- November 15, 2016
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Lessons a Diaper Can Teach About World-Class Marketing Strategies
Take a deep breath and get the potty jokes out of your system before we examine what helped Pampers achieve the rating of world’s top “Brand Experience,” edging out blue chips like Disney, Nike, BMW, and Apple.
Now, you probably don’t deal in diapers, and most integrated marketers don’t have anywhere near $8.3 billion (yup, that’s “billion” with a b) a year to spend on advertising. But Pampers’ success has almost nothing to do with the actual product or the reach of its ads: instead it’s flawlessly, thoughtfully executing on the little things that all support the larger brand story.
Digital Gets Warm and Fuzzy
On the Pampers website, there isn’t a lot of content about diapers: instead of a hard sell, they package advice, articles and user-generated content to build a community and convey the brand’s affinity for moms. The experts at Inc. agree: content is the secret weapon that can help you cultivate years-long connections with customers.
Pampers was also lauded for their Google descriptions and keyword strategies, using words and phrases like “baby care” and “parenting information” as opposed to competitors, who were more focused on products.
You can look at this approach as two lessons for the price of one: first, it underscores the need for smart, well-aligned content strategy, but fundamentally, it’s talking about your brand so it’s not just a product, but a means of solving a bigger problem for your customers. It’s the age-old features versus benefits conversation.
Make It Easy to Buy
Pampers was also praised for making it easy for customers to acquire the product: if you want to buy diapers online, there’s rapid shipping; the company has curated in-store experiences; and Pampers even creates smaller, cheaper packages for less-affluent regions. In short, they are extremely accommodating about meeting customers’ diaper-buying needs. What would this “customer first” approach look like for your business?
Start With Your Story
Pampers has the advantage of being a straightforward product with a linear storyline, but if you look at the other top companies, you’ll also see a clean, simple narrative: Disney makes magic. Amazon makes everything on the planet available to its customers. If you’re an integrated marketer searching for how to identify and articulate your brand’s story, check out the reads below.
7 Ways to Tell Your Story, Courtesy of Tinseltown
Content Marketing Strategy from Kevin Spacey & Netflix
Scale up, Get Scrappy: Improving Your Content Management Strategy
