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Commercial renewal project: Twix 2018

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We decide to renew the Twix advertisement aired in 2012. This old advertisement, in fact, successfully emphasized the unique characteristics of the chocolate bar; the ingredients (biscuits and caramel) were visually demonstrated by the manufacturing process.

However, this advertisement lacked “targeting,” which raises a problem because many children and youngsters consume chocolate bars actively. Further, there was no punch line.

Therefore, we renew the old advertisement to resonate it with college students. We propose Twix is a rest and a comfort. In the renewed advertisement, we use fast-paced audio and video to show that contemporary college students are busy. When Twix is shown, we use slow-paced audio to propose that Twix helps busy students get relaxed. We also use the phrase “Have a Break, Have A Twix” in the end of the advertisement to clarify our proposition.

Written by Sungkyu Jin, Kyuwon Lee, Kyungkae Chang, and Haeyeon Park | Marketing Communication 2018 Fall | College of Business Administration, Kookmin University

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Commercial renewal project: Canada Goose Light Weight Down Jacket 2018

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People are afraid of cold winter. The Canadian Outdoors brand, Canada Goose, was born in 1957 for the Canadian Arctic Guards, researchers and explorers of the scientific institutes of the polar regions, and those working in the extreme weather conditions. This brand became popular under the slogan of freeing people from the cold. The current ad about the Canada Goose Light Weight Down Jacket emphasizes its core feature with the phrase of “Where warm can take you” as well as its light weight. In sum, the ad emphasizes that the jacket is warm and light.

The current ad with the magnificent nature of Canada’s Avalon Peninsula conveys how warm the Canada Goose jackets are. However, will this add lead Korean customers to buy the jacket? Korea is quite cold in winter but not as cold as polar regions. Canada Goose Ad needs to prove why its jacket is valuable to Korean customers.

We have changed the background of the current advertisement from nature to city. The current advertisement is of interest to mountaineers but may not attract urban dwellers. While doing so, we tried not to dilute the unique brand image. We also newly generated a phrase, Beyond Boundaries, to break the existing frame and get close to Korean customers.

Written by Junhyuk Kwon, Baliworin Dastan, Jungtaek Lim, Jieun Lim, and Suna | Marketing Communication 2018 Fall | College of Business Administration, Kookmin University

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Commercial renewal project: Uniqlo Ezy Ankle Pants

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Uniqlo represents SPA brands and its reasonable price attracts customers. Recently, it launched new pants called EZY ankle pants. Uniqlo promoted it on air but seemed to fail to attract attention compare to its other best selling products such as AIRISM and HEATTECT.

We decided to renew the commercial of the EZY ankle pants because the commercial highlighted color and fabric and demonstrated comfort through people dancing on the street. In our renewed commercial, we highlighted comfort, color, and fabric, all of which are competitive advantages. We filmed a person wearing EZY ankle pants and walking, running, doing exercise, and even attracting others.

Written by Yoonsu Kim, Hakyum Lee, Yoonsu Jang, and Chanhee Hong | Marketing Communication 2018 Fall | College of Business Administration, Kookmin University

 

 

 

 

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Commercial renewal project: Heineken

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In the past, Heineken seemed to make TV commercials exclusively for men. Although many of them were successful, we decided to focus on female Heineken lovers. In our new commercial, we begin with describing how busy, how much stressed out, and how tough it is to live a life as a female student in Korea. Then, we claim Heineken is able to relieve her everyday tension and helps her get relaxed at home. We hope this commercial be aired between 9 PM and 11 PM in the metropolitan buses (e.g., Yap TV) for the passengers who work hard at their workplaces and need a rest at home.

 

 

Written by Den Will Michael, Hyejin Kim, Jongsu Yoo, Sungsik Yoon, Sinyoon Jung | Marketing Communication 2016 Fall | College of Business Administration, Kookmin University

 

 

 

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Commercial renewal project: Snickers

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Snickers introduced a Korean TV commercial in 2011. In this commercial, a famous female singer behaves in a strange way until when she eats snickers. This commercial delivered a single, global message of snickers, that is, you are not you when you are hungry. Although the TV commercial is consistent with the global marketing campaign, it may fail to ring the bell for those who have not been exposed to snickers commercials in the past. Therefore, we changed this commercial by saying that when eating snickers, people satisfy their hungers instantly without wasting time. More specifically, we compare two students in our new commercial. One student eats snickers and the other does not when they commute to schools or when they study in the library. We make this commercial because contemporary college students have no time to sit down and eat lunch.

 

 

Written by Junghoon Kim, Nathan Martin, Jinjoo Park, Hansol Park, and Subin Bae | Marketing Communication 2016 Fall | College of Business Administration, Kookmin University

 

 

 

 

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Commercial renewal project: Kitkat

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In a recent commercial of KitKat, a female flight attendant fails to call the last passenger to the gate, eats a piece of Kitkat, then raps and beat boxes at the mic, and then finds the lost passenger. Unfortunately, we were confused about it because rapping has nothing to do with the passenger, and we were irritated about her relatively poor rapping skill. We believe these obstacles fail to deliver the brand’s advantages to viewers.

However, we found that women were more likely to consume chocolates than men, in particular, when they were depressed or agitated. There is even a special Swiss chocolate called “Frauenmond” that makes menstrual pain goes away. Judging by these facts, our new commercial targets at 20 – 30s women who feel unhappy for no specific reason and positions Kitkat as a medicine for emotional problem of women. We embed this concept into a story about a man who is confused about his girlfriend’s suddenly aggressive behavior. He runs to a nearby pharmacy, looks for a medicine for his lover. The pharmacist hands over Kitkat as a solution. When the girlfriend eats Kitkat, she becomes happy and cheerful as usual.

 

 

Written by Da liva Latitia, Sangeui Park, Yongho Shin, Myungjoo Yoon, and Hyojung Jin | Marketing Communication 2016 Fall | College of Business Administration, Kookmin University

 

 

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Commercial renewal project: Uniqlo Sports

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Uniqlo is one of the leading “fast-fashion” or SPA (specialty retailer of private label apparel) brands. It sells comfortable and affordable life-wear clothes. In April 2016, Uniqlo launched its sports brand called Uniqlo sports and aired the commercial of “Why are you wearing clothes?” As for the target, it appeales to the people who prefer wearing comfortable clothes. As for the message, it emphasizes that Uniqlo is not only for comfort but also for lifestyle and style. Although this commercial is not hated by many people, the scope of its target audience is too broad and the message is not clear. Therefore, we address these two issues in our new commercial.

Note that, different from the better established sports brands such as Nike or Adidas, people have virtually no idea about Uniqlo sports. This is because they have insufficient information about the innovative functionality of Uniqlo sports. Therefore, we aim to get people informed about Uniqlo sports in the new commercial.

Our proposed new message is sports-wear in daily life. We change the target audience to the age of 10s to 20s who like to play sports. Our sub-target is a group of people between 30s and 40s who like outdoor activities and enjoy wearing comfortable clothes. In our new commercial, we compared between two students; one wears daily clothes and the other one wears Uniqlo sports. When they both receive at the same time the identical message saying “Let’s play basketball,” the person who wore daily clothes goes back home, changes his uncomfortable clothes, and then comes back to the basketball stadium. However, the other person who wore Uniqlo sports did not have to make travel. We emphasize in the new commercial that if they go with Uniqlo sports, they can exercise whenever they want without changing to other sports wear.

 

 

Written by Gonord Oscar, Minji Kim, Euijong Kim, Namkyu Park, Dongwoo Lee, and Pardu Maria | Marketing Communication 2016 Fall | College of Business Administration, Kookmin University

 

 

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Commercial renewal project: Oreo thins

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“Thinner, lighter, this is Oreo” This is the first sentence that appears in the Oreo Thins commercial in July 2016. It also says “slim and slender we want more and more,” suggesting that this new cookie targets at the people who used to hesitate to eat Oreo cookies for their high calories. Interestingly however, there is little difference between Oreo and Oreo Thins in terms of calorie: 245kcal and 220kcal.

We decide to modify the target of the commercial. Since there is no significant decrease in terms of calories, targeting only for ladies is inappropriate. We extend the target by including men. We also appeal the key advantage of Oreo Thins. Unlike the original Oreo, it does not need milk. Therefore, dunking or twisting is not needed. In sum, people can eat Oreo Thins elegantly.

 

 

Written by Léa Gagneux, Donghwi Kim, Hyoju Lee, Gunwoo Jung, Yunho Jung, and Yoosuk Jung | Marketing Communication 2016 Fall | College of Business Administration, Kookmin University

 

 

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Commercial renewal project: Corona

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The Corona brand is associated with relaxation and a temporary escape from stress. The original commercial attempts to show that through a man and a woman relaxing on an exotic, white sand beach somewhere in Mexico. The original ad does not seem to capture the product’s target market and fails to depict how everyday consumers can enjoy the product.

After watching the original commercial, we decided to change a couple of points. The cast that we included in our ad change attempts to better portray the profile of Corona’s target market. Not only do men account for over 80% of the product’s consumption, but Corona also attempts to target middle to high class males between the ages of 21-35 who lead professional or semi-professional lifestyles; we tried to capture this customer profile in our ad.

We also wanted to incorporate a sporting aspect into our ad because we think it’ll help us better communicate our message and better resonate with the product’s target market. Corona is associated with many sporting events, and can frequently be seen sponsoring events such as the US LPGA tour (golf), NASCAAR, and multiple soccer teams.

Finally, the scene of two coworkers playing basketball after a stressful day of work and relaxing on the bench while drinking a cold beer portrays the message that simply finding the time to relax with friends while drinking Corona can make you feel like you’re on vacation. We believe that most people will have a feeling of familiarity to a situation like this compared to relaxing on an exotic beach.

 

Written by Hyungjoon Kim, Dohoon Lee, Mina Cho, Padiya Edwardo, and Furusoba Michaela | Marketing Communication 2016 Fall | College of Business Administration, Kookmin University

 

 

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Commercial renewal project: New Balance Cameraman

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New Balance released a TV commercial in October 2015 to introduce its premium jacket line called Cameraman. According to the website, this premium jacket was inspired by the jacket of professional cameraman who is shooting in extreme cold weather and harsh circumstances. As such, this well-made TV commercial spotlights on a male professional photographer who has a Canadian, Vancouver, background. Although it delivers the concept of the newly introduced jacket very clearly, it does not seem to resonate with general public who are interested in a highly functional jacket but do not always bring their DSLR cameras with them to take pictures seriously.

We change the New Balance Cameraman TV commercial by changing the target market. The main message of our new TV commercial is that Cameraman is no more than a name of a new jacket, and everyone can enjoy it. We broaden the target market by ending our TV commercial with “he is not a camera man, IT’S cameraman.”

 

Produced by Yoonseung Kim, Hyunjae Kim, Jungwoon Park, Jongjoo Park, and Nayoung Eum | Marketing Communication | College of Business Administration, Kookmin University

 

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