Brand Agility Index

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Erkältungsmittel schaffen zwar den Transfer ins Social Net, treten jedoch zu wenig in den Dialog mit dem User. Das zeigt der von Waggener Edstrom entwickelte Brand Agility Index, mit dem die Agilität von Marken in deren social und digital Kommunikation gemessen wird. Wählen Sie mit Ihrer Maus eine Marke, bewegen Sie sie über die Grafik und lernen Sie, welches Potential in den fünf meistverkauften Kombinationsprodukten gegen Erkältungskrankheiten noch schlummert. Den PDF-Report zum Brand Agility Index „Erkältungspräparate“ können Sie hier anfordern.

Aspirin Complex Esberitox Wick MediNait Doregrippin Grippostad C
Relevance
  • 4,4
  • 3,8
  • 4,0
  • 3,4
  • 4,6
    Differentiation
  • 2,3
  • 2,0
  • 1,7
  • 1,7
  • 3,7
    Originality
  • 2,0
  • 2,0
  • 1,0
  • 2,0
  • 3,0
    Business impact
  • 2,7
  • 1,3
  • 1,7
  • 2,0
  • 2,7
    Right to play
  • 4,0
  • 4,0
  • 3,3
  • 4,5
  • 4,0
    Scalability
  • 3,7
  • 3,3
  • 3,3
  • 3,5
  • 3,3
    Standout
  • 2,3
  • 1,7
  • 1,7
  • 0,7
  • 3,0
    Engagement
  • 2,0
  • 1,0
  • 1,3
  • 0,0
  • 2,7
    Personalisation
  • 2,0
  • 0,5
  • 1,0
  • 0,0
  • 1,5
    Sentiment reaction
  • 3,0
  • 2,5
  • 2,7
  • 3,0
  • 3,0
    Durchschnitt
  • 2,8
  • 2,2
  • 2,2
  • 2,1
  • 3,1

    Es mangelt an Differenzierung

    Die fünf der meistverkauften Kombinationsprodukte gegen Erkältungskrankheiten schöpfen ihr kommunikatives Potential im digitalen Raum nur unzureichend aus. Der Brand Agility Index zeigt für die Marken Aspirin Complex, Esberitox Tabletten, Wick MediNait, Doregrippin Tabletten und Grippostad C, dass die Marken es sehr wohl schaffen, relevantes Engagement unter Usern im Netz zu erzeugen. Das Potential einer Interaktion mit den Anwendern und damit eine Möglichkeit zur Differenzierung gegenüber den Mitbewerbern über paid, earned und owned media findet allerdings kaum statt.

    Es mangelt an Differenzierung

    Das Netz hat Schnupfen, doch die Marken schweigen

    Die Grippewelle macht auch vor dem Social Web nicht Halt. „Husten, Ohren zu und leichtes Fieber, nerv“ – so spricht das Netz. Schnell folgt ein Tweet „Mensch, nimm doch …“ unter Nennung der persönlich präferierten Markenmedizin. Doch wie positionieren sich die Kombinationsprodukte Aspirin Complex, Esberitox Tabletten, Wick MediNait Erkältungssirup für die Nacht, Doregrippin Tabletten und Grippostad C über ihre digitalen Kanäle wie Social Networks, Website, E-Commerce, SEO und Digital Marketing?

    Das Netz hat schnupfen, doch die Marken schweigen

    Die Marken im Web

    Der Brand Agility Index misst über elf Indikatoren die Agilität von Marken im digitalen Raum:

    Differenzierung, Relevanz, Originalität, Themenwahl, Engagement, Business Impact, Übertragbarkeit, Sichtbarkeit, Personalisierung, Emotionalität und Geschwindigkeit sind die den Brand Agility Index charakterisierenden Parameter.

    Die Marken-Indikatoren des Waggener Edstrom Brand Agility Reports
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      Mobile

      Hier wird Content, der speziell für mobile Geräte entwickelt wurde, analysiert. In diese Kategorie fallen Apps.

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      Digital Marketing

      Hier wird analysiert, welche Kanäle für das digitale Marketing genutzt werden. In diese Kategorie fallen Blogs, Youtube-Kanäle, Online-Werbung und die Platzierung von Paid Content.

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      Social

      Hier werden die Aktivitäten in den Social Media mit Fokus auf Facebook und Twitter analysiert.

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      Website

      Hier werden Inhalte und Interaktionsmöglichkeiten der Marken-Homepages analysiert.

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      E-Commerce

      Hier wird die Präsenz der Marken auf Online-Handelsplattformen/-Shops bewertet.

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      SEO

      Hier wird analysiert, ob für die Marke eine erfolgreiche Suchmaschinenoptimierung durchgeführt wurde.

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    Gewinner und Verlierer

    Grippostad C schafft es, sich über seine Kanäle bei paid, earned und owned media von den Mitbewerbern am ehesten zu differenzieren und erreicht im Mittel über alle BAI-Parameter die höchste Punktzahl. Die Folgeplätze belegen Aspirin Complex, Esberitox, Wick MediNait und Doregrippin.

    Gewinner und Verlierer
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    Die Marken im Detail

    Aspirin Complex und Grippostad C erreichen es mit ihren Marken, die für die Zielgruppe „Erkältungsopfer“ relevantesten Inhalte unter ihren Usern im Netz zu generieren. Die klare Fokussierung der messbaren Aktivität auf das Thema „Erkältung“ bringt auch für Esberitox hohe Werte bei der Themenpassung. Wick MediNait muss Punktabzug hinnehmen, weil die Marke im Social Web auch zum Austausch von erkältungsfernen Tweets animiert. Doregrippin schafft es zwar mit seiner Website bei Originalität und Business Impact zu punkten, verliert aber im Mittel, weil die Marke im Social Web quasi nicht besprochen wird. Grippostad C und Aspirin Complex schaffen den Transfer vor Esberitox und Wick MediNait schon eher.

    Aspirin Complex

    Aspirin Complex und Grippostad C erreichen es mit ihren Marken, die für die Zielgruppe „Erkältungsopfer“ relevantesten Inhalte unter ihren Usern im Netz zu generieren. Aspirin Complex fällt aber bei Originalität, Personalisierung und Engagement ab.

    • Aspirin
      Complex

    • Esberitox
      Tabletten

    • Wick
      MediNait

    • Doregrippin
      Tabletten

    • Grippostad C

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    Gewichtung

    Übertragbar auf weitere Kanäle wären grundsätzlich die Kampagnenideen aller Marken. Auch sind die Themen der Kampagnen so gewählt, dass sie zeitlich weiter gespielt werden können. Gute Werte im Bereich Relevanz, Differenzierung und Originalität resultieren in einer hohen Sichtbarkeit für Grippostad C. Esberitox pflegt als einzige der untersuchten Marken eine Facebook-Seite, liegt bei Engagement, Personalisierung und Emotionalität dennoch hinter allen anderen, da die Social Media Aktivitäten weniger Interaktion mit der Zielgruppe generieren. Weil keiner der Anbieter aktiv auf das Geschehen im Social Web reagiert bzw. seine Präsenz messbar anpasst, wurde der Parameter Geschwindigkeit nicht bewertet. Schon die Verbesserung eines Indikators um einen Punkt hat positive Auswirkungen auf den Brand Agility Index der Marke.

    Fazit

    Die fünf der meistverkauften Kombinationsprodukte gegen Erkältungskrankheiten verstehen es unterschiedlich gut, sich agil im digitalen Raum zu bewegen. Die Net-Community bietet Potential zur Interaktion, doch diese lassen die Unternehmen scheinbar ungenutzt. Somit wird die Chance vergeben, sich als „primus inter pares“ vom Wettbewerb nachhaltig zu differenzieren.

    Die digitale Kommunikation ermöglicht es auch OTC-Produkten, sich strategisch und taktisch zu positionieren. Die Unternehmen scheinen weniger in den Bereichen Content-Generierung Probleme zu haben. Die Herausforderung scheint vielmehr, wie die Inhalte beim Konsumenten ankommen und wie eine Interaktion zustande kommt. Hier haben alle fünf der meistverkauften Kombinationsprodukte gegen Erkältungskrankheiten Potential.

    Fazit

    Definition Brand Agility Index

    Der Brand Agility Index (BAI) wurde von Waggener Edstrom entwickelt, um die Agilität von Marken in deren social und digital Kommunikation über paid, earned und owned media zu messen. Er berücksichtigt elf verschiedene Parameter der Agilität und macht es so möglich, Empfehlungen über das Wie, das Was und das Wo im digitalen Raum auszusprechen. Der BAI zu fünf der meistverkauften Kombinationsprodukte gegen Erkältungskrankheiten umfasst den Zeitraum 1. September 2014 bis 3. Februar 2015.

    Legende der Indikatoren

    Der Brand Agility Index misst über elf Indikatoren die Agilität von Marken im digitalen Raum: Relevanz, Differenzierung, Originalität, Business Impact, Themenwahl, Übertragbarkeit, Sichtbarkeit, Engagement, Personalisierung, Emotionalität und Geschwindigkeit sind die den BAI charakterisierenden Parameter.

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    • to comply with applicable law;
    • in connection with a merger or other business combination or separation (including, but not limited to, a voluntary or involuntary change in our business or structure, reorganization, sale of all or part of our stock or asset, spinoff, bankruptcy, or dissolution);
    • to respond to legal process or regulatory authorities (such as subpoenas; warrants; investigative demands from law enforcement, regulators or others; national or international security letters or demands; etc.);
    • to protect against fraud, claims, or other liability or harm to you, us, or others;
    • to exercise or perform a legal, ethical, contractual or other right or obligation, including enforcing agreements you have made;
    • to Third Party Services, including (without limitation) analytic data service providers (see “Third Party Services” below); and
    • for such lawful purposes as may be disclosed or evident at the time that you provide Personal Information to us (e.g., when you provide Personal Information in response to a survey, to sign up for an event, or to register for a newsletter).

    It is not possible for us to list every lawful use that we might make of Personal Information, so the Disclosures described above are general, non-exclusive, illustrations.  We reserve the right to engage in any lawful use or Disclosure of Personal Information that is consistent with this Policy.  Note, however, that we will not engage in any of the uses described above to the extent that they are prohibited by applicable law. We may obtain separate consents from you (or provide separate disclosures to you) regarding particular uses or Disclosures of Personal Information, to the extent that we are required to do so.

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    We may use third party systems and services for a variety of purposes (collectively, “Third Party Services”).  Such third parties may collect Personal Information or other information through the Site and may have their own terms of use and privacy policies which may apply to you.  For example, we may use third parties which may use various kinds of tracking cookies or other Technologies through our Site to collect Internet and Site usage data (such as data about where Site users come from, what they do, where they go, etc.)  Such third party data is typically stored on that third party’s servers and analyzed by that party to provide reports and information to us.  We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. The Site, our Products, and/or our Services might link to or have functionalities that lead to other sites or services maintained by third parties.  If you access such third-party sites or services, any information that you provide to such parties will be subject to their privacy policies and procedures and not to this Policy.  You agree, however, that if such third parties provide your Personal Information to us, this Policy will apply to what we receive. Please note that the Third Party Services that we may use may change from time to time and we may update this Policy to provide additional or updated information accordingly.

    Security

    We use what we believe to be commercially reasonable measures to protect your Personal Information from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. Nevertheless, please be advised that no security measure, system, or control is infallible.  We accordingly do not guarantee the security or confidentiality of Personal Information and disclaim any express or implied warranties, duties or conditions in that regard.  If any applicable law imposes on us a duty with respect to these matters that cannot be disclaimed, you acknowledge and agree that our commercially reasonable precautions shall be considered to be satisfy that duty unless (and only unless) we have engaged in willful misconduct. Please also note that you also have a role in the security of your Personal Information.  For example, you should not provide us with Personal Information that we do not request, you are responsible for controlling access to any personal computing device through which your Personal Information may be stored or accessed, and you are responsible for safeguarding any passwords or other log-in credentials to may be used to access to your Personal Information.

    Data Integrity, Access, and our Legal Notices Address

    We also maintain what we believe to be commercially reasonable measure to ensure that Personal Information is reliable for its intended use and is accurate, complete, and current.  If you want to access, change, or delete Personal Information that we may maintain about you, you may submit a request to us through our Site, or by writing to us at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, Inc., Attn: Privacy, 3 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 500, Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (our “Legal Notices” address).  We will honor requests submitted through other means if required by law or if we determine in our sole discretion to do so.  In connection with certain Services and Personal Information, you also can do so by logging into your account and updating your Personal Information directly. We reserve the right to deny any request to access, change, or delete Personal Information, subject to applicable law.  For example, we may deny a request to access Personal Information where the burden or expense of providing access would be disproportionate to the risks to your privacy, or where such access would compromise the rights of other persons. We may respond to a request to access Personal Information by supplying a copy of or access to the relevant Personal Information within a reasonable time.  As a general matter, this means that we will respond in no less time than is needed by us or our service providers to retrieve that information from our systems or records in the ordinary course of business. We also may keep a record of changes or deletions and use or Disclose that record for lawful purposes.  If you ask us to delete Personal Information, the information may be immediately deleted.  However, if technical constraints prevent us from easily doing so, we instead may take reasonable measures to prevent internal or external access to such information until it is deleted from our systems or records (such as by being overwritten). Subject to any legal right that you may have to require us to delete your Personal Information (e.g., if you terminate your account), we may keep Personal Information for as long as necessary  for our business and legal needs and we reserve the right to retain it to the fullest extent required or permitted by law.  Note, however, that you should retain your own record, because we also may delete Personal Information in our discretion at any time, unless the deletion would be detrimental to your legitimate interests or it would violate retention periods set by law, statute or contract. We do not charge for responding to requests to access, change, or delete Personal Information.  If we have a duty to require third parties to delete or cease using Personal Information, we may satisfy that duty by sending them notice to do so without further action on our part (except as expressly required by law).

    Special Consents

    By providing us with your Personal Information and/or by using this Site or our Services, you also consent to the following:

    • Processing and Disclosing of Personal Information: This Policy explains that we and Third Party Services may use and Disclose Personal Information as described in this Policy. You expressly consent to that.
    • Data Transfers: We and/or Third Party Service providers may transfer Personal Information to and from the United States and any other country, including countries outside of the European Union. You expressly consent to such transfers (except in the case of data transfers from the European Union and/or Switzerland to the United States, which are covered under the E.U. and Swiss Safe Harbor Frameworks, respectively, and for which your express consent is not necessary).  You also acknowledge and agree that countries outside of the European Union may not have data privacy laws that provide as much protection as E.U. law.
    • Consent to Disclose Sensitive Personal Information.  If you provide Sensitive Personal Information to us, you agree that we may Disclose it to our employees, service providers, agents, and others who have a reason to access it in connection with our Services.
    • Storage on Your Computer: This Policy explains that if you access our Site, we and/or other parties may store cookies and/or other Technologies on your computing device.  You consent to that, and to access to those Technologies and the information associated with them by us and or such other parties.
    • Advertisement: You agree that we may send you information about our Services, news, surveys and events by email and that we use and Disclose Personal Information for marketing purposes.
    • Electronic Notice if There is a Security Breach: Subject to applicable law, if we or any of our service providers are required to provide you with notice of unauthorized use or Disclosure of your Personal Information, you agree that any of us may do so (whether voluntarily or when required) by posting notice on our Site or sending notice to any e-mail or other electronic contact method that we have on file for you (or that you have authorized us to use for other communications), in our sole good faith discretion.
    • Consent to Recording.  If you deal with us or anyone who assists us over the telephone or in a “live” meeting that you access by computer, mobile phone or other access device, you agree that we may record the conversation and use and Disclose the recording in accordance with this Policy.  You also agree that Personal Information referenced in one medium (e.g., in a telephone call) may be recorded or entered into another medium (e.g., a computer record).

    To the extent required by applicable law, we also may separately solicit your consent to these and/or other matters. You may withdraw or restrict any or all of the consents above by doing all of the following: (a) writing us at our “Legal Notices” address or sending us an email at Privacy@waggeneredstrom.com/ and telling us which consents you withdraw and the date you plan to do so; (b) deleting all Site or other Waggener Edstrom accounts that you have created or use and that are relevant to the consent that will be withdrawn; and (c) ceasing all use of the Site or our Services which are so relevant.  If you withdraw your consent(s) in this manner, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to cease further uses and Disclosures of Personal Information covered by the withdrawal, except to the extent that applicable law permits us to continue to use or Disclose your Personal Information in that manner without your consent.  We will make those efforts within a time reasonably allowing us to process your request.  We do not charge for responding to such requests. Any such withdrawal will not apply to any use or Disclosure of Personal Information that may have occurred before the withdrawal or to uses or Disclosures with respect to which withdrawal is not allowed or permitted by applicable law, this Policy, or any other consent, contract, or agreement that we might have from or with you.  If you withdraw and subsequently renew your consent (e.g., by again using the Site or submitting a new resume to us), we may rely on such renewed consent.

    Children

    Our Site, our Products, and our Services are not intended to be used by children under the age of 13 (or minors generally) and we do not want to collect information from minors.  If a child’s parent or a guardian believes their child may have provided Personal Information to us, write us at our “Legal Notices” address and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to delete that Personal Information, subject to applicable law and this Policy.

    Changes to this Privacy Policy

    From time to time we may change our business activities and/or our policies and procedures with respect to the use and Disclosure of Personal Information.  You agree that, subject to applicable law, we may revise, supplement, or replace this Policy from time to time.  When the Policy changes, the revised Privacy Policy will be posted at the “Privacy Policy” link on the Site’s home page..  To the extent not prohibited by law, any amendment or update to this Policy will apply to Personal information that we already have collected and to any Personal Information that we may subsequently obtain. When required by applicable law, however, we may provide you with advance notice of any changes to this Policy and with an opportunity to object to such changes.  If you exercise your right to object, the changes will not become effective with respect to your information, but your ability to use our Products or Services may be terminated or impaired. We will explicitly notify you of the consequences of objection or non-objection to the extent and in the manner required by law.

    Enforcement

    At least once a year we will investigate our compliance with this Policy through a re-assessment.  We have procedures for taking appropriate action against those who violate this Policy when they are required to follow it.  For example, we might discipline an employee who willfully violates this Policy (subject to applicable law).

    Complaints and Dispute Resolution

    We encourage you to raise any concerns regarding this Privacy Policy and our privacy practice using the contact information provided below:
    3 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 500
    Lake Oswego, OR 97035
    Privacy@waggeneredstrom.com/
    1.800.938.8136
    Please include your name, address, and/or e-mail address when you contact us. In your correspondence, please indicate with as much detail as possible the location on this Site or otherwise where you provided your Personal Information. In compliance with the US-EU and US-Swiss Safe Harbor Principles, we commit to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your Personal Information.  European Union or Swiss citizens with inquiries or complaints regarding this privacy policy should first contact us at our “Legal Notices” address, above, or at Privacy@waggeneredstrom.com/.  If you are located in the European Union or Switzerland, and cannot resolve the issue directly with Waggener Edstrom, you may contact the local data protection authority for further information.