension
Brand’s
Best Self
18 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
Scrabble believes the world would be better
if we rediscovered the magic of words.
Turns words Into
fun occasions with
family and friends.
Words are in great
danger today –
but vital to
understanding and
enjoying our world.
Cultural
Tension
Brand’s
Best Self
19 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
But do they work?
20 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
“As reliable and sturdy as one of its own handbags, therefore, Vuitton is carrying
LVMH fairly comfortably through the recession. In the first half of 2009 the
group’s revenues were about the same as a year before, though profits were
12% lower. two divisions – wine and spirits, and watches and jewellery – were
the worst affected: their revenues each fell by 17% and their profits by 41% and
73% respectively (see chart 2). rapid de-stocking by retailers exacerbated the
effect of falling demand. but the falls were offset by Vuitton, where revenue rose
by a double-digit percentage, registering gains in every market. “it is incredible
that in a downturn the consumer still buys so many Louis Vuitton bags, but she
or he does,” says Melanie Flouquet, luxury-goods analyst at JPMorgan in Paris.”
– The Economist, 17.9.09
21 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
Brands with points of view have higher
consideration….
Source: Ogilvy/Added Value Research
22 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
Identify drivers
of POV
Map POV
drivers to
BrandZ
Correlate
BrandZ POV
drivers Voltage
Create POV
index based
on significant
BrandZ POV
drivers
Correlate POV
Index to
Voltage
1 2 3 4 5
…and are pleasingly dynamic.
Source: Millward Brown/WPP BrandZ
Why Now?
24 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
“Authenticity now lies at the heart of every
CMO'S job. do everything in your power for
your company, its brands and its offerings to
be true to what you say they are.”
(Source: “Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want,” Harvard Business School Press)
“CEO’s feel that communicating their
company’s values has become more
complex at the exact time that it has
become absolutely essential.”
(Source: “The Authentic Enterprise,” Arthur Page Society)
25 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
But the communications environment is
complex and fluid.
26 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
A good big ideaL helps brands
to project their authenticity in a
complex communications world.
27 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
big ideaL
Idea
Idea
Idea
Idea
Idea
IdeaIdea
Idea
Time
It does not have to feel monolithic, but can be a platform for
ideas of various shapes and sizes.
28 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather
It’s not a magic formula for
every brand and every
situation.
(Thankfully, that doesn’t exist.)
But it can be a powerful
platform for great ideas and a
leadership approach…both
inside and outside an
organisation.
What's the big ideaL?

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What's the big ideaL?

  • 1. What’s The big ideaL™ ?
  • 2. 2 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather “Many of the greatest brands are built not just on ideas, but on ideals.” Robyn Putter, Cape Town, 2006.
  • 3. 3 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather For example: Coke believes the world would be a better place if we saw the glass as half full, not half empty.
  • 4. …believes life would be better if we lived it as an exceptional journey.
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7. American Express believes the world would be a better place if more of the untapped potential within it were set free.
  • 8.
  • 9. 9 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather Shangri-La believes the world would be a better place if everyone treated each other like family.
  • 10. 10 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather Google believes the world would be a better place if the information in it was better organized.
  • 11. 11 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather An ideal is: ‘a conception of something in its perfection.’
  • 12. 12 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather In other words, a point of view how the world (or some part of it) should be. For a brand, a powerful point of view can project leadership.
  • 13. 13 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather [Brand XXXX…..] believes the world* would be a better place if… * Or Mexico , China, New York etc. Often this ‘big ideaL’ can be captured in a short phrase…
  • 14. 14 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather A simple phrase, but hard to get exactly right.
  • 15. 15 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather Because a successful ‘big ideaL’ should unite a variety of connected but disparate groups: employees, stakeholders, business partners, consumers.
  • 16. 16 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather Cultural Tension Brand’s Best Self The strongest big ideaLs tap into two things.
  • 17. 17 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather Louis Vuitton believes life would be better if we lived it as an exceptional journey. Embodying the romance of travel in beautifully crafted luxurious goods. The pressures of mass travel have turned the once extra-ordinary into the ordinary. Cultural Tension Brand’s Best Self
  • 18. 18 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather Scrabble believes the world would be better if we rediscovered the magic of words. Turns words Into fun occasions with family and friends. Words are in great danger today – but vital to understanding and enjoying our world. Cultural Tension Brand’s Best Self
  • 19. 19 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather But do they work?
  • 20. 20 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather “As reliable and sturdy as one of its own handbags, therefore, Vuitton is carrying LVMH fairly comfortably through the recession. In the first half of 2009 the group’s revenues were about the same as a year before, though profits were 12% lower. two divisions – wine and spirits, and watches and jewellery – were the worst affected: their revenues each fell by 17% and their profits by 41% and 73% respectively (see chart 2). rapid de-stocking by retailers exacerbated the effect of falling demand. but the falls were offset by Vuitton, where revenue rose by a double-digit percentage, registering gains in every market. “it is incredible that in a downturn the consumer still buys so many Louis Vuitton bags, but she or he does,” says Melanie Flouquet, luxury-goods analyst at JPMorgan in Paris.” – The Economist, 17.9.09
  • 21. 21 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather Brands with points of view have higher consideration…. Source: Ogilvy/Added Value Research
  • 22. 22 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather Identify drivers of POV Map POV drivers to BrandZ Correlate BrandZ POV drivers Voltage Create POV index based on significant BrandZ POV drivers Correlate POV Index to Voltage 1 2 3 4 5 …and are pleasingly dynamic. Source: Millward Brown/WPP BrandZ
  • 24. 24 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather “Authenticity now lies at the heart of every CMO'S job. do everything in your power for your company, its brands and its offerings to be true to what you say they are.” (Source: “Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want,” Harvard Business School Press) “CEO’s feel that communicating their company’s values has become more complex at the exact time that it has become absolutely essential.” (Source: “The Authentic Enterprise,” Arthur Page Society)
  • 25. 25 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather But the communications environment is complex and fluid.
  • 26. 26 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather A good big ideaL helps brands to project their authenticity in a complex communications world.
  • 27. 27 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather big ideaL Idea Idea Idea Idea Idea IdeaIdea Idea Time It does not have to feel monolithic, but can be a platform for ideas of various shapes and sizes.
  • 28. 28 Confidential to Ogilvy & Mather It’s not a magic formula for every brand and every situation. (Thankfully, that doesn’t exist.) But it can be a powerful platform for great ideas and a leadership approach…both inside and outside an organisation.

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. The original concept of ‘The big ideaL’ came from Robyn Putter, a creative leader at Ogilvy. We first heard it from him in 2006 when we were discussing our views on brands and business in the Twelve Apostles hotel, Cape Town.
  2. When we considered the statement it definitely stacked up. For example in the case of Coke, which began to restate its belief in positivity and optimism with the ‘Toma lo Bueno’ campaign in Latin America.
  3. The Louis Vuitton brand has done very well at a tough time for many luxury brands, supported by a big ideaL that celebrates travel and its role in our lives.
  4. In a world where travel has been de-glamourised, Louis Vuitton has elevated it.
  5. Not just through the eyes of world leaders, but of leaders in various fields.
  6. As originally expressed in a much cleaner design than its cluttered competition.
  7. This is one dictionary definition of an ideal.
  8. Modern brand leaders are less about bullying and more about rallying.
  9. As we worked with the concept we found that a brand’s ‘big ideal’ could often be summarised in this phrase.
  10. To substantiate the big ideaL theory we carried out our own research through Added Value. This showed a correlation between a brand’s consideration and the extent to which it was seen as having a point of view.
  11. Using our own research we were able to calculate a ‘POV rating’ for brands covered on WPP’s enormous BrandZ syndicated global research study. This shows a high correlation between the extent to which brands are seen as having a point of view, and the strength of their ‘voltage’ which is a measure of their dynamism and propensity to increase market share.
  12. The days of marketing as a veneer are over. Strong organisations and brands have to align internally and externally.
  13. The communications world is changing fast and throws up many opportunities. Brands feel a tension between authenticity and innovation.
  14. Brands and companies with strong big ideaLs are better positioned to deal with this climate.
  15. A big ideal is a broad direction, not a narrow one, and one that should be the basis for a lots of good ideas, big and small, over time.
  16. In conclusion, the big ideal is not a silver bullet. It won’t on its own guarantee great success or great work: it needs to be complemented with great insights, great products, great briefs, great ideas, great behavior, great execution. But a good big ideaL can form a simple and powerful direction through which a brand can build leadership…which makes it a pretty useful asset.