Do consumers prefer a new extension of the brand they know to a totally new brand? Yes, they do, says the latest “Global Survey of New Product Purchase Sentiment” survey conducted by Nielsen. The research, which polled over 29,000 Internet respondents in 58 countries, shows that consumers are more likely to buy new products by familiar brand rather than choosing a new label.
Year: 2013
Samsung continues its smartphones war, but now the rival is not iPhone, but BlackBerry. While in the spot, which mocked the Apple phone fans, Samsung focused on entertainment, in the new BlackBerry-targeting video it highlights the benefits of its Galaxy Note II for business users. Of course, it’s not a coincidence that the new ad got revealed ahead of the launch of the long-awaited Blackberry 10 (BB10) operating system on January 30.
Pinterest has served as a source of information about home décor colour preferences. For Turkish decorative paint brand Jotun, Danish designers Mie Frey Damgaard and Peter Ørntoft have developed a great infographics project, which is based on the colour trends spotted when looking through Pinterest interior décor boards.
A range of styles from the Prada fashion house and its Miu Miu brand influence the collection of dresses for the long-awaited Baz Luhrmann‘s film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, which is to be released in May. Miuccia Prada has unveiled a series of sketches for over 40 looks for the movie, which were developed by the Italian fashion label and costume designer Catherine Martin. According to Vogue, each of the sketches is “inspired by the creations of Miuccia Prada from the archives of the last 20 years.”
MINI launches latest international campaign dubbed “Design with Bite” to reveal the playful, adventurous nature of its new car— its 7th model, MINI Paceman described as “the world’s first Sports Activity Coupé in the premium compact segment” (the new niche for MINI). The new promotion, which includes TV videos, prints, web special and social media elements (to be launched in late February), invites audience to explore the bold nature of this small and smart urban vehicle.
More than a half (59% —against 58.3% in 2011) of the UK design and digital agency staff intend to change their job in 2013, and overall, feel less confident and more disappointed. Continuing the trend of the previous year’s gloomy findings, the annual report by Fairley & Associates, Gabriele Skelton and On Pointe Marketing again proves that the future of small firms in the UK, and the design industry on the whole, looks dim.
Honda is launching a new European campaign dubbed “Decisions, Decisions” to promote its Civic model. The new advertising push, developed by Wieden & Kennedy London, is explaining that in some cases you don’t have to make the big decision and choose one thing from two important things—you just can have both, the problem is solved.
Kenzo is rolling out the second phase of its “X Campaign,” launched in fall 2012, with same artistic approach and the same creative minds behind the project. For the latest—spring 2013—installment, the global fashion brand decided to once again collaborate with internationally acclaimed artist Jean-Paul Goude, who is helping accentuate Kenzo’s styles with his unparalleled creative vision.
Nokia embraces one of the latest achievements of modern technology, 3D printing, to enable its fans to create Nokia Lumia 820 custom phone cases by themselves at home. Of course, this offer is available only to those who already have 3D printers. The project was described by Community & Developer Marketing Manager John Kneeland on the company’s Conversations blog.
Guinness has released a new commercial as part of its ongoing “Made of More” campaign, which encourages consumers to reveal their talents, boldness and desire to achieve new heights, doing more to become more. The first ad unveiled during the promotion, which is rolling out in GB and Ireland, is “Cloud” (it was released back in fall 2012) and the latest one is “Clock”—it aired on January 18 on the digital platform and arrives in cinemas and on TV on January 24.