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News • 14 January 2021

Traditional approaches to strategy underestimate, or ignore, the effects of cultural trends – but the past year has shown that brands need to create the capabilities to continuously catch the waves of culture and ride them in both smooth and rough wa

Where are we going to be?

Article • Trajectory, Research on WARC, January, 2021

This report by Trajectory looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on daily life, particularly in terms of location and proximity.

Six laws for tapping into cultural intelligence and ascertaining the future of your business

Article • Terry Young, WARC Exclusive, January 2021

Examines how brands can more accurately ascertain the future through a thorough understanding of culture.

Getting to know Singapore’s ‘Forgotten Middle’

Article • Amanda Lim, WARC Exclusive, January, 2021

BBH Singapore’s Amanda Lim makes the case for brands to look to the middle for new growth and consumers in Singapore.

How can a brand ever belong in China?

News • 05 January 2021

Numerous international brands have come unstuck in the past couple of years with their messaging in China because they are failing to do their homework – and then they do it over again, says a leading creative.

The Post Pandemic Consumer

Article • Trajectory, Research on WARC, January, 2021

Trajectory has gathered extensive data on COVID-19's impact on consumer behaviour and psychology.

Signals 2021

Article • OMD, Research on WARC, January, 2021

An overview of the key consumer signals to help plan for the year ahead, following the unprecedented and transformational events of 2020.

Freeing China's luxury consumers from the annual ugly contest

News • 24 December 2020

Luxury brands need to become more curious about the Chinese aesthetic and stop offering surface-level takes on localising their offerings, says a “culture guru”.

Why brands in China are looking beyond their own category

News • 21 December 2020

‘Chu Quan’ marketing offers an opportunity for brands to connect beyond their categories and become a part of a wider cultural conversation.

Culture in Crisis: What will 2021 mean for brands as we move forward to a post-pandemic world?

Opinion • Radhecka Roy, December 2020

Ipsos’ Radhecka Roy outlines why cultural contexts have taken on heightened importance for brands trying to connect with consumers in varying stages of recovery in the coming year.

China's lower-tier cities offer new brand opportunities

News • 17 December 2020

China’s Tier-1 culture is stretching out through key influencers and popular apps to lure the Tier-4 consumer into a new set of behaviours – but brands wanting to reach them will have to balance modern aspirations and traditional practices.

Finding the 80% of rotten apples in your innovation pipeline: How AI-based semantic analytics brought the breakthrough in early-stage product testing

Research Paper • Alexander Falser, Lukas Waidelich, Marco Walter, ESOMAR Conference papers, Insights Festival, 2020

German coffee chain Tchibo used semantic analytics to manage product testing of its weekly changing range of non-coffee products.

Brands need to define and align their Principal Narrative in a new China

Article • Holger E. Metzger , WARC Exclusive, Spotlight China, December 2020

TMRC Impact’s Holger E. Metzger outlines why foreign brands need to invest time and energy into understanding the new narratives within China.

A change of pace: How China’s smaller cities are both modern and traditional at the same time

Article • Oliver Sweet and Aude Charbonneau, WARC Exclusive, Spotlight China, December 2020

Ethnographic work by IFF and Ipsos reveal the untapped opportunity for brands in meeting the demands of China’s smaller cities.

A matter of taste? How brands should balance the old and new of China’s cultural consumption

Opinion • Jenny Chan, December 2020

From Coach’s purportedly “tasteless” campaign with Jeremy Lin to Balenciaga’s retro creative work dubbed as “tacky and offensive” – it seems like brands (luxury, in particular) just can’t do right in China, or are we too biased? WARC's China Editor, Jenny Chan, introduces a deep-dive into the insights you need to know.

Get out of your zone: Winning the ‘Chu Quan’ marketing game in China

Article • Alice Yu Yuebo, WARC Exclusive, Spotlight China, December 2020

Alice Yu outlines an emerging opportunity for brands to connect beyond their categories and become a part of a much wider consumer conversation.

Universal truths, Chinese contexts: Brands don’t need to culture-hack their way into China

Article • Jidi Guo, WARC Exclusive, Spotlight China, December 2020

Inner Chapter’s Jidi Guo argues that it’s time for foreign brands to take a serious look at where they fit within China’s changing culture and to stop seeking a way in via “culture hacks”.

Balenciaga’s 2020 Qixi Campaign: Cultural misstep or deep-rooted understanding of Chinese Gen Z subculture?

Article • Scott Teng and Jessica Kong, WARC Exclusive, Spotlight China, December 2020

Yuzu Kyodai argues that Balenciaga’s Qixi 2020 campaign should not be categorised as a ‘misstep’, but rather, acknowledged as nuanced work that speaks directly to its core of Gen Z consumers.

International heritage vs. China future: A cultural conundrum

Article • Greg Sutcliffe, WARC Exclusive, Spotlight China, December 2020

GPB’s Greg Sutcliffe argues that finding the right balance between celebrating an international brand’s heritage and safeguarding its future in China is a critical endeavour.

Scratching beyond the surface: Understanding nuance in China and etching memorable experiences

Article • Jeanette Phang , WARC Exclusive, Spotlight China, December 2020

Publicis Groupe’s Jeanette Phang argues that it’s not data that’s killing great ideas in China but instead an unwillingness to seize the opportunities that nuances revealed in the data, to really connect.

Local Relevance? Local Revolt! Why luxury brands need to do better and be braver

Article • Sen Lin, WARC Exclusive, Spotlight China, December 2020

Carat’s Sen Lin offer some cultural observations to unpack the complex case of the changing Chinese consumer.

The role of culture in a global crisis: Understanding how identities and values shape behaviour

Article • Radhecka Roy, Research on WARC, December 2020

The global coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life, livelihoods and health across countries and cultures.

Gushers: #blackvoicescreate

Case Study • Michael Soroosh, WARC Media Awards, Entrant, Effective Use of Partnerships and Sponsorships, 2020

Fruit snack brand Gushers ran a social media campaign in the United States to empower young Black creators on TikTok, drive donations for the NAACP, and ensure Black voices were heard on social media despite biased algorithms.

Molenberg: Level the playing field

Case Study • Sian Kitchen, WARC Media Awards, Entrant, Effective Use of Partnerships and Sponsorships, 2020

Premium bread brand Molenberg turned to sponsorship to raise awareness and increase sales in New Zealand, while simultaneously championing gender equality.

Always: Always On Bat-Mitzvah

Case Study • Gilad Kat, WARC Media Awards, Entrant, Effective Use of Partnerships and Sponsorships, 2020

Feminine care brand Always created a virtual Bat Mitzvah to appeal to girls over 12, and their mums, in Israel.

2020 Content Strategy Report: Insights from the WARC Awards

Article • WARC Exclusive, August 2020

Analysing trends in content strategies with lessons for marketers drawn from the 'Effective Content Strategy' category of the 2020 WARC Awards.
The Evolution of Marketing

Research Paper • Mary Goodyear, ESOMAR, Marketing Research Congress, Paris, September 1999

This important paper presents the case that marketing evolves through a number of stages, and that what may appear to be cultural differences between countries, hindering global marketing, may not be cultural at all but rather due to a country being at a different stage of marketing development.
The future 100

Article • Research on WARC, January 2020

The reign of Big Tech is coming to an end and as we look at the year ahead, 2020 will see irresponsible companies and figureheads being held accountable for wider social and environmental issues.
The Future 100: Trends and change to watch in 2019

Article • J Walter Thompson Intelligence, Research on WARC, December, 2018

This yearly report by J Walter Thompson Intelligence details 100 emerging trends across 10 sectors – including culture, beauty, and food and drink – that will shape the world of marketing in 2019.
How to market to Vietnamese consumers

Article • Katrin Roscher, WARC Best Practice, November 2018

Outlines the eight key points to remember when marketing to Vietnam’s youthful and highly connected population of 96 million.
To curse or to cherish? How Hong Kong’s brands can conquer the COVID-19 challenge

Article • Terence Ling, WARC Exclusive, February 2020

Brands in Hong Kong are grappling with prolonged disruption to business thanks to the COVID-19 outbreak which comes in the wake of anti-government protests – TBWA’s Terence Ling offers some key advice for marketers.