2. Agenda
1. Welcome
2. Introduction of Presenters and Panelists
3. Background and Context
4. Case Studies
5. Panel & Audience Discussion
6. Summary
7. Drinks and networking
3. Background
• Definition: of undisputed origin, not a copy,
genuine, real, accurate, reliable, appropriate
• Social media: honest, meaningful, substance
• Environmental uncertainty driving the trend
• Scarcities of Time, Attention and Trust
• Driver of desire for retrobranding and heritage
• Quest for provenance
5. Fashion So Me Context
• Made In/Designed In ( Burberry)
• CSR (Marks & Spencer)
• Design Copyright Issues (Urban Outfitters)
• Brand Image changes (GAP, YSL)
• Crisis Management (TopShop)
• Customer Service (Office)
• Fan buying
• Crowdsourced competitons/UGC (Gucci,
Burberry)
• Blogger outreach & representation (IFB)
6. Case Study: Honest by
• Launched in 2012
• Premium/Luxury
• Bruno Pieters
• 100% Transparency policy
• Where, how, who and
how much is disclosed
• Revolutionary/Disruptive
• “tells the truth”
• Message is communicated
through fb, tw, vimeo
7. Case Study: TopShop
Form
• Behind the Scenes – Facebook 2.7m
• Street Style – Tumblr
• 'Inside-Out' – Blog: Street wear, music,
youth culture – Nasir Mazhar
• Twitter: People Behind the Brand
• “Unique”
• Collaborations – JW Anderson, Louise Gray
Strengths
• Consistent across all Channels
• Speed of responsiveness
• Huge content generation
Weaknesses
• Huge company, difficult to show humanity
• Wide target market
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9. Case Study: Vogue
• @CondeElevator Twitter Account:
• “Girl 1: She's making me run a
million errands this afternoon.
• Girl 2: Oooh, will you bring me an
iced coffee on your way back?”
• “[silence] [silence] [silence]
[silence] [silence] [silence]
[silence] [silence]
• summer intern: “was that...?”
• intern #2: “yeh” #AnnaWintour”
• “Authentic, Vintage, Original”
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19. Panel & Audience Discussion
– Karinna Nobbs, Lecturer at London College of
Fashion (@karinnanobbs)
– Matteo Montecchi, Lecturer at London College of
Fashion (@matteomontecchi)
– Matthew Zorpas, Creative Consultant &
Independent Blogger (@matthewzorpas)
– Jonathan Pryce, Digital Consultant & Independent
Blogger (@Garconjon)
– Andrea Apella, Deputy General Counsellor and
Lecturer at Kings College (@andreaApella)