Brand Narratives -
     how we all love stories




                    Saumya Soni
                Satyameet Ahuja
Definition




The brand narrative is a partnership, started by the company but
ultimately steered by the consumers. Your brand narrative is what people
say about you, and how they connect emotionally with your product or
service.
The game of connecting dots




    Brand Narratives



                            Saumya Soni
                       Satyameet Ahuja
Multitude of Customers
Consumption habits were the same
Until these gentlemen started the revolution




  Vint Cerf       Bob Kahn        Tim Berners-Lee
And then this guy did not look back




Youtube Founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo, uploaded on April 23, 2005
And so dint a few others




800 Million Active Users     175 Million Users
the tectonic plates shifted

                  •Uni Dimensional
                  •Uni Focussed
                  •Monotone Marketing




a narrative is how we always preferred to internalize and now we could
Pivots of a good narrative




Multiple Layers                 Multiple Channels              Protagonist and real


  Brand narratives offer the opportunity to exploit three things:

  • The idea that brands should be telling stories
  • The layering of a brand’s messages across different channels and
    platforms, allowing each to play to their strengths
  • Our desire to retell, repurpose and remix stories themselves
A good storyboard

    Traditional Media – build awareness
       “Fresh” “ Cool” “ Scented”




   Digital Media – built frequency and recall
   “Appreciation” “Realism” “Standing Up”



               Social Media – ??
Every rose has its thorns




•Consumer authority vs. positioning
•Consumer intelligence vs. positioning
•Relevancy vs. positioning
•Accountability vs. Positioning
•Consistency vs. Positioning
•Market Evolution vs. Positioning
Conclusion




Well, We didn't lie!!
Intrinsically the same message

Using Brand narratives - PPT

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    Brand Narratives - how we all love stories Saumya Soni Satyameet Ahuja
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    Definition The brand narrativeis a partnership, started by the company but ultimately steered by the consumers. Your brand narrative is what people say about you, and how they connect emotionally with your product or service.
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    The game ofconnecting dots Brand Narratives Saumya Soni Satyameet Ahuja
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    Until these gentlemenstarted the revolution Vint Cerf Bob Kahn Tim Berners-Lee
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    And then thisguy did not look back Youtube Founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo, uploaded on April 23, 2005
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    And so dinta few others 800 Million Active Users 175 Million Users
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    the tectonic platesshifted •Uni Dimensional •Uni Focussed •Monotone Marketing a narrative is how we always preferred to internalize and now we could
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    Pivots of agood narrative Multiple Layers Multiple Channels Protagonist and real Brand narratives offer the opportunity to exploit three things: • The idea that brands should be telling stories • The layering of a brand’s messages across different channels and platforms, allowing each to play to their strengths • Our desire to retell, repurpose and remix stories themselves
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    A good storyboard Traditional Media – build awareness “Fresh” “ Cool” “ Scented” Digital Media – built frequency and recall “Appreciation” “Realism” “Standing Up” Social Media – ??
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    Every rose hasits thorns •Consumer authority vs. positioning •Consumer intelligence vs. positioning •Relevancy vs. positioning •Accountability vs. Positioning •Consistency vs. Positioning •Market Evolution vs. Positioning
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Editor's Notes

  • #12 Customer-driven positioning ‘narratives’can address many diverse audience segmentsacross fragmented media channels