Industry / Company

Illumina®
Bio Tech/Genomics

From A Single-Minded Benefit To $1 Billion (In One Year).

Illumina’s Genomic Sequencing NovaSeq X Record-Breaking Product Launch - $1 Billion in 1 Year

CHALLENGE

A priority for Illumina was reducing barriers to genomic sequencing, enabling researchers to realize the impossible, drive better science and transform health care.

  • Illumina created NovaSeq X, the highest throughput sequencer in market and a massive leap in sequencing innovation
  • NovaSeq X had an extensive number of innovations with > 40 patent filings
  • Given multiple different customer types (research, clinical, and commercial) and a large number of features and benefits, a key commercial challenge was conveying the breakthrough NovaSeq X represented—simply and single-mindedly
  • A related challenge was creating a robust, but focused and simple briefing document for the creative agency

SOLUTION

  • Working in close collaboration with Illumina leadership, LPA brought significant expertise to the following work streams:
    • Prioritization and in-depth understanding of multiple target audiences reflecting both customer type and position on sequencing adoption curve
    • Uncovering Commercial Insights for each key audience
    • Developing the Value Proposition: a single-minded articulation of the most compelling benefit and proof points across customer types
    • In-depth launch planning including a 200+ line items CPS, input to sales enablement tools for consistency with priority audiences and value propositions, creating payback/ cost of ownership analyses, etc.
    • Creating agency briefing for marketing and sales enablement materials across all phases of the customer journey

RESULTS

  • NovaSeq X pushed the limits of what’s possible for Illumina, achieving $1 Billion in revenue in Year 1 – fastest in company history
  • Total company revenue growth of 25% driven by NovaSeq X

Client Feedback

“LPA had immense impact on the success of the NovaSeq X launch.”

— Sr. Marketing Director