ARCHETYPES:
Are individual psyches
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BRAND BENEFITS:
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Differentiation:
Mental short cuts to make decisions
Needs:
Collective unconscious
INFLUENCER BENEFITS:
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Authenticity:
Credible and consistent storytelling
Understanding:
Immediate connection
SO, WHAT ARE THEY?
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The
Caregiver
The
Ruler
The
Creator
The
Explorer
The
Sage
The
Innocent
The
Hero
The
Rebel
The
Magician
The
Lover
The
Jester
The
Every
(Wo)Man
12 ARCHETYPES
4 BEHAVOURS
OUR APPROACH
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THE STABILITY SEEKERS
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Goal: to help others
Fear: being considered selfish
Talent: compassion and generosity
THE CAREGIVER
Goal: create communal prosperity
Fear: chaos, being undermined or overthrown
Talent: responsibility and leadership
THE RULER
Goal: to create things of enduring value
Fear: failing to create anything great
Talent: creativity and imagination
THE CREATOR
STABILITY SEEKER
CARE GIVER
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COMPASSIONATE GENEROUSHELPFUL
BRAND EXAMPLE: TOMS
Affirmation through giving back and knowing that
your purchase leads to something bigger and
better.
Note: If you haven’t, listen to ‘How I built this’ on
Toms.
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: MANREPELLER
Manrepeller has been around the traps but
instead of bragging about making it big, she
spends her time inspiring and guiding others.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
CINDERELLA
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STABILITY SEEKER
RULER
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MENTOR LEADERPOWER
BRAND EXAMPLE: MERCEDES BENZ
Well-known, established and with over 125 years of
automotive credible history.
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: EMILY WEISS
Continues to mentor, despite status and
achievement. Constantly striving to give
back, to lead and to empower the
community on a personal level, and as
Founder of Glossier.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
MUFASSA
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STABILITY SEEKER
CREATOR
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VISIONARY DREAMERIDEATION
BRAND EXAMPLE: APPLE
Constantly striving to innovate and develop, making you
“think differently”.
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: BEN BROWN
Mission selfie on BBC took influencers and made
them creators, showing that dreams can be a
reality if you work hard enough.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
GIUSEPPE
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FREEDOM FINDERS
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Goal: to experience as much of life as possible
Fear: being trapped or forced conformity
Talent: being true to their own desires and a sense
of wonder
THE EXPLORER
Goal: to use wisdom and intelligence to understand the
world and teach others
Fear: being ignorant, or being perceived as stupid
Talent: wisdom, intelligence and curiosity
THE SAGE
Goal: to be happy
Fear: being punished for doing something wrong
Talent: faith and open-mindedness
THE INNOCENT
FREEDOM FINDER
SAGE
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UNDERSTANDING INTERLECTANALYSIS
BRAND EXAMPLE: GOOGLE
Targeted their output and business direction based on
their audiences wants and needs (what sells!).
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: JELLEBAY
Invests his time in gaming to spread his
knowledge and understanding of the industry to
his community.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
BELLE
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FREEDOM FINDER
INNOCENT
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OPTIMISTIC PURITYHAPPY
BRAND EXAMPLE: COCA-COLA
Happiness sold in a can.
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: GIOVANNA FLETCHER
Happy-go-lucky output, always optimistic in the
way she shares tips and advice.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
ALICE IN
WONDERLAND
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FREEDOM FINDER
EXPLORER
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FULFILLING AMBITIONOPTIMISTIC
BRAND EXAMPLE: CORONA
Taking you back to an experience through emotive
branding and advertising.
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: DO YOU TRAVEL
Allowing his community to follow his journey and
be inspired by his free spirited nature.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
ARIEL
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BELONGING
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Goal: being in a relationship with the people, work, and
environment they love
Fear: feeling unwanted or unloved
Talent: passion, appreciation, and diplomacy
THE LOVER
Goal: to lighten up the world and make others laugh
Fear: being perceived as boring by others
Talent: seeing the funny side of everything and using
humour for positive change
THE JESTER
Goal: to belong
Fear: to be left out or to stand out from the crowd
Talent: honest and open, pragmatic and realistic
EVERY (WO)MAN
BELONGING
LOVER
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INTIMATE COMMITEDEMOTIONAL
BRAND EXAMPLE: GODIVA
Association with happy occasions and gifts, sexualizes
food.
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: ELLEN
Happy in peoples success, shows people and
characters that we connect to emotionally.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
JASMINE
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BELONGING
JESTER
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PLAYFUL HUMEROUSENJOYMENT
BRAND EXAMPLE: INNOCENT SMOOTHIES
Entertaining, sharable content that makes you smile.
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: JAMES BLUNT
Mocking himself publicly with comedy one liners.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
GOOFY
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BELONGING
EVERY WO(MAN)
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EMPATHY SOLID VIRTUESFITS IN
BRAND EXAMPLE: KITKAT
Everyone takes a break.
Everyone needs a break.
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: DELICIOUSLY ELLA
Here to make you understand what you eat and a
genuinely person.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
WOODY
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RISK RUNNERS
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Goal: to help others and protect the weak
Fear: being perceived as weak or frightened
Talent: competence and courage
THE HERO
Goal: to overturn what isn’t working
Fear: to be powerless
Talent: having big, outrageous ideas and inspiring others to
join them
THE REBEL
Goal: to understand the fundamental laws of the universe
Fear: unintended negative consequences
Talent: transforming people’s everyday experience of life by
offering new perspectives
THE MAGICIAN
RISK RUNNER
HERO
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COURAGEOUS COMPETANTMASTERY
BRAND EXAMPLE: Nike
A brand that allows you to unlock your potential and
greatness, after all “just do it”.
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: SARTORIALIST
Created streetstyle photography, inspired a
generation and movement.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
PETER PAN
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RISK RUNNER
MAGICIAN
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WIN-WIN DREAMERVISION
BRAND EXAMPLE: RED BULL
When giving you wings is a dream come true.
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: ROB DAMIANI
Making it in the music industry and realising
there’s more to a career, transforming yourself
into a brand.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
MICKEY
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RISK RUNNER
REBEL
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FREEDOM PASSIONCHALLENGING
BRAND EXAMPLE: HARLEY DAVIDSON
Always the outlaw
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INFLUENCER EXAMPLE: SHARMADEAN REID
Founder of WAH Nails, Future Girl Corp and a few
other bits and pieces, Reid is an entrepreneur.
Never one to argue, she’ll tell you how it is.
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DISNEY EXAMPLE:
ROBIN HOOD
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ALIGN YOUR BRAND AND INFLUENCERS TO
RELEVANT ARCHETYPES FOR AUTHENTICITY
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THINGS TO READ / LISTEN TO
OUR WORK
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Books:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Archetypes-Who-Are-Caroline-Myss/dp/1848503407
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Archetypes-Universal-Understand-
Subconscious/dp/1632651025/ref=sr_1_18?keywords=archetypes&qid=1583248272&s=books&sr=1-18
Podcasts:
https://futurethinkers.org/archetypes/
Netflix:
- How our Brain works
SlideShare:
https://www.slideshare.net/EmilyBennett/archetype-overview-from-the-hero-and-the-outlaw
THANK YOU &
QUESTIONS
Sedge Beswick
sedge@seenconnects.com
joe@seenconnects.com
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