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DEALING WITH DISRUPTION

       Brand’s often look to research to aid                                               BRANDS THAT WANT TO STAND
       selection from an array of possible                                                 FOR SOMETHING QUICKLY AND
       design routes. Decisions are taken
       using a combination of metrics:                                                     EFFICIENTLY MUST EMBRACE
       liking, stand out and a design’s ability                                            ‘BODY LANGUAGE’ AS THE
       to land intended equities.
                                                                                           CENTRAL IDEA TO BOOST

       This state of affairs has served brands                                             COMMUNICATION OF KEY
       reasonably well, but with                                                           MESSAGES.
       Millennials more predisposed to
       ‘discovery brands’ that disrupt
       category norms and express identities
       across social media, we believe that                                                WHAT IS YOUR PACK                       TAKE THE KRAKEN.
       aspirations for pack development                                                                                              This remarkable brand seeks to be
       must also shift. ‘Liking’ is no longer                                              ACTUALLY SAYING?                        cool, adventurous and free-spirited.
       a reliable predictor of success. It’s    TIME TO GO BEYOND LIKING
       shifting more towards meaning.                                                                                              In a category audit, we used
                                                Fact is, we all rely heavily on                                                    sensory techniques to understand the
       And with consumers less available        non-conscious cues when it comes to                                                body language of The Kraken’s very
       to advertising, packs must become        making judgements. One study                                                       distinctive bottle.
       better at representing what the brand  indicated that over 90% of the
       actually stands for. Key equities must   meaning we decode from social                                                      This revealed how its sensory profile
       land without the shopper even being      communications involve mechanisms                                                  reinforces highly desirable equities.
       aware that communication has taken       beyond the spoken or written word.
       place.                                                                                                                      It commands superior authenticity -
                                                                                                                                   looking like it’s been dredged from an
                                                                                                                                   historic shipwreck!
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