Glocalization: A Measure of Global Brands’ Adaptation to Local Cultures by Olga Churkina of Fresh...

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A brand’s ability to adapt and reflect consumers’ core values in different areas of the world directly effects its sales in those markets. Multicultural targeting is every global brand’s dream, but there are no metrics in place to truly know how brand strategy adaptations are resonating with different cultural communities’ values – until now. The “Glocalization Index” is a simple actionable tool that will revolutionize the field of global brand tracking and communication research. Marketers of global brands will be able to use the “Glocalization Index” to track their communication strategy success and brand health in local markets. The presentation will illustrate the importance of learning about local values and adjusting brand communication to those local values while keeping true to the global brand’s core essence. Learn how values associated with being rich and owning prestigious things are viewed by China vs. Australia and how major brands like Colgate and Nike fall on our correlation index that determines how well a brand’s perceived value correlates to that of a country, and relates to that brand’s strength there.

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“GLOCALIZATION SCORE”

MEASURING GLOBAL BRANDS’ ADAPTATION TO

LOCAL CULTURES

A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY OF BRAND PERCEPTION VS. LOCAL VALUES

OLGA CHURKINA | FRESH INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH CORP. | ESOMAR 2011

3 main questions we will answer

• What is GLOCALIZATION?

• How we measure GLOCALIZATION?

• Why GLOCALIZATION is important for a brand’s success?

We live in a global village….

We are closer to each other than ever before

HE WANTS A CANADIAN WEDDING

I WANT A RUSSIAN WEDDING

MARSHALL MCLUHAN NEVER PROCLAIMED UNIFICATION AS A GLOBALIZATION TRAIT.

HE ARGUED THAT THE GLOBAL VILLAGE CREATES MORE DIVISION AND DIVERSITY.

1964

1983 “ECONOMY OF SIMPLICITY”

1999 “GLOBAL BRANDS –

POSITIONING, ADVERTISING, PERSONALITY, LOOK, AND FEEL…

ARE THE SAME FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER.”

A BRAND IS A NETWORK OF EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS AND VALUES IN CONSUMERS’ MINDS

2003

Richard Tiplady, 2003: “GLOCALIZATION is the way in which ideas and structures that circulate globally are adapted and changed by local realities”

Russia McDonalds opening Saudi Arabia McDonalds opening

DO YOU KNOWWHAT YOUR CONSUMERS

VALUE?

…IN EACH COUNTRY?

N=3000 respondents

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GLOCALIZATION SCORE™

22 values

6 cultures

10 brands

Canada Russia

Brazil Australia

China

U.S.A.

22 values

Nature Family Innovation

Inner peaceUniqueness

FriendsHealth Helping others

Success

Safety

DO COUNTRIES HAVE DIFFERENT LOCAL VALUES?

FEELING SAFE & PROTECTEDis among the top five values across all six countries

BEING PHYSICALLY BEAUTIFUL and ATTRACTIVE TO THE OPPOSITE SEX

…is valued the most bywhich of these 6 countries?

Canada Russia

Brazil Australia

China

U.S.A.

BEING PHYSICALLY BEAUTIFUL AND ADDTRACTIVE TO OPPISTE SEX

is valued by

75% of Russians

66% of Brazilians

81% of Chinese

China Russia Brazil USA Canada Australia

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but not so much by Canadians, Americans and Australians

Value being physically beautiful, %

HOW DO LOCAL VALUES AFFECT BRANDS?

BRAND is GLOCALIZED TO SUPPORT YOUR BRAND STRENGTH

GLOCALIZATION SCORE™ model

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LOCAL BRAND PERCEPTION

LOCAL CULTURAL

VALUES

correlation GLOCALIZATION SCORE

BRAND USAGE

BRAND LOYALTY

combinationBRAND

STRENGTH

16.6

-8.5 -3.8

58.8

GLOCALIZATION SCORES FOR SOME BRANDS IN CANADA

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Colgate

Nike

WHY?Gi = 58.8

Gi = -8.5

SO WHAT?STAY TRUE TO YOUR CORE VALUES:• Challenged, competing, winning• Fast• Innovative

PROTECT:• Healthy• Active

DEVELOP:• Responsible• Reliable • Casual, down to earth - stay away

from being prestigious

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DOES GLOCALIZATION REALLY MATTER?

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-10 0 10 20 30 40 50 6025

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75

Pepsi

Nokia

Nike

Nestle

Nescafe

McDonalds

Colgate

Cola

Apple

Adidas

R² = 0.696760997579916f(x) = 9.19078413367032 ln(x) + 32.6089735921234R² = 0.638605062910688f(x) = 9.19078413367032 ln(x) + 32.6089735921234R² = 0.638605062910688

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VALIDATION ACROSS 6 COUNTRIES:STRONGER BRANDS HAVE HIGHER

GLOCALIZATION SCORE

0.75

Is a correlation of 0.75 high? Let’s compare to well-known Ipsos indices…

Source: Ipsos ASI website

GLOCALIZATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 55% OF

GLOBAL BRAND’S SUCCESS VARIATION

WHAT DOES 0.75 MEAN?

0.75 = 55%2

correlation coefficient

coefficient ofdetermination

Globalization does not mean unification: people of different cultures have different values.

KEY FINDINGS:

Closeness of global brands to local values, or Glocalization is crucial for brand’s.

No matter what your

brands target is – the overall national culture matters.

Glocalization Score is a ready to use model which measures the closeness of brand values to cultural values.

The Glocalization Score was validated to in-market performance.

We recommend everyglobal brand to track Gi to ensure strong performance of global brands in local markets.

KEY FINDINGS:

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