Target Definition | LUA

Target Definition | LUA

Founder of Zip.Net and Sagatiba cachaça, tireless entrepreneur Marcos de Moraes saw a huge opportunity in Brazil’s resale market. Extremely diverse and profitable, the resale of products to friends and acquaintances had barely been digitized, despite the recent explosion of internet access on mobile phones in Brazil. The idea was born for ​​an app that could organize, facilitate and empower the lives of resellers. At the time, this market was estimated at 4.5 million people. CRICA consulting became first involved in 2015, as the app was being tested by resellers of products for Avon, Natura, Boticário, Jequiti and other brands. We held two sessions in which we generated knowledge about the role of resale in the lives of resellers, we assessed communication strategies and identified the technical strengths and flaws in the use of the new tool. Almost two years later, CRICA was called in again to better define the target audience of the platform. We recommended conducting a quantitative survey on resale in the State of São Paulo. We began the project without any study references on this topic. We created the questionnaire to apply to the population of São Paulo and partnered with Datafolha to conduct the field study. We monitored the data collection through approximately 800 interviews and finally analyzed hundreds of charts with results, transforming the endless sea of numbers into outcomes that can be applied to the daily decisions of the platform managers. CRICA consulting was invited to present the findings and strategic recommendations to the company's entire administration and its advertising agency, Wieden+Kennedy, over the course of four meetings. The results of the study reshaped the resale market in São Paulo, providing the client with new parameters and opportunities for action. Follow this link to see the launching campaign of the new resale platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3WT9sxtLzw

 Repositioning | Ford of Brazil

Repositioning | Ford of Brazil

Faced with a drastic decline of the Brazilian car market since 2013 and the increasing heated competition of Asian car manufacturers, Ford Brazil has experienced great difficulty in attracting buyers. Problems in the production of some car models further aggravated the situation, compromising customer retention. Against this backdrop, CRICA consulting was contracted in August 2016 to oversee and analyze a series of quantitative and qualitative studies on the new perceptions and demands of Brazilian car buyers. When CRICA was hired, the studies had already been commissioned by Ford to be conducted among its suppliers in Brazil and abroad. The challenge was to extract consistent findings from the enormous amount of data to guide the brand's new strategic action plan, which would be reflected in its communications and services provided to consumers.  The mission took around six months to complete. Next, CRICA consulting was invited to attend a global Ford meeting to consolidate the brand's new strategic plan for Brazil. The company spent a week at a hotel in São Paulo, immersed in the exchange of ideas with representatives from various markets (USA, Mexico, Argentina, the United Arab Emirates).  CRICA played such an important role at the meeting that less than 1 month after the meeting, the car manufacturer decided to hire the company to undertake a new endeavor: to urgently test the company's 3 possible brand platforms among its stakeholders, in order to select one to be implemented.  With the support of a resourceful team, CRICA developed and conducted a study with 40 key players, including employees, dealers, buyers and customers. Less than 30 days after CRICA had received the invitation to conduct the study, the results were presented to the Ford's directors in Brazil and the US.  The strategic recommendations not only identified the most promising platform, but also revealed weaknesses and opportunities for the next steps of the brand in Brazil.  Photo bellow: car buyers in one of the 8 group discussions held on the concept testing phase.

Brazilian Millennials | AB InBev

Brazilian Millennials | AB InBev

When Wieden+Kennedy was awarded the account of Skol Beats and other Ambev brands, the company contracted CRICA consulting to undertake a series of 6 studies. The idea was to identify and understand recurrent and emerging issues among Brazilian youth, to guide the positioning of new versions of the beverage that were being developed, as well as inspire new projects, contents, campaigns and partnerships.Custom-made methodologies were developed and applied to assess each theme in the series, which included nightlife, electronic music festivals, seduction, group fun and experimentation.In 8 months of work, we systematically identified and followed around 50 young people on social networks. We talked in person with at least 30 of them, including influencers, and carried out in-depth participant observations whenever the context required more thorough research. The studies provided the growing brand with clear paths to determine the brand's aesthetic and language choices.  Follow the links below to view the first two agency campaigns for Skol Beats, based on the outcomes of the series of studies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-D-zSbDEWw / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCqPcpmEbuw 

 Brazilian Millennials | Ferrari

Brazilian Millennials | Ferrari

Saatchi & Saatchi Italy participated in a Ferrari pitch for Latin America, with three other global agencies. The challenge was to relaunch Ferrari perfumes in these markets and make the brand stand out from the average concepts of its competitors, transforming the perfume into the first choice of young urban Brazilians. The company called on CRICA consulting for a better understanding of the target market's mentality, desires, habits and best communication strategies.  We conducted original research by cross-referencing three different methodologies, in which we interviewed numerous people, followed some more on social networks and carried out in-depth participant observations in meaningful contexts for young Brazilians. The study helped Saatchi & Saatchi Italy choose the right creative path and win the Ferrari pitch.