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Restaurants / 2014DEEPER STUDY · 6 MIN READ

We Have the Meats: Broaden a Familiar Brand Through Its Product Range

Arby’s

A product-centred creative platform challenged a narrow association with one item by making a broader range the recurring subject.

Expand a narrow understanding of the offer. Ask what people already connect with the brand and which relevant options they do not expect it to provide. Distinguish a lack of awareness from a lack of interest or suitability. A small business can test a few task-based descriptions rather than simply asking whether customers know the full catalogue. Use the existing association as an entry point where it remains accurate. Repositioning is more useful when it answers a specific misunderstanding than when it asks an audience to forget everything familiar and learn a broad new claim from scratch.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Existing association
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Restaurants / 2003DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Two Guys: Give a Recurring Product Message a Flexible Conversation

Sonic Drive-In

A recurring conversational format allowed different product topics to enter a recognisable comic relationship.

Keep recurring product communication recognisable and varied. Describe what each role contributes to the exchange and how the roles create a useful contrast. Keep that structure simple enough to support different subjects. A small team can test several short written premises with the same characters before committing to a production system. Ask whether the audience recognises the relationship while still understanding the new topic. If every execution relies on the same joke, the format may be familiar but not flexible. The goal is repeatable clarity with room for discovery, not mechanical repetition of a successful line.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Bounded improvisation
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Automotive / 2015DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

The Attention Test

Škoda

Make the audience discover the communication idea through a playful reveal, then distinguish entertainment from evidence.

The launch needed a memorable expression of design appeal. Write instructions that allow someone to enjoy the experience even when they miss the change. Explain the construction afterward and avoid calling participants inattentive, unintelligent or impaired. The pleasure should come from discovering how the scene works, not from being judged. Offer an accessible alternative description so that the campaign does not confuse a particular visual ability with intelligence or exclude people who experience the content differently.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Audience discovery
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Automotive / 2012DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Edible Desert Survival Guide

Land Rover

Turn a mailing into an object people have a reason to inspect, while keeping novelty distinct from verified practical capability.

A direct mailing needed a reason to be retained. Identify an ordinary moment when the audience might keep a useful reference, organiser or reminder. Design for that moment rather than manufacturing an emergency scenario to justify the object. A mailing can be memorable through folding, sequencing or a second benign use. The retention mechanism should remain relevant after the novelty fades and should not require a recipient to trust an unfamiliar material or unsupported instruction.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Retention through format
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Automotive / 2014DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

The Sound of Porsche

Porsche

Borrow the browsing behaviour of a familiar cultural space to make an unfamiliar brand easier to explore.

The brand wanted an approachable experience beyond a conventional showroom. Identify what people do comfortably in the reference setting: browse, compare, select or linger. Build the experience around that behaviour rather than copying its furniture. A record-store aesthetic alone does not create permission to explore. Clear entry instructions, optional participation and staff who do not immediately demand contact details can make the cultural reference useful in practice and help visitors control their own level of involvement.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Familiar browsing rituals
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Automotive / 2014DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

British Villains / British Intelligence

Jaguar

Use a recognisable fictional genre to create a coherent brand world, without turning character traits into claims about real groups.

The sports-car launch needed a distinctive challenger identity. Write the association the audience should retain before selecting performers or locations. Ask whether the genre naturally expresses that association and whether the product has a credible role inside it. This reduces the temptation to borrow a fashionable cinematic style merely because it looks premium. A simple storyboard should communicate the intended connection even before expensive casting and production make the scene entertaining.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Genre as shorthand
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Automotive / 2014DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Matthew McConaughey: The Storytelling Partnership

Lincoln

Build a partnership around a performer’s distinctive storytelling qualities rather than using fame as a substitute for an idea.

The brand sought a recognisable voice for a broader audience. Describe the particular quality the role requires before producing a list of famous names. It might be a conversational rhythm, a credible craft background or the ability to hold attention through a quiet scene. Test the idea with an ordinary performer first. If the concept has no meaning without celebrity recognition, the team may be buying borrowed attention rather than developing a durable communication idea.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Creative casting
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Automotive / 2014DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Poolside

Cadillac

Examine how a strongly drawn customer identity can create attention while narrowing who feels welcome in the brand.

A luxury product was presented through an assertive lifestyle identity. Identify the genuine aspiration the offer supports, then express it without treating another lifestyle as inferior. A premium product can acknowledge craft, enjoyment or convenience without implying that ownership proves character. Review comparisons that depend on nationality, occupation or wealth. The most memorable sentence may also be the one that creates an unnecessary barrier for people who would otherwise find the product relevant.

Evidence note
No verified quantitative outcomeRead the documented execution and evidence limits in the study. No numeric result is claimed.
Read study, data & creative direction →Audience inclusion
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Automotive / 2009DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Fiesta Movement

Ford

Let selected participants create first-hand product stories before a launch, while making support, selection and editorial limits clear.

The forthcoming launch needed familiarity before ordinary purchase availability. Define which questions the programme should help answer and recruit people who can contribute different experiences around those questions. Reach may matter, but it should not erase variation in needs, familiarity or communication style. Explain that selection limits what can be inferred from the resulting stories. A small, carefully described group can provide useful examples without being presented as representative of every potential customer.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →First-hand explanation
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Automotive / 2011DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

eBall

smart

Translate a product characteristic into a familiar game interaction, while separating playful experience from validated performance.

The electric model needed an engaging introduction at a motor show. Write down the feature, the participant action and the feedback separately. Each should connect clearly with the next. If the game only provides a decorative theme, it may generate fun without helping anyone understand the product. Use a low-fidelity prototype to test the mapping before adding competition, scoring or elaborate production. The simplest version often exposes confusing assumptions that a polished event would conceal.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Action-response clarity
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Automotive / 2016DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Portraits: The 75th-Anniversary Story

Jeep

Tell a brand’s history through the people around it, while treating archival selection and permissions as part of the creative work.

An anniversary needed a story relevant beyond corporate milestones. Identify what people actually did with the product or how it appeared in their lives. Organise the story around those relationships rather than a sequence of launch dates. This can make heritage relevant without requiring a famous face in every frame. Keep the link factual and specific, and leave out images whose emotional force depends on an association the available evidence cannot support.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Human heritage
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Automotive / 2012DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

New Rules: From Dart Launch to Gift Registry

Dodge

Turn a large purchase into understandable components, while making the actual financial arrangement clearer rather than more emotionally pressurised.

The launch platform extended from product storytelling into a different purchase route. State whether the participant is giving money, purchasing an item, reserving a benefit or merely expressing interest. Visual components can help comprehension only when their symbolic role is explicit. Avoid interface language that suggests ownership or guaranteed delivery when those rights do not exist. Test the explanation with someone who has not seen the campaign idea and ask them to describe what happens after they choose a component.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Concrete contribution
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