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Energy & utilities

Global energy company

Developing a new global brand positioning

Our client (a major global energy company) was looking to evolve its brand positioning to better reflect its updated brand personality and brand metrics.

Markets

4

UK, US, China and Germany, with consumer and business audiences

Method

Qual + quant

workshops and in-depth interviews, then quantitative equity testing

Result

Global

a version of the new positioning has been rolled out worldwide

Client

Global energy company

Sector

Energy & utilities

Outcome

A refined global positioning, built and tested in four markets and now rolled out worldwide

Developing a new global brand positioning

Our client (a major global energy company) was looking to evolve its brand positioning to better reflect its updated brand personality and brand metrics.

Challenge

Why brand positioning research was needed

Our client, a major global energy company, needed brand positioning research to guide a significant evolution. They wanted to be seen as more human, modern and innovative. Without losing touch with their existing brand heritage.


Approach

Our brand positioning research spanned four markets (UK, US, China and Germany), combining workshops and in-depth interviews among both consumers and business audiences. The qualitative phase made use of our in-house proprietary Creative Licence approach whereby we look to nurture and build ideas rather than merely critique them.

This was followed up with quantitative interviews in these same markets looking to understand the potential impact of the new brand positioning on brand equity relative to the existing approach.

Building a positioning, not critiquing one
Start from the heritage
The brand wanted to be seen as more human, modern and innovative, without losing touch with its existing heritage. That heritage is the base everything else is built on.
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Impact

The research was used to help tweak and refine the new brand positioning as well as showing the potential benefits and any local market sensitivities to be aware of. A decision was made to launch a version of the new brand positioning which has now been rolled out globally.

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