Today consumer wants to feel unique, at least a Happy Few. EXPERIENCE has become the IT-word in our consumerist societies: be the happy fews to have the limited edition product, to live a specific event, to go to an ephemeral venue...We're not talking about Standardization anymore, but Customization, Bespoke, Masstige and Überpremium! Personal luxury has come to experiencing then!
How do brands take this hard trend into consideration and keep building their relationship with the consumer through experiential marketing? The purpose of this blog is to highlight the brand initiatives, past or current, that go that way and propose privileged experiences to their targets. The "I wanna be a happy few" section of this blog is dedicated to this issue.
However, feeling a new trend implies inceasingly paying attention to the world. This is why a second section named "Our world at a glance" comes as food for thought.
I'm a French girl in her thirties, having lived in Sydney, Australia, and Copenhagen, Denmark, those last years now back home.
During four years, I've worked as a Project Manager & Consultant in Corporate Branding in a leading branding & design agency. I was part of a fantastic team dedicated to the AIR FRANCE KLM brand. That's where I've done my basic training. That's where I've begun working with passion.
Living abroad and meeting creative professionals from the whole world through the Creative Professionals Worldwide club I set up, my eyes wide-opened, passion has continued to grow unceasingly.
I'm living in this industry, but this industry is also living in me: more than ever curiosity has become my key feature. The whole world around us is inspiring: just stop middle of the street, look around, observe the people, the billboards, the newspapers, the objects and start making connexions between things, start being creative. I can't help doing so. That's why I've become such a blogger.
The new concept for French soft-discounter Leader Price (Groupe Casino) stores was launched a few days ago.
Interest of the lifting to me is about the evolution of the visual codes of the soft-discounter stores that French agency Malherbes has twisted towards the ones of traditional supermarkets: - reorganisation of the store: spaces dedicated to a range of products like a real veggies and fruits space at the entrance of the store. Plus, for the same initial superficy, space has been gained enabling the retailer to propose 15% of reference more. - colours: black colour has been introduced giving the store a better look and avoiding the "warehouse" look & feel the soft-discounters had so far - animation: flat screens all over the store with advertising on the products sold in the stores + some talks by a famous French TV presenter specialized in food
More information on the video (French version only).