S2. Ep. 17: Modern Marketing Dilemmas with Mary Kyriakidi
Jul 13, 2023
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Mary Kyriakidi, a global thought leader at Kantar, discusses the important themes of pricing and budget pressure in the publication 'Modern Marketing Dilemmas'. Topics include the link between pricing and profitability, framing a brand in a meaningful way, and the meaningful different framework for demonstrating value.
A strong brand can create tolerance for higher pricing and shield price premiums, making it easier to command or defend higher prices.
Advertising that conveys a meaningful difference in a creative and distinctive way can lead to faster brand growth and effectiveness.
Deep dives
The Power of Brand Equity in Pricing
A strong brand can create tolerance for higher pricing and shield price premiums. Brands with equity are more desirable among customers and retailers, making it easier to command or defend higher prices. Strong brands are more resilient during tough times and recover faster after a crisis. Pricing is important as it affects volume, margins, and the perception of quality. Marketers should focus on their brand as a value-producing asset and align their interests with those of the consumers.
Creating Meaningful and Differentiated Advertising
Advertising that conveys a meaningful difference in a creative and distinctive way can lead to faster brand growth and effectiveness. Brands that frame their products in a meaningful and different way in consumers' memories can spur market share and shield price premiums. Building emotional connections and understanding consumer perspectives are crucial for effective advertising. Being both meaningful and different taps into consumers' decision-making processes and can make a brand the preferred choice.
Balancing Budget Pressure
Marketing teams often face pressure to reduce budgets, but drastic cuts can have long-term negative consequences on brand equity and future performance. Continual investment in marketing during tough times has shown higher resilience and faster recovery after crises. It is important to educate peers and top-level management on the value of consistent marketing investment. Developing an evidence-based culture and linking marketing metrics to business performance can help justify and protect marketing budgets.
The Role of Equity in Future Growth
Equity plays a crucial role in influencing future buyers and unlocking penetration that has not yet happened. Positive brand perceptions are important drivers of growth. Metrics such as demand power, pricing power, and future power help evaluate brand strength and potential future success. Slow-moving indicators like brand strength and predisposition are important in the long term, while fast-moving indicators like search and social media provide short-term insights. Brands need to prioritize long-term sustainable growth and connect their marketing efforts to financial objectives.
Modern Marketing Dilemmas with Mary Kyriakidi Global Thought Leader, Insights by Kantar.
Mary and the team at Kantar recently released Modern Marketing Dilemmas which is an evidence-based guide to help marketers protect their margins. There are seven chapters in the publication filled with actionable tips to help you strengthen your brand’s intangible perceptions in the mind of consumers – what ultimately gets your brand chosen and brings tangible value to shareholders. What is great about this publication is it looks to embrace opposing perspectives. The conversation today digs into two big themes of the report that come through in each of the seven chapters - things that marketers really care about right now - Pricing and Budget pressure. In the discussion with Mary we talk about
how having a strong branch can create a tolerance for higher pricing,
framing a brand in a meaningful way so it can shield price premiums,
difference and distinctiveness,
the important link between pricing and profitability,
the influence exerted on future buyers during the equity phase
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Find all previous episodes on www.thatswhaticallmarketing.com, or follow us on instagram @thatswhaticallmarketing and on twitter @thats_marketing. And now you can watch our episodes back on You Tube, search for thatswhaticallmarketing