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Global Tequila Brand Positioning: A 3-Week Sprint to Success

Industry / Company

Global Tequila Brand (part of a leading global spirits company)

Challenge

  • Image-driven tequila brand in hyper-competitive market needed stronger positioning / differentiation as competing brands were neutralizing its core equity
  • Diverse set of geographies and perspectives got in way of getting to a compelling positioning over the course of 6 months despite meaningful effort and investment
  • LPA hired with 3 weeks available to design and facilitate a global brand positioning renewal to inform critical upcoming milestones – advertising briefing, package design, and innovation plan

Solution

Designed and executed fully customized global, multi-functional workshop that was informed by Brand and competitive landscape assessments and cross-functional/cross-region sensing/interviews. LPA played 3 roles: strategic provocateur, objective voice (in controversial conversation), and expert facilitation

Results

  • A global-team aligned, CMO-aligned, ownable brand positioning was put into immediate use for agency briefings (leading to creative that tested +24% vs. category averages), breakthrough package/bottle design, and focused strategic/innovation planning.
  • Along with the renewed positioning was also a renewed sense of trust between the global team and marketers in the regions, who felt genuinely enrolled in the process.
  • Brand positioning renewal was instrumental in the brand achieving +11% Sales Growth in the US over the following year.