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Male Shopper/Guest Insights. Claire Quinn – Group Director, Category Advisory Services, Shopper Insights info.shoppermarketing@coca-cola.com. The. Way of Shopper Marketing. Classified - Internal use. MEN Strong, Redefined, Evolving What We’re Learning. Growing Men are taking changes in
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MaleShopper/GuestInsights ClaireQuinn– GroupDirector,CategoryAdvisoryServices,ShopperInsights info.shoppermarketing@coca-cola.com The WayofShopperMarketing Classified-Internaluse
MEN Strong,Redefined,Evolving WhatWe’reLearning Growing Menaretaking changesin strideandnot expressing discomfort Growingand Evolving Men’s role in householdsis changingand menarefreerto expresstheir masculinityin theirownways Ofthejobslostintherecessionwereheldbymen-NeuroFocus Of15careercategoriesforecasttocreatethemost jobs,onlytwoaremale-dominated:computer engineersandjanitors-BureauofLaborStatistics ForeverytwomenwhoreceiveaB.A.thisyear, threewomenwilldothesame-Iconoculture OfAmericanmarriagesofpeopleover30have "breadwinnerwives” who makemoremoneythan theirhusbands.-Slate,16February2011 Agreethatthewaymenareportrayedinadvertisingis completelyoutoftouchwithhowmentrulyaretoday -USMONITOR2012 “Justafewyearsago,Iwasusuallythelonedadonthe playgroundduringtheday,themomsandnanniesgawked atmelikeIwasanexhibitatthezoo.Now, I’m the new normal.” -Mr.Somerfeld,39inNewYorkTimes,August2012 Dadgear:Developed the “world’s best backpack diaper bag” with masculine accessories Financial crisishit menhard catchingmany offguard Caution Promptingthem tore-examine andredefine theirrolein society Satisfaction WhatWeKnow Masculinityisstillinflux todayasmentakeon morerolesathomeand withthefamilywhile enjoyingtheir “bromances” and more typicalguytime together. Self-Reliance “Masculinityischanging,you acknowledgethemodelbutyoudon’t havetobeconformedtoeverypartofit. Youdon’t blindly followtherules,you takesomevacationfromitandmake yourown.”-MichaelKimmel–Sociologist,2012 GuysWithKids:Comedyseriesaboutthreefriends,andtheir respectivepartners,raisingkidsinamodernenvironment GuysNight:Chevy Cruze’s comical commercial aboutkidsmusicandguysnightout We’re Dads, Huggies, Not Dummies: Change.org helpedamanpetitionagainstaHuggiescommercial thatfeaturedaclumsyfatherstereotype.Itwentviral. INTERNALUSE
MEN Strong,Redefined,Evolving InsidetheMaleBrain Arehard-wiredtodefendandprotect Prizeindividualityandself-reliance Viewdailylifeisacontestwithwinnersandlosers Focusonhimself-the"me"inanequation Mostinterestedincompetitiveactivities Evolved to crave and prize the feeling of “winning” TheSpendingPowerofMen inspendingpowerdecadesago) •Morelikelytospendduringarecession • • • • • • Theprimary shopperin32%of allhouseholdstoday isaman(14%two Menrepresent -NeuroFocus • • • • • Shop for what they need “now” Morelikelytobuybrandnameproducts Goal-orientedshoppers Spendlesstimebrowsing Areimpulseshoppers -NeuroFocus2012 "First, you have to realize that American concepts of what it is to ‘be a man’ are socialconventions.Onlyafteryouredefineyourownroleaccordingtowhatyou believeistherightthingforyouasahumantodoforyourfamilyinyourgiven situationcanyoutranscendthegenderroleswhichhavebeenimposeduponus all from without. I like to tell people, ‘you be a man in your way, and I’ll be a man in my way.“ -Bloggerandstay-at-homedad,Nov2010 WHATITMEANSTOCOCA-COLA Inwhatwayscanourbrandshelpmen redefinethemselves,feelgoodabout • Recognizebothpersonaldesires andthelargerneedsforthefamily themselves,andmoveforwardwiththeir evolvingroles? Howcanourbrandshelpcelebratemenand thesenewroles? Wherecanweplayupelementsofleisure, humorandentertainment? Leveragetheborrowed nostalgiaofwhatitistobeaguy Stayauthentic,beupfrontandtransparent– guysknowwhentheyarebeingmarketedto Gettothepointquickly,clearly,anddirectly • • THINK DO • • Canweidentifynewstrategicpartnershipswith guy-centric venues that recognize “guys’ night out”? Dowehavebeverageoptionsfordadsthat createsharingopportunitiesbetweenthemand theirkids?Granddadsandgrandkids? Considerplacingyourmessagestomencloseto checkout;menareimpulsiveshoppers Showmenashavingsucceeded orconqueredsomethingorsomeone Showmenhowyourproductcansolveaproblem INTERNALUSE “To effectively market to men, marketersneedtounderstandboth theiraspirationsandwhatinspiresthem today.Itallcomesbacktofreedom– freedom to be and buy what you want.” -RicardoPoupada,generalmanager andfounderofAskMen.