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Celebs Consumer Insights

Celebrity Seltzer
Celebrity collaborations in the seltzer market are increasing in popularity
Trend - Celebrities—whether they be chefs, singers, and even investors—are recognizing the immense popularity of hard seltzers as refreshing low-alcohol beverages with younger consumers. As a result, many are working with brands to launch their own special version.

Insight - The purchasing decisions of Millennial consumers are strongly influenced by the social media platforms they favor. As many become increasingly trusting of the celebrities and influencers they follow, individuals begin focusing on these personalities' preferences—from lifestyle to food and beverage. This information is later used as guidelines and inspiration for consumer's own purchasing decisions when they are experiencing uncertainty about the items they want to buy.
Workshop Question - Conceptualize a collaboration between your brand and a celebrity.
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Celebrity Curation
Celebrities are curating specialized boxes for consumers during COVID-19
Trend - In order to connect with their fan base, celebrities are partnering up with brands and curating specialized boxes and experiences that are useful to individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic—from fitness programs to grooming or snack boxes.

Insight - Consumers are doing their best to help flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic by staying at home and maintaining social distancing. For many, shopping online is the better or the only option—whether it's for essentials or something necessary for a daily routine. Individuals often find it difficult to gauge a product virtually, void of the in-store shopping experience support, and as a result, are turning to the advice of people whose opinion they trust.
Workshop Question - Conceptualize a brand collaboration with a celebrity during COVID-19.
4.7
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Comedic Commercial
Brands employ famous comedians to create subversive campaigns
Implications - In recent years, comedians have played a huge role in the public sphere, maintaining their roles in entertainment while increasingly penetrating fields less-related to their primary roles, like politics. The increased responsibility placed in the hands of these pop cultural icons has resulted in their growing credibility from a consumer perspective, a shift that brands are seeking to take advantage of. Companies are employing the subversive ways in which comedians approach any subject, which can translate across industries and manifest in many different ways. Allowing comedians to represent companies' products serves to create more authentic, credible connections between brands and their consumers.
Workshop Question - How can your brands employ the increasing credibility of pop cultural icons, and use it to authentically connect to its consumers?
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play_circle_filled Parental Sunscreen Ads
Parental Sunscreen Ads
This Commercial Puts an Innocent Spin on the Dreaded "Talk"
“The talk” is a dreaded conversation that most parents have with their children about practicing safe sex but this sunscreen ad puts a funny twist on the topic. The commercial... MORE
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Non-Branded Fast Food Ads
These Mindy Kaling Commercials for McDonald's Never Feature Its Name
Recently, McDonald’s released two Mindy Kaling commercials that promote its products by prompting Millennials to do Google searches on their smartphones. The first ad, called ‘That... MORE
play_circle_filled Eco-Conscious Comedic Cleaner Campaigns
Eco-Conscious Comedic Cleaner Campaigns
Seventh Generation 'Come Clean' Features Maya Rudolph
In the past, household cleaning products have suffered from some painful packaging, product design, and general marketing, and the Seventh Generation ‘Come Clean’ campaign teases these... MORE
Annual Sports Holiday Campaigns
Annual Sports Holiday Campaigns
Foot Locker's Fourth 'Week of Greatness' Ads Featured Tracy Morgan
Foot Locker’s annual ‘Week of Greatness’ kicked off with two commercials that starred the comedian Tracy Morgan. The Week of Greatness begins the holiday season and is in... MORE
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Celebrity-Studded Streaming Service Ads
The 'Netflix is a Joke' Ad Features Four Famous Comedians
As part of its ‘Netflix is a Joke’ campaign, the streaming platform’s newest promotional commercial features various comedians humorously interrupting seemingly normal trailers of... MORE
Merchandise Accessibility
At first elevated by exclusivity, tour merch is made readily available
Implications - As the obsession with tour merchandise continues, artists are creating extensive pop-ups and even partnering with traditional retailers in order to amp up distribution. In expanding the experience to include those not attending a particular event, such artists are providing fans with a means to communicate membership to a particular group in a meaningful, divergent way.
Workshop Question - How does your brand encourage a sense of community among consumers?
3.9
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Celebrity Curator
Consumers engage with content overseen by their favorite stars
Implications - An efficient means of engaging the pop culturally connected consumer, brands are turning to celebrities to create experience-focused offerings conceptualized by the stars themselves. Observed in sectors that range from mobile applications to art auctions, this progression speaks to a consumer desire to interact with authentic content curated by a perceived expert. This can also be seen as representational of the illusion of closeness and familiarity created by celebrity social media presences.
Workshop Question - In what ways can your brand incorporate the influence of celebrities into its products/services, or the way it markets them?
2.9
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Influencer Entrepreneurship
Influencers expand their reach by creating platforms of their own
Implications - A social influencer is widely recognized as someone who has achieved fame by sharing original content on established social networks. As these self-created online personalities continue to expand their range, they are going above and beyond simply partnering with brands. In fact, they are going as far as developing or investing in social platforms of their own, encouraging others to create and share their own content in the process. Projects backed by social influencers will have both authenticity and legitimacy, giving them a higher chance of breaking through the noise.
Workshop Question - How can your brand play a role in consumer-created content?
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Proactive Influencer
Social influencers resonate with consumers through themes of self-improvement
Implications - Many bloggers, vloggers and social influencers have achieved recognition by tackling themes of self-improvement in their content, a subject that remains important even as they expand their scope. The brands and media outlets that are partnering with these creators understand the need for safe spaces to facilitate the exchange of advice, ideas and tips. The theme of personal betterment further reinforces the idea that young people favor more approachable role models.
Workshop Question - How can your brand incorporate influencers in its marketing strategy to reach younger consumers?
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Celebritized Subscription
Subscription products are hand-chosen by experts and celebs for prestige
Implications - Heightening traditional subscription services, brands are turning to expert curation to infuse the experience with a sense of prestige. Offering products and services that are hand-picked by celebrities and experts in the field, brands are utilizing pop culture fandom to not only create buzz, but also to increase customization.
Workshop Question - How can your brand achieve the endorsement of public figures in order to expand its reach?
3.4
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Crowdsourced Celebrity
Everyday people are taking unconventional paths to fame
Implications - Today's information age has fostered a culture of over-sharing, and those who share best are able to circumvent traditional avenues to fame. Millennial entrepreneurs are turning to platforms like YouTube and Tumblr to boost their personal brand, as well as cultivate opportunities and partnerships with bigger names. Rather than a flash-in-the-pan fad, this shift signals the possibility of long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between online personalities and top-tier brands.
Workshop Question - What is your brand's relationship to online influencers? If you were to shift your focus to leveraging them as a marketing tool, who would be a good fit and why?
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Pop Culture Gaming
Mobile games indulge the consumer desire to celebrate pop cultural icons
Implications - Pop culture-inspired mobile games are a unique symbol of the evolving face of the gaming world. Symbolic of the consumer's inherent fascination with meme culture and the nature of fame, these mobile games provide a new archetype for the average gamer, which includes a more diverse range of people than ever before.
Workshop Question - Is your brand currently incorporating pop culture influences into your offerings? How could you make this more evident?
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