Home Appliances Case Study
IIM conducted a series of in-depth, one-on-one interviews and leveraged video-based homework of people performing household chores to identify emotional, meaningful insights.

Challenge
A major appliance manufacturer lacked marketplace differentiation and was looking to create an emotional consumer connection with its target market. As such, it wanted to devise a messaging strategy that would go beyond functional category benefits to create an emotional consumer connection.
Project Objectives
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Identify meaningful, emotional insights to leverage in marketing communications
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Understand the persuasion and break-through potential of various advertising campaigns
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Translate lead advertising campaign online in a way that emotionally resonates with consumers and is easy to navigate
Customized Approach
We conducted a series of in-depth, one-on-one interviews and leveraged video-based homework of people performing household chores to identify emotional, meaningful insights.
Leveraging these meaningful insights, the client team created advertising concepts which IIM tested with consumers during in-person focus groups.
Once an ad concept was selected, IIM conducted web cam online interviews with consumers to test the concept's effectiveness online via website usability testing.
Results
Through this 3-pronged approach the team:
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Introduced a new integrated marketing campaign which included TV, print, in-store and online communication vehicles.
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Experienced improved sales and increased brand relevancy (campaign ran for 3 years).
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Identified an emotional linkage to brand perception and product use, enabling more effective communication with target consumers.
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