Brand Management in Politics

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Does the concept of a brand exist in politics? Link to videos http://www.domovod.info/entry.php?106 I say YES - because a brand is fundamentally about a set of values and a long term relationship between a company and customer. That company can provide goods or services - and the services can be political. I think that the concept of brand and especially brand management and brand equity might be more relevant in politics than anywhere else. I have made a series of three videos. Part 1: The basics of brands in business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzS3jUywcQk Part 2: Does the phenomenon of brands exist in politics? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSi6Pu4qVlE Part 3: Brand management in politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvotlu4wpv8 This set of slides includes the slides from all three videos

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Developing  a  Poli-cal  Brand    

Part  1:  Brand  Theory  

Željko  Zidarić  Civic  Innova-on  Incubator  June  16,  2014  

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Part  1:  Branding  Soap  •  Introduc-on  •  Brand  •  Brand  Equity  •  Branding    •  Importance  

Part  2:  Branding  Poli;cians  •  Branding  in  poli-cs  •  Define  it  •  Promote  it  •  Earn  it  •  Differences  in  poli-cs    

Vide

o O

bjec

tive

High  level  +  generic  branding  focus  

Dig  

Area  of  Interest  

Intr

oduc

tion

Comparing  Success  in  Business  and  Poli;cs  

Survival  in  Business   Survival  in  Poli;cs  

Understand consumers Understand voters

Create goods or services Create a service of “good government”

Explain superiority over competitors Explain to voters why you are better

Succ

ess

Key

Conc

ept

Business   Civics  

P2C  G2C  B2B   B2C  

Big

Pict

ure

Candidate  Campaign  

Party  

Conserva;sm  P2C    Interconnectedness  •  Time  •  Place  

Mood  Trust    About  Us    Alignment  

Part

1 Se

lling

Soa

p

Stan

d O

ut Commodity  

CluGer  

Brand  

Diff

eren

tiatio

n

Different  

Goo

d   Good  But  

Not  Different  

Good  And    

Different  

Not  Good  And  

Not  Different  

Different  But  

Not  Good  

✓  Size  Quality  Func-onality  Availability  Price  

Segm

enta

tion

Target  Market  

Exam

ples

Magical  Escape  Mexican  Value  

Cool  Innova4on    Op4mism  &  Upli9  

Tradi4on   Affordable  Quality  

Third  Space  Experience  

science  +  art  

Branding  is  equal  parts  

Team  Brand  

Bran

d Iden-fier   Tradi4onal  Defini4on  

 

A  name,  term,  design,  symbol,    a  combina4on  of  these,  or  any  other  feature  that  iden,fies  one  seller's  good  or  service  as  dis,nct  from  those  of  other  sellers.    

 -­‐    American  Marke-ng  Associa-on  

Orig

ins

Brand  from  Old  Norse  brandr    meaning  "to  burn"    

Defi

nitio

n A  brand  is  •  promise  to  deliver  •  warranty  of  quality  •  complex  symbol    -­‐  Philip  Kotler        Marke-ng  Management  

Brand  

Personality  

Customer  

Old  Part  

New  Part  

Physiological  

Safety  

Social  

Esteem  

SA  M

aslo

w’s

Nee

ds

Old  brand  focus  

New  brand  focus  

Old

vs N

ew

Old  View  LeW-­‐Brain    

Company  Ra-onal  Simplify  AYributes  Benefits  Reduce  risks  Save  -me  

New  View  Right-­‐Brain  

 

Customer  Values  

Complex  Meaning  

Rela-onships  Life  themes  

Socio-­‐cultural  stories  

Defi

nitio

n created  in  mind  

complete  experience  

promises  made  /  kept  

values  

reason  to  choose  

emo;onal  aWertaste  

what  they  say  it  is  

sum  total  trust  mark  

beyond  the  tangible  

Product  Logo  

shorthand  

Obj

ectiv

es

✓  Think  less  

Feel  more  

Act  posi4ve  

symbols  

slogans  colors  

jingles  

ambassadors  

language  

Bran

d Sh

adow

image  

The  Shadow  Iden-ty  The  Brand  

values  ac;ons  

Repu

tatio

n Promise  

Reputa;on  

Adv

ocat

es Our  belief  is  that  a    

company’s  culture  and  a  company’s  brand  are  just    two  sides  of  the  same  coin.      The  brand  is  just  a  lagging  indicator  of  the  culture.    

   -­‐  Tony  Hsieh,  CEO  

Goods Services Places People Politics

Port

folio

Fighter  

Flanker   Flanker  

Pres-ge  

Bas-on  Brand  

Luxury  

Premium  

Budget  

Brand  PorTolio  Model  

Port

folio

Fatig

ue

Buy  

Buy  

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Buy  

Buy  

Buy  

Buy  

Buy  

Brand  Loyalty    

Escape  Decision  Fa4gue  

Triv

ia

Team  Brand  Equity  

Brand  

Bran

d Eq

uity

Value  •  brand  awareness  •  perceived  quality  •  brand  associa4ons  •  influence  •  brand  loyalty  

Bran

d Eq

uity

Bad   Good  

Commodity  

+  Price  +  Volume  +  Advocacy  

Sean  Duffy  The  Duffy  Agency.  

Bran

d Eq

uity Iner-a  

Awareness  

Acquisi;on  

Understanding  

Interest  

Trust  

Trial  Belief  

Affinity  

Loyalty  

Advocacy  

Reten;on  

Advocacy  Loop  

Brand  Equity  Cycle  

Bill  Moran  

Brand  Equity  

Effec-ve  Market  share  

Rela-ve  Price  Ra-o   Durability  

Bran

d Eq

uity Brand  Equity  Index  

Young  and  Rubicam  

Brand  Equity  

Differen-a-on   Relevance   Esteem   Knowledge  

Bran

d Eq

uity Brand  Asset  Valuator  

Brandt  and  Johnson,  1997  

Bran

d Eq

uity

Brand  Equity  

Image & Personality

Associations Availability

Preference

Loyalty Awareness

Familiarity

Bran

d Eq

uity

Resonance

Judgments Feelings

Performance Imagery

Salience Iden-ty  

Who are you?

Meaning  What are you?

Response  What about you?

Rela-onships  What about you and me?

Bran

d Eq

uity

Awareness    

 

The  Blake  Project  

Brand    Insistence  

Bran

d Eq

uity

q1   q2  

p1  

p2  

Quan;ty  

Price  

Economist  View  

Posi-ve    Equity    q2  >  q1    

p2  >  p1  

brand  equity  comes  from  

brand  loyalty  

Team  Brand  Equity  

Brand   Branding  

Bran

d Managing  Brand  Equity  

Branding  is  about    psychology  not  technology  

Bran

ding

Align  

Promise  

Love

Cur

ve

Indifferent  Establish  mindshare  Awareness  &  Considera4on  

Like  Differen-ate  Ra4onal  &  Emo4onal  Benefits  

Love  Tug  at  Heart  Tighten  the  connec4on  

Beloved  Con-nue  the  Magic  Maintain  the  Love  

Start  

Des-na-on  

Beloved  Brands  

Ado

ptio

n Cu

rve

Innovators Early Adopters

Early Majority

Late Majority

Laggards 2.5%   13.5%   34%   34%   16%  

Managem

ent  

1%   9%   20%   30%   40%  

Hyp

e Cy

cle

Trigger  

Peak  of    Inflated    

Expecta-ons  

Trough  of  Disillusionment  

Slope  of  Enlightenment  

Plateau  of  Produc-vity  

Trash  Heap  of  Failure  

Hype

 

Period   Gatner  

Life

Cyc

le

Product Development Introduction Growth Maturity Decline

Value  

Period  

Marketing Investment

Brand Awareness

Product or Brand Life Cycle

Branding  is    never  finished  

Customer  Awareness  

Brand  Awareness  

Considera-on  

Preference  

Qualified  Leads  

Prospects  

Proposals  

Customers  

handoff

Funn

el P

roce

ss

Marke;ng  

Sales  

Awareness  

Considera-on  

Preference  

Purchase  

Bran

ding

Fun

nel

Viral  Loop  Influencers  •  Ambassadors  •  Saboteurs  Up-­‐sell  

Next-­‐sell  

Cross-­‐sell  

Advocacy  

Loyalty  

GET

KEEP

GROW

Adapted from Steve Blank

Prom

ise  

Defin

e  Ex

pecta

tion

Prom

ote  

Expe

rience  

Earn

 

Vira

l Loo

p BB  Death  Spiral  

Adv

ocat

es

0%   10%   20%   30%   40%   50%   60%   70%   80%   90%   100%  

Online  banner  ads  Onlive  video  ads  

Social  network  ads  TV  product  placement  

Search  engine  ads  Brand  sponsorship  

Billboards  Television  &  Radio  ads  

Magazine  &  Newspaper  ads  Branded  websites  

Opt-­‐in  Emails  Newspaper  ar-cles  

Online  Consumer  sites  Peer  Recommenda-on  

Whom  do  you  trust?  How  North  American  consumers  rate  media  

Source: Global Trust in Advertising Survey (Neilsen)

Influ

ence

Rip

ples

David Armano

1  

3  3  

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4   4  

4  

4  

4  

4  

2  

2  

2  

1  

2  

3  

4  

Influence  Levels  

Dr.  Robert  Cialdini  

Pers

uasi

on Liking  

Reciprocity  

Consensus  

Scarcity  

Authority  

Principles  of    Persuasion  

Consistency  Commitment  

Obs

esse

d

Innovators Early Adopters

Early Majority

2.5%   13.5%   34%  

Jump  the  Gap  

The  Obsess

ed  

Mass  Market

 

Cura

ted

Crow

ds

-­‐sourcing  -­‐vo;ng  -­‐funding  

It  can  take  30  years  to  build  a  great  brand,  but  only  

30  days    to  knock  it  down.  

Cam

paig

ns

Promote  

Define  

Earn  

Cam

paig

ns Product  

Place  Price  

Promo;on  

•  Medium  term    •  Benefits  •  Strategic-­‐Push  Strat    •  Find  customers  De

fine  

Marke;ng  Programs  

Cam

paig

ns Product  

Place  Price  

Promo;on  

•  Medium  term    •  Benefits  •  Strat  -­‐  Push  Strategy    •  Find  customers  

Defin

e  

Promo;on    Mix  

Adver;sing  

Publicity

 Co

upon

s   •  Short  term  •  AYributes  •  Tactical - Push Strat •  Stimulate Purchases

Prom

ote  

Marke;ng  

•  Medium  term    •  Benefits  •  Strat  -­‐  Push  Strategy    •  Find  customers  

Cam

paig

ns

Public  Rela;ons  

Promo-ons  

Adver-sin

g  Pu

blicity

 Co

upon

s  

Marke;ng  

Branding  Earn  

Alignm

ent  

Alignment  

Customer

•  Short  term  •  AYributes  •  Tac-cal  -­‐  Push  Strategy  •  S-mulate  customers  to  buy  

•  Long  Term  •  Values  •  Strategic  -­‐  Pull strat •  Customer  Loyalty  

Bran

d St

ory

MarCom   Brand  Equity  

Advertising

Sales-Promos

Events-Exp

PR-Publicity

Interactive

W.o.M.

Per. Selling

Awareness

Dir. Mkting

Image

Response

Relationship

Bran

d St

ory

Branding  is  image  aWer  image  

Bran

d Ca

mpa

ign

Prom

o  

Prom

o  

Prom

o  

Prom

o  

Marke-ng  Campaign  Prom

o  

Prom

o  

Prom

o  

Prom

o  

Marke-ng  Campaign  

Prom

o  

Prom

o  

Prom

o  

Prom

o  

Prom

o  

Marke-ng  Campaign  

Prom

o  

Branding  Campaign  

Alig

nmen

t N  

S  

N  

S  

N  

S  

N  

S  

No  Force   Force  

N  

S  N   S  

N  S  

✓  ✗  

It’s  about  discipline  

Min

dsha

re Don't  buy  market  share…

figure  out  how  to  earn  it.              -­‐  Philip  Kotler        

Market  share    Follows  Mindshare  

Inte

grat

ion

We  define  ourselves  

through  our  brands  

100

Year

War

Peps

i Cha

lleng

e

Flip

Flo

p

GREAT  NEW  TASTE  

All  the  -me  and  money  and  skill    poured  into  consumer  research    on  the  New  Coke  could  not  measure  or  reveal  the  deep  and  abiding  emo-onal  aYachment  to  the  original  Coca-­‐Cola    felt  by  so  many  people...    the  passion  for  original  Coca-­‐Cola    —  and  that  is  the  word  for  it:  passion.    

   Donald  Keough      Coca-­‐Cola  President,  1985  

Pass

ion

Impo

rtan

ce

Wea

k Br

and

Earned  media  is  more  powerful  than  

Bought  media  

Developing  a  Poli-cal  Brand    

Part  2:  Branding  in  Poli/cs  

Željko  Zidarić  Civic  Innova-on  Incubator  June  26,  2014  

I  inkubator

Act

ivist

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Vide

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dex

Part 1: Branding Soap •  Introduction •  Brand •  Brand Equity •  Branding •  Importance

Part 2: Branding Politics •  Brand in politics •  Define it •  Promote it •  Earn it •  Focus on politics

Purc

hase

10% will might not vote

30% already decided

20% persuadable

40% will definitely not vote

Obj

ectiv

e Find  

Persuade  Mobilize  

 50%  +1  

Elec

tion 0-100

60-100

Effec

tiven

ess

Progressive Centrist Conservative

75% 60% 45%

29% 32% 39%

37% 33% 30%

Turnout Mobilization Ground War

Popularity Persuasion Air War

Votes

symbols

slogans colors

jingles ambassadors

language

Bran

d &

Sha

dow

images

The Shadow The Brand

values actions

WHY > What

Product

Experience

Communications Br

and

Team

Values Essence

Customer

Brand is the values at the heart of the party,

its very core.

Same Strategy Different Tactics

Part

2

Selli

ng P

oliti

cian

s

Polit

ical

Par

ty

Unique Values

Organized Representative

Gov

ernm

ent

Bran

d Eq

uity

Low High

Commodity

Day -1 of Campaign ������Loyalty (Volume) + Decided

Higher Price + Donors

Advocates + Volunteers + Influencers

Influ

ence Brand Influence on Consumer

Duration

Effec

t

Theory

Introduction Growth Maintenance

Sean  Duffy  The  Duffy  Agency.  

Bran

d Eq

uity Iner-a  

Awareness  

Acquisi/on  

Understanding  

Interest  

Trust  

Trial  Belief  

Affinity  

Loyalty  

Advocacy  

Reten/on  

Advocacy  Loop  

Brand  Equity  Cycle  

Bran

d Eq

uity 45-60%

of people know who they will ���

vote for on the ���first day of the

election campaign

18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Years of Age

20%

40%

60%

80%

Strong Affiliation

Weak Affiliation

Source: General Social Survey

Americans’ Party Affiliation by Age Vo

ter T

rend

s

Reality

Vote

r Tre

nds

45% 42%

90 94 98 02 06 10

Pew Research Center 2012 Values Survey

27%

34%

Generations Identifying as Independent

Millennial Gen X

Boomers Silent

Vote

r Tre

nds Republicans

90 94 98 02 06 10

Pew Research Center 2012 Values Survey

How the Generations Identify

S B X M

90 94 98 02 06 10

Democrats

S = Silent B = Boomer X = Gen X M = Millennial

The

Lead

ers

The

Team

Diff

eren

ces

% H

igh

or V

ery

high

0  

10  

20  

30  

40  

50  

60  

1976  

1977  

1981  

1983  

1985  

1988  

1990  

1991  

1992  

1993  

1994  

1995  

1996  

1997  

1998  

1999  

2000  

2001  

2002  

2003  

2004  

2005  

2006  

2007  

2008  

2009  

2010  

2011  

2012  

2013  

How you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of Members of Congress.

Clinton Bush Jr Obama

High

Very High Elections

President

Congress

Source: Gallup

Bush Sr

Q.

0%  10%  20%  30%  40%  50%  60%  70%  80%  90%  

100%  

1960  

1964  

1968  

1972  

1976  

1980  

1984  

1988  

1992  

1996  

2000  

2004  

2008  

2012  

Voter Turnout Vo

ter T

rend

s

60%  

Bush Clinton Bush Jr Obama Reagan JC Nix/Ford JFK / LJ

Polit

ical

Bra

nd

Foun

datio

n Barriers to entry • Organization • Resources • Brand Equity

Life

Cyc

le

Product Development

Introduction Growth Maturity Decline

Valu

e

Period

Marketing Investment

Brand Awareness

Product or Brand Life Cycle

Ado

ptio

n Cu

rve

Innovators Early Adopters

Early Majority

Late ���Majority

Laggards

Managem

ent

1% 9% 20% 30% 40%

It won’t happen overnight

Bran

d In

ertia Canada: Conservative Party Decline

0  

1,000,000  

2,000,000  

3,000,000  

4,000,000  

5,000,000  

6,000,000  

7,000,000  

1984   1988   1993   1997   2000   2004   2006   2008   2011  

Vote

s per

Par

ty

Election Year

Liberals ���Center-Left

Conservatives���Center-Right

New Democrats���Left

Bran

d In

ertia

Canada: Reform Party “Saves the Right”

0  

1000000  

2000000  

3000000  

4000000  

5000000  

6000000  

7000000  

1984   1988   1993   1997   2000   2004   2006   2008   2011  

Vote

s per

Par

ty

Election Year

Liberals ���Center-Left

Conservatives���Center-Right

New Democrats���Left

Reform Right

NEW Conservatives���Center-Right

Merger���Re-brand

Polit

ical

Bra

nd

Ralph Nader 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008

Ross Perot 1992

Brand Equity Hard to build

Easy to destroy

Cam

paig

ns

Brand  

Promote  

Define  

Earn  

Bran

d M

gt

Duration

Effor

t & E

xpen

se

Elec

tion

Elec

tion

‘Permanent Campaign’

Brand is built between elections

Service Provision

Push Push Pull

Awareness

Channels

Campaign Pre-Campaign

•  Research •  Organization •  Budget •  Press •  Survey

Campaign Strategy

Elec

tion

Interest Understanding Engage Mobilize

Information

A  

R & D

Management B  

Phase  

Create  

Provide  

Using  

Elec

tion

Cam

paig

n

Air War Ground  War  

WHY?

Mes

sage

Win

s

Message

Mec

hani

cs

Weak Strong

Wea

k St

rong ✓

✓ ✓

✗ ✗

Core •  Intangible •  Values •  Moral view •  Complex plan

•  Stakeholder dependent •  Difficult to measure

Team

Customers Br

and

Part

s

Program

Values

Leader •  make tangible���

the intangible •  humanize���

the abstract The true judge of character is not ���what a person says, ���but what ��� a person does.

Team

Customers Br

and

Part

s

Program

Values Leader

Branding is about discipline shape events ���

rather than react

Proc

ess

Promote  

Define  

Earn  

Marke/ng  Mix  

Dev

elop

men

t

Duration

Effor

t & E

xpen

se

Elec

tion

Elec

tion Define it Redefine it ���

(if necessary)

Marketing Mix

Marketing Mix

Product Price Place Promotion

Mar

ketin

g 4 Cs of Political Marketing

4Ps of Marketing • Product • Price • Place • Promotion

Cause

Constituencies

Comparative Advertising

Celebrity Endorsement

Typical •  Leader •  Team •  Voters

Recommended •  Values •  Voters •  Leader •  Team

Defi

ne

Values

Leader

Team

Voters

Issues

Defi

ne P

arty

Inte

rest

Lev

el

Special Interest Group

Niche Party Mass Party

Find yourself

•  Values •  Vision •  Mission

Position yourself •  Motivating •  Credible •  Unique

Defi

ne L

eade

r

What is your story?

Values

Challenger Incumbent

Values

Goals

Actions

Long Term Goal

Short Term

Goals

Defi

ne L

eade

r

Brand Promise Statement

What you will do

How you will do it

Why it matters

Foundational Themes Position Promise for Success Key elements of character

• Adjective 1 • Adjective 2 •  Adjective 3 •  Adjective 4 •  Adjective 5 •  Adjective 6 •  Adjective 7

Brand / Values - Expression Model

1

2 3

Defi

ne V

alue

s

Alignment with values of constituencies is critical

Alig

nmen

t

Nation

Party

Leader

• Dignity of the Person •  Individualism and Liberty • Right to Self-Actualization • Empowered Citizens

•  Maintain Free Market •  Protect Property Rights •  Duty of Good Faith •  Economic Sovereignty

• Servant to Will of People •  Limited & ‘Localist’ • Fiscal Responsibility • National Sovereignty

•  Natural Social Evolution •  Enduring Moral Order •  Accept Imperfectability •  National Uniqueness

Individual

State Society

Economy Prudence

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Justice

Fortitude

Defi

ne P

rogr

am

Define opponents •  Values •  Vision

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•  Create FUD

Defi

ne O

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Voter and Party national aspirations���

must align

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Defi

ne V

oter

s

Values

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Who do I trust is capable of improving my

standard of living?

•  Personality •  Charisma •  Interaction •  Endorsements •  History •  Party

•  Education •  Experience •  Team •  Advisors

•  Individual needs •  Segment needs •  Mood of the people •  Want renewed hope

Und

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r Each voter asks themselves the following question:

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oter Segmentation

Low Medium High

18-26

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Age

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Low Medium High

18-26

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Age Opponent

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tion

Day

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l Pu

sh

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n St

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ory

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y A

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Cam

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ertis

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Publ

icity

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ts

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campaign

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al M

edia

Cam

paig

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YOU are the best story teller

Tell YOUR

story

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A picture is worth 1,000 words���

+ an emotion

Cam

paig

ns

Promote  

Define  

Earn  Brand  

Earn

It

Duration

Effor

t & E

xpen

se

Elec

tion

Elec

tion

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Earn it

Brand Management

Cont

inue

Duration

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t & E

xpen

se

Elec

tion

Elec

tion

Hibernate

If you start campaigning on the

first day of the official election campaign … you WILL lose!

Bran

d

Trust Reputation

Promise Trust takes ���years to build,

seconds to break, ���and forever

to repair.

If it is lost it is not easily found

and if it is found it is never

the same again.

Expe

rienc

e

Did you improve Standard of living?

Foun

datio

n

Trust Always act

with honesty and integrity

Keep your promises

Look out for interests of others,

not just your own

Openness in communication

with everyone

Awareness

Consideration

Preference VOTE

Bran

ding

Fun

nel

Viral Loop Influencers •  Ambassadors •  Saboteurs Lawn Signs

Donations

Volunteers

Advocacy

Loyalty

GET

KEEP

GROW

Adapted from Steve Blank

Prom

ise

Defi

ne

Expe

ctat

ion

Prom

ote

Expe

rienc

e Ea

rn

Awareness

Consideration

Preference

VOTE

Bran

ding

Fun

nel

Lawn Signs

Donations

Volunteers

Advocacy

Loyalty

Adapted from Steve Blank

Paid Media Mass market prospects Raising awareness

Owned Media Your decided voters���Keeping them happy

Earned Media Your fans and advocates���Keep them influencing

Influ

ence

Rip

ples

David Armano

1  

3  3  

3  

3  

3  

4  

4  

4  

4  

4   4  

4  

4  

4  

4  

2  

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4  

4  

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titio

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Brand  

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age

0  

10  

20  

30  

40  

50  

60  

70  

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illus

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ent

Deliver  on  your  brand  promise  Deliver  the  unexpected  Deliver  consistency  

Sum

mar

y

Extrem

e  Brand  Loyalty

 

Defin

e  it  

Prom

ote  it  

Earn  it  

Understand  your  customers  Create  consumer  connec-ons    Develop  a  strong  values  iden-ty    

Make  it  relevant  Make  it  authen-c  Win  their  hearts  then  minds  

Product

Experience

Communications Br

and

Team

Values Essence

Customer Define Promote

Earn

"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”

asked Alice. "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.

"I don't much care where –" said Alice. "Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat.

Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

Developing  a  Poli-cal  Brand    

Part  3:  Branding  in  Poli/cs  

Željko  Zidarić  Civic  Innova-on  Incubator  June  27,  2014  

I  inkubator

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ivist

s

Charlie  Chaplin  on  Wall  Street  1918  

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o In

dex

Part 1: Branding Soap •  Introduction •  Brand •  Brand Equity •  Branding •  Importance

Part 2: Brand in Politics •  What is brand •  What is politics •  Brand equity •  Brand development

Part 3: Branding Politics

•  Define it •  Promote it •  Earn it

Cam

paig

ns

Brand  

Promote  

Define  

Earn  

Bran

d M

gt

Duration

Effor

t & E

xpen

se

Elec

tion

Elec

tion

‘Permanent Campaign’

Brand is built between elections

Service Provision

Election Campaign

Election Campaign

Bran

d M

gt

Duration

Effor

t & E

xpen

se

Elec

tion

Elec

tion

‘Permanent Campaign’

Service Provision

Push Push

Pull

Awareness

Channels

Campaign Pre-Campaign

•  Research •  Organization •  Budget •  Press •  Survey

Campaign Strategy

Elec

tion

Interest Understanding Engage Mobilize

Information

A  

R & D

Management B  

Phase  

Create  

Provide  

Using  

Elec

tion

Cam

paig

n

Air War Ground  War  

Awareness

Channels

Campaign Pre-Campaign

•  Research •  Organization •  Budget •  Press •  Survey

Campaign Strategy

Elec

tion

Interest Understanding Engage Mobilize

Information

A  

R & D

Management B  

Phase  

Create  

Provide  

Using  

Elec

tion

Cam

paig

n

Air War Ground  War  

WHY?

Mes

sage

Win

s

Action not just ideas

Mes

sage

Win

s

Weak Strong

Wea

k St

rong

Message

Mec

hani

cs

Mes

sage

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s

Message Weak Strong

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k St

rong

Vision Story

Mec

hani

cs

Mes

sage

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s

Message

Mec

hani

cs

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Wea

k St

rong

Plan Execution

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sage

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s

Message Weak Strong

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k St

rong ✓

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hani

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sage

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s

Message Weak Strong

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k St

rong ✓

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sage

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s

Message

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hani

cs

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k St

rong ✓ ✓

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sage

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s

Message Weak Strong

Wea

k St

rong ✓

✓ ✓

✗ ✗ Mec

hani

cs

Core •  Intangible •  Values •  Moral view •  Complex plan

•  Stakeholder dependent •  Difficult to measure

Team

Customers Br

and

Part

s

Program

Values

Leader •  make tangible���

the intangible •  humanize���

the abstract The true judge of character is not ���what a person says, ���but what ��� a person does.

Team

Customers Br

and

Part

s

Program

Values Leader

Branding is about discipline shape events ���

rather than react

Proc

ess

Promote  

Define  

Earn  

Marke/ng  Mix  

Dev

elop

men

t

Duration

Effor

t & E

xpen

se

Elec

tion

Elec

tion Define it Redefine it ���

(if necessary)

Marketing Mix

Marketing Mix

Product Price Place Promotion

SWO

T

   

Strengths   Weaknesses  

Opportuni/es   Threats  

Internal  

External  

SWO

T

   

Strengths   Weaknesses  

Opportuni/es   Threats  

Internal  

External  

Changing Market

Mar

ketin

g 4 Cs of Political Marketing

4Ps of Marketing • Product • Price • Place • Promotion

Cause

Constituencies

Comparative Advertising

Celebrity Endorsement

Typical •  Leader •  Team •  Voters

Recommended •  Values •  Voters •  Leader •  Team

Defi

ne

Values

Leader

Team

Voters

Issues

Defi

ne P

arty

Inte

rest

Lev

el

Market

Values

Issues

Defi

ne P

arty

Inte

rest

Lev

el

Special Interest Group

Niche Party Mass Party

Find yourself

•  Values •  Vision •  Mission

Position yourself •  Motivating •  Credible •  Unique

Defi

ne L

eade

r

What is your story?

Values

Challenger Incumbent

Stor

y

Speak  to  values  and  big  ideas  Not  small  facts    It  is  important  to  know  the  facts  Speak  the  way  a  preacher  would  speak  Big  ideas  and  big  values  

Long Term Goal

Short Term

Goals

Defi

ne L

eade

r

Values

Goals

Actions

Alignment with values of constituencies is critical

Alig

nmen

t

Nation Party

Leader

Nation

Out of Touch A

lignm

ent

Party ✗

Neg

ativ

e ad

s

Stay humble and remember your roots.

Brand Promise Statement

What you will do

How you will do it

Why it matters

Foundational Themes Position Promise for Success Key elements of character

Brand / Values - Expression Model

1

2 3

Defi

ne V

alue

s

Brand Promise Statement

What you will do

How you will do it

Why it matters

Foundational Themes Position Promise for Success Key elements of character

• Adjective 1 • Adjective 2 •  Adjective 3 •  Adjective 4 •  Adjective 5 •  Adjective 6 •  Adjective 7

Brand / Values - Expression Model

1

2 3

Defi

ne V

alue

s

Choo

se W

ords

Word Choice

Tone

Brand Promise Statement

Obama = Change Clinton 92 = It’s the economy, stupid Clinton 96 = Bridge to 21st Century Reagan = Supply side economics Bush Jr = Compassionate conservative Bush Sr = Read my lips, no new taxes + continuity from Reagan Gingrich = Contract with America Gore did not own a concept so not elected

Brand / Values - Expression Model

1 D

efine

Val

ues

• Dignity of the Person •  Individualism and Liberty • Right to Self-Actualization • Empowered Citizens

•  Maintain Free Market •  Protect Property Rights •  Duty of Good Faith •  Economic Sovereignty

• Servant to Will of People •  Limited & ‘Localist’ • Fiscal Responsibility • National Sovereignty

•  Natural Social Evolution •  Enduring Moral Order •  Accept Imperfectability •  National Uniqueness

Individual

State Society

Economy Prudence

Temperance

Justice

Fortitude

Defi

ne P

rogr

am

Tim

elin

e

Time  

Relevance  

New  Leader   Experienced  Leader  

Party  

Leader  

Voter and Party national aspirations���

must align

Segmentation Target Market

Defi

ne V

oter

s

Values

Voters

Und

erst

and

Vote

r

Who do I trust is capable of

improving my standard of living?

•  Personality •  Charisma •  Interaction •  Endorsements •  History •  Party

•  Education •  Experience •  Team •  Advisors

•  Individual needs •  Segment needs •  Mood of the people •  Want renewed hope

Und

erst

and

Vote

r Each voter asks themselves the following question:

Targ

et V

oter Constituencies

Neutral Planned Market Free Market Economic Issues

Dist

ribut

ion Progressives

Conservatives

Neutral Dist

ribut

ion

Economic Issues Planned Market Free Market

Most voters are in the middle

Neutral Planned Free Issues

Issu

es

Social Economic

Multiple Variables

Cons

erva

tive

Prog

ress

ive

Defi

ne V

oter Segmentation

Low Medium High

18-26

27-39

40-60

61+

Income

Age

Defi

ne V

oter Segmentation

Low Medium High

18-26

27-39

40-60

61+

Income

Age

Defi

ne V

oter Segmentation

Low Medium High

18-26

27-39

40-60

61+

Income

Age

A

B

C

Defi

ne V

oter

as segmentation variables increase

Complexity Increases

Defi

ne P

arty

Segmentation

Low Medium High 18-26

27-39

40-60

61+ Large

Small

Medium

Income

Age

Defi

ne P

arty

Segmentation

Low Medium High 18-26

27-39

40-60

61+

Mass Market

Niche

Income

Age

Be the best Right group

Focus Experience

Over-deliver

Defi

ne P

arty

Segmentation

Low Medium High 18-26

27-39

40-60

61+ Mass

Small

Income

Age

Niche

Define opponents •  Values •  Vision

Position opponents •  Differentiate

•  Create FUD

Defi

ne O

ppon

ent

What is their story?

Values

Negative Positive

Defi

ne O

ppon

ent Segmentation

Low Medium High

18-26

27-39

40-60

61+

Income

Age Opponent

You

Defi

ne O

ppon

ent Segmentation

Low Medium High

18-26

27-39

40-60

61+

Income

Age Opponent

You

Proc

ess

Promo/on  Mix  

Promote  

Define  

Earn  

branding is not about ���the channels used it is about the

coherent message put through the channels

Proc

ess

Duration

Effor

t & E

xpen

se

Elec

tion

Elec

tion

Election Campaign PUSH���Promote Promote

Election Campaign PUSH Promote Promote

Keep Promoting

Promo Mix Bought

Earned Events

Swing Progressive Conservative

Find

Aud

ienc

e

Decided

Undecided

Find

Aud

ienc

e

Persuadable

Apathetic Undecided

Decided

Persuasion Mobilization

40% decided ���

independent will not vote

Proc

ess

Duration

Effor

t & E

xpen

se

Elec

tion

Elec

tion Election

Campaign

Positive Campaign Educate Negative

Feel

Neg

ativ

e ad

s

Voter Awareness

Interest / Opinion

Consideration

Preference

Vote Intention

Vote Loyalty

Voter Advocacy

handoff

handoff

Votin

g Fu

nnel

Air War (Marketing)

Ground War

(Sales)

Benefits • + W.o.M. •  Volunteers •  Donation •  Lower costs

Air War

Ground War

Elec

tion

Day

Build Brand

Build Database

Get

Out

To

Vote

Paid Media

Earned Media Leader Debate

Cross-Country Tour

Publicity

Paid Media

Fina

l Pu

sh

First Lit Drop

Phone Calls

Social Media

Second Lit Drop

Database Maintenance

Door to Door Cam

paig

n St

art

Local

National

Centralized

Decentralized Cam

paig

n Fr

onts

Pre-

Cam

paig

n

Act national speak local

Cam

paig

ns

Be genuine Love what you do Share your values Emotions

Your

Sto

ry

Character Capability

Policy

Reason Emotion

Your

Sto

ry

You

Community

A. “Is the country better off today ��� than it was 4 years ago?” B. “Are you better off today ��� than you were 4 years ago?”

Stor

y Th

emes

Aspirations by challenger

Accomplishments by incumbent

2008

2012

Bran

d St

ory

Characters Hero + Villain

Setting

Problem

Sequence of Events

Solution

Theme Author’s message

Plot Understanding

Yourself Understanding Your Segment

Bran

d St

ory

4 C Storytelling

Connection Comprehension

Credibility Contagiousness

Sym

bols

Prom

o St

rate

gy

Negative Positive

Persuasion Mobilization

Reason Emotion

Push Pull

Continuity Change

Paid Earned

Cam

paig

ns

Brand

Product

Place Price

Promotion Mix

Adv

ertis

ing

Publ

icity

Even

ts

This is the visible election

campaign

K.I.S.S. Soci

al M

edia

Cam

paig

ns

E-Day C-start ? ? ?

When to start? - The sooner the better, but ….

Resources

Broke

Too early?

Too late?

Cam

paig

ns

YOU are the best story teller

Tell YOUR

story

Stor

y A

rc

Story development

Good

Bad

If you start campaigning on the

first day of the official election campaign … you WILL lose!

Cam

paig

ns

Promote  

Define  

Earn  Brand  

Earn

It

Duration

Effor

t & E

xpen

se

Elec

tion

Elec

tion

Brand is built between campaigns

Earn it

Brand Management

Cont

inue

Duration

Effor

t & E

xpen

se

Elec

tion

Elec

tion

Hibernate

Bran

d

Trust Reputation

Promise Trust takes ���years to build,

seconds to break, ���and forever

to repair.

If it is lost it is not easily found

and if it is found it is never

the same again.

Foun

datio

n

Trust Always act

with honesty and integrity

Keep your promises

Look out for interests of others,

not just your own

Openness in communication

with everyone

Expe

rienc

e

Did you improve Standard of living?

Awareness

Consideration

Preference VOTE

Bran

ding

Fun

nel

Viral Loop Influencers •  Ambassadors •  Saboteurs Lawn Signs

Donations

Volunteers

Advocacy

Loyalty

GET

KEEP

GROW

Adapted from Steve Blank

Prom

ise

Defi

ne

Expe

ctat

ion

Prom

ote

Expe

rienc

e Ea

rn

Awareness

Consideration

Preference

VOTE

Bran

ding

Fun

nel

Lawn Signs

Donations

Volunteers

Advocacy

Loyalty

Adapted from Steve Blank

Paid Media Mass market prospects Raising awareness

Owned Media Your decided voters���Keeping them happy

Earned Media Your fans and advocates���Keep them influencing

Influ

ence

Rip

ples

David Armano

1  

3  3  

3  

3  

3  

4  

4  

4  

4  

4   4  

4  

4  

4  

4  

2  

2  

2  1  

3  

4  

4  

2  

Repe

titio

n

Brand  

Promote  

Define  

Earn  

OEen

 

Occasiona

lly    

Alig

nmen

t

Long Term Coordination

Publ

ic R

elat

ions

Crisis Management

Prom

ises

Not

Kep

t

Deliver  on  your  brand  promise  Deliver  the  unexpected  Deliver  consistency  

Sum

mar

y

Extrem

e  Brand  Loyalty

 

Defin

e  it  

Prom

ote  it  

Earn  it  

Understand  your  customers  Create  consumer  connec-ons    Develop  a  strong  values  iden-ty    

Make  it  relevant  Make  it  authen-c  Win  their  hearts  then  minds  

Product

Experience

Communications Br

and

Team

Values Essence

Customer Define Promote

Earn

"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”

asked Alice. "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.

"I don't much care where –" said Alice. "Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat.

Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

An entire party, a platform, an international policy is sold to the public, ���or is not sold, on the basis of the intangible element of personality.

Cont

act Zeljko  Zidaric  

Civic  Innova-on  Incubator    zzidaric@gmail.com