‘WHAT MOST
MARKETERS
MISS’
!
Paris
in the
the Spring
xx
Bird
in the
the Hand
xxx
FAMILIARITY EXERCISE
MOST MARKETERS
MISS THE
THE POINT!
TALKABILITY
SHAREABILITY
WHAT ARE SOME BRANDS IN YOUR WORLD?
WHAT ARE SOME BRANDS IN YOUR WORLD?
WHAT ARE SOME BRANDS IN YOUR WORLD?
The average person is exposed to:
$13.3 billion advertising spend in Aus*
Over 1,000,000 branded messages a year
3,000 branded message each day
Only notice 80
React to 10
57% are remembered negatively
*BrianWave Connection, UK, 2004
*Neilsen data 2012
1. GET YOUR NAME RIGHT
2. GET YOUR MONEY BACK
3. GET PREDATORY
1. GET YOUR NAME RIGHT
2. GET YOUR MONEY BACK
3. GET PREDATORY
2/3RDS OF
SEARCHES ARE
PROMPTED
OFFLINE
ASSUMING YOUR
NAME’S NOT A
CLANGER...
NAME + LINE = COMMUNICATIONS
Credible
& clear
Cut-through
& edgy
Clear Name
+
Clear Positioning
=
Unremarkable
Cut-through Name
+
Cut-through Positioning
=
Nonsense
Clear Name
Cut-through Positioning
Cut-through Name
Clear Positioning
1. GET YOUR NAME RIGHT
2. GET YOUR MONEY BACK
3. GET PREDATORY
TRADITIONAL
MARKETING
ShouldYou:
A. Grow your market?
B. Take brand share?
C. Drive frequency?
D. Drive sale value - up-sell, x-sell, margin?
WhyThisMatters?
GROW MARKET: Market leader should generally grow the
market or if category fragmented or category penetration
very low
CUSTOMER FIRST: If you haven’t optimised existing
customer base
VS
WHO’S GOT YOUR MONEY
TAKE SHARE: Large or easy competition
VS
DANGER ZONE
Needs to be fixed
IMMEDIATELY
IGNORE
You have other
priorities
EDUCATION ZONE
Communications
focus with engaged
customers
A slower burn to
increase importance
over time
Your communications
focus - right now
PREDATORY ZONE
LOW
CUSTOMER
IMPORTANCE DISADVANTAGE MARKET PARITY RELATIVE ADVANTAGES
COMPETITIVE
POSITION
HIGH
MARKET LEADER
Communications
opportunity (market
growth)
BRAND SHARE
Let market leader
communicate these
points
THE PREDATORY BRIDGE
1. GET YOUR NAME RIGHT
2. GET YOUR MONEY BACK
3. GET PREDATORY
LET’S GET PREDATORY
Strike at the weakness that arises out of your
competitor’s greatest strength
PREDATORY MARKETING
Prevents looking for parity Focus on relative advantages
Strike at the weakness that arises out of your
competitor’s greatest strength
PREDATORY MARKETING
ACHIEVES GREATEST IMPACT
AND
MAKES RESPONSE DIFFICULT
PREDATORY MARKETING
HOW DOES IT WORK ONLINE
TRADITIONAL BUILD
METHODOLOGIESVS
PREDATORY MARKETING
Strike at the weakness that arises out of your
competitor’s greatest strength
ACHIEVES GREATEST IMPACT
AND
MAKES RESPONSE DIFFICULT
SUMMARY
GET YOUR NAME RIGHT
GET YOUR MONEY BACK
GET PREDATORY
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What most marketers miss

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Paris in the the Spring xx Bird inthe the Hand xxx FAMILIARITY EXERCISE
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
    WHAT ARE SOMEBRANDS IN YOUR WORLD?
  • 6.
    WHAT ARE SOMEBRANDS IN YOUR WORLD?
  • 7.
    WHAT ARE SOMEBRANDS IN YOUR WORLD? The average person is exposed to: $13.3 billion advertising spend in Aus* Over 1,000,000 branded messages a year 3,000 branded message each day Only notice 80 React to 10 57% are remembered negatively *BrianWave Connection, UK, 2004 *Neilsen data 2012
  • 8.
    1. GET YOURNAME RIGHT 2. GET YOUR MONEY BACK 3. GET PREDATORY
  • 9.
    1. GET YOURNAME RIGHT 2. GET YOUR MONEY BACK 3. GET PREDATORY
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.
    NAME + LINE= COMMUNICATIONS
  • 13.
    Credible & clear Cut-through & edgy ClearName + Clear Positioning = Unremarkable Cut-through Name + Cut-through Positioning = Nonsense Clear Name Cut-through Positioning Cut-through Name Clear Positioning
  • 14.
    1. GET YOURNAME RIGHT 2. GET YOUR MONEY BACK 3. GET PREDATORY
  • 15.
  • 16.
    ShouldYou: A. Grow yourmarket? B. Take brand share? C. Drive frequency? D. Drive sale value - up-sell, x-sell, margin? WhyThisMatters? GROW MARKET: Market leader should generally grow the market or if category fragmented or category penetration very low CUSTOMER FIRST: If you haven’t optimised existing customer base VS WHO’S GOT YOUR MONEY TAKE SHARE: Large or easy competition VS
  • 17.
    DANGER ZONE Needs tobe fixed IMMEDIATELY IGNORE You have other priorities EDUCATION ZONE Communications focus with engaged customers A slower burn to increase importance over time Your communications focus - right now PREDATORY ZONE LOW CUSTOMER IMPORTANCE DISADVANTAGE MARKET PARITY RELATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVE POSITION HIGH MARKET LEADER Communications opportunity (market growth) BRAND SHARE Let market leader communicate these points THE PREDATORY BRIDGE
  • 18.
    1. GET YOURNAME RIGHT 2. GET YOUR MONEY BACK 3. GET PREDATORY
  • 19.
  • 20.
    Strike at theweakness that arises out of your competitor’s greatest strength PREDATORY MARKETING
  • 21.
    Prevents looking forparity Focus on relative advantages Strike at the weakness that arises out of your competitor’s greatest strength PREDATORY MARKETING
  • 22.
    ACHIEVES GREATEST IMPACT AND MAKESRESPONSE DIFFICULT PREDATORY MARKETING
  • 23.
    HOW DOES ITWORK ONLINE TRADITIONAL BUILD METHODOLOGIESVS
  • 25.
    PREDATORY MARKETING Strike atthe weakness that arises out of your competitor’s greatest strength ACHIEVES GREATEST IMPACT AND MAKES RESPONSE DIFFICULT
  • 26.
    SUMMARY GET YOUR NAMERIGHT GET YOUR MONEY BACK GET PREDATORY ASHTON BISHOP ON LINKEDIN “ASK FOR PREDATORY INSPIRATIONS”