Brand Intersection Group is working to develop a world-class marketing curriculum for the Hershey's Global Branding Team. The curriculum includes a reinforcement of Brand Building & Dynamic Position, Brand Globalization, Best Practices in Consumer Insight, Modeling and Business Sourcing, Consumer Engagement Innovations and Cause Branding Strategies.
BIG was intimately involved with Materne's Global team and spearheaded a strategic branding initiative for the North American launch of GoGo squeeZ. BIG oversaw a multi-agency recruitment and alignment process, packaging redesign, product and package testing and established and manages an advisory council of over 100 "GoGo Moms" from around the country. BIG helped to develop the core brand strategy after conducting ethnographic research with national consumers. Brand Intersection Group is also consulting on marketing innovations strategy, planning and new product development.
When LivingSocial wanted to better understand how to deepen their relationships with high quality merchants to help grow their successful Escapes business they hired BIG to conduct market interviews with innkeepers, resorts and hotels to look for core elements of success and lasting partnership. Our findings informed new product and service innovations, a refined brand narrative and focused marketing planning.
Panera is known for its innovation and substance. When they challenged themselves to align and organize their corporate social responsibility initiatives under a more focused strategy aligned with their core values and brand narrative, they hired BIG. We helped to facilitate and guide a cross-functional leadership team and agency partners in translating research findings into a higher order principle mission aligned closely to the organizational purpose and brand promise.
Undertone, a leader in digital media that works for leading brands, turned to Brand Intersection Group to help them find a voice for their differentiated approach to digital media. Our discovery process, including leading agencies, clients, analyst & thought leaders, internal staff and the core leadership team helped to reveal the purpose that has been at the heart of their careful approach and market success.
We helped Pepperidge Farm understand how to leverage insights about how women use food in relationships to help them make better consumer connections and build a more loyal base. We also helped their Goldfish brand hone in on a winning formula for translating their optimism into a world class CSR strategy.
We helped Jockey re-energize their brand by working with them to translate their equity into more relevant and contemporary customer experiences. Over the past few years the face of the brand has changed becoming more active and energetic without sacrificing Jockey’s classic reputation.
We helped choice launch Cambria Suites with a clear understanding of the mindset of the elite target that drives their business results and an integrated strategy to reach them. When it came time to pull together the integrated agencies we were chosen to facilitate the process of translating strategy into a well-orchestrated communications effort.
We helped Bacardi hone their understanding of their best customers mindset to drive increased brand loyalty and successfully launch new products. Our work has helped Bacardi create highly customized experiences that have captured the imagination of critical tastemakers that drive brand perception.
We helped National Geographic Traveler find innovative ways to show how authentic travel experiences leave a lasting mark on travelers. The work broke boundaries for the brand and generated new awareness and excitement.
We helped Children’s capture the imagination of parents to better claim their rightful place as the go-to choice for Pediatric medicine in DC. The work spoke directly to the heart of a parent and struck a chord that distinguished the brand in a sea of competing hospital claims.
We used ethnography to help GEICO deepen their relationships with critical customers through branded experiences. Our research has helped GEICO establish more personal and connected relationships to current customers and has identified target rich environments for prospecting.
We helped Federal Realty take a market driven approach to leasing by building mindset models of the customers that frequent their shopping districts, leading to smarter leasing, happier tenants and a continuing track record of outstanding market performance. This work has also given us critical insights on the emerging shifts in the retail marketplace in America.
We helped GMAC recognize market opportunities by refining their understanding of the mindset of most likely Graduate Management Education candidates. The work has been shared to inform Graduate Management Schools around the country in the latest dynamics driving the decision making of their targets.
We helped NHTSA understand the behavioral drivers and barriers that lead to unsafe driving and the openings, messages and messengers that allow people to adopt and sustain safer behaviors. Our work has included efforts to eliminate drunk driving, drowsy driving and to encourage seat belt use. Through our many years of social marketing we understand clearly how different it is to motivate a purchase vs. inspiring lasting behavior change.