Brands are not turn into the Lovemark status overnight. It's a hard work that can last for years or decades. There is no generic way to succeed but there are certain key points that can really help.
Fundamental concept The fundamental concept of the brand is in motto "GO AND CHANGE!». It depicts GAC MOTOR's ethos and strategic direction, which focuses on progress through permanent change. It means a pursuing cutting-edge technological research and innovation which, when combined with thoughtful design, allows the company to develop truly well-crafted Chinese automobiles.
Each communication of the brand is to go in-line with the positioning and to conduct brand values towards an audience.
The brand claim "GO AND CHANGE!" perfectly reflects the positioning but is not easy to be understood by people with poor English. We recommend to translate it in Russian and use two versions of it: English and Russian.
Also we believe it's important to use the brand claim in EVERY communication and make efforts to explain the sense.
Brand communications guidelines The brand communications should be distinctive and standing out in competitors clutter. It should have its own visual style and be consistent via all communication channels.
We should see the same image of the brand all over the world.
It's obvious that the communications guidelines should contain more information than merely the basic logo descriptions and simple rules how to works with it.
We believe that the guidelines should depict:
- The role of the car throughout all TVC and Key-visuals
- How to use sundry backgrounds to better understanding the brand positioning and values.
- Communication car colors that should definitely be constant.
4. Dynamic perspective – rules of how to place the cars and what camera angles to use for shooting.
5. Storytelling (if needed to use)
Model range communications Every communication of each model should reflect the brand positioning.
Beside putting the car in the lime light, communication should demonstrates the vital brand characteristics: cutting-edge innovations, thoughtful design, and high quality.
When planning a campaign we should find a key feature of the car (according the positioning) and make an emphasis on it in communication.