摘要:GAP在新兴巿场更如攻城占地,单是中国巿场,短短三年时间内已经开了五十家分店,成绩有目共睹。到底它做对了什么,令顾客重新拥抱这个品牌,又可以在众多竞争对手(ZARA, H&M等)中脱颖而出,交出这么亮丽的业绩?
4. 鼓励人们以“乐观主义”、“个人主义”和“民主”等GAP的品牌核心价值创造内容
有历史的品牌一般有一些围绕着品牌的文化和价值。品牌以此为桥梁,配搭不同产品和主题,和消费者互动,从而影响和加深他们对品牌的认知和归属感。“乐观主义”、“个人主义”和“民主”是GAP的价值体系,GAP在和消费者互动沟通、建立互信的联系,并鼓励他们传递这些正能量。在目前美国人们最需要重新振作时,需要的正是这些正面的价值观。可能这也是为甚么GAP再次受美国消费者欢迎的原因
案例:GAP Kids和 Baby Gap的「I Want Candy」影片Campaign
Maria Aragon
GAP叫父母亲上载他们小孩的照片,然后附加一段介绍甚么令他们的小孩乐观、独立等等。然后最后选10名作为GAP Kids和Baby Gap的模特儿,到纽约或加州和凭在YouTube唱Lady Gaga《Born This Way》而一炮而红的Maria Aragon一起拍摄宣传片。整个活动非常成功终于最后阶段居然吸引到近22,000人报名。
如Tricia Nichols所言:“We discovered that our best storyteller was a ‘bonded mom’”、 “bonding as a measurable series of positive interactions and activities with a brand”。GAP观察到母亲们总是喜欢谈及子女的事,而且这些话题往往是其中一个很强的bonding element,而GAP相信bonded和销售是有一定的关系,因此GAP为顾客提供题材,鼓励他们发表意见、参与讨论、在网上互动和分享,从中找出购物和bonded的深层关系以及学习如何创造bonding,所以在GAP Kids和Baby Gap的营销中,母亲是GAP的重点营销对象。
5. 注重顾客的购买体验,尤其针对Online 和Offline的协作
在GAP今年四月份名为 “Gap Inc. Outlining Strategies to Continue Global Growth, Digital Innovation” 的新闻稿上有以下这一段:“In addition to Gap Inc.’s competitive advantage given its multiple brand, channel and geography model, the company plans to build upon its online success by delivering an industry-leading omni-channel platform for consumers as the retail landscape continues to merge online and brick-and-mortar shopping experiences. This end-to-end system, which includes capabilities such as ship-from-store, find-in-store and reserve-in-store, is designed to leverage Gap Inc. channels and resources to drive store traffic and conversion, while meeting the needs of customers who increasingly demand an integrated shopping experience。”令人印象深刻的是特别讲到integrated shopping experience。如今网上销售已经占了GAP整体销售额的14%,而03年第一季的网上销售更是增长了27%,趋势是越来越多人会在网上消费。品牌如何装备自已以迎接这个潮流?GAP的解答是“omni-channel”!