
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.”
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