Monday, February 4, 2019

Brand Project #1: Ray-Ban


WHY:

  • “Timeless style, authenticity, and freedom of expression”


HOW:

  • Accelerate growth and redefine distribution
    • Consolidate production to a state of the art facility in Italy
  • Open stores in fashion capitals to cultivate an upscale image
    • Manhattan (flagship store)
    • London
    • Paris
    • Milan
  • Use new materials and sophisticated lens technology
    • Lightweight carbon fiber
  • Expand horizons: Bring Ray-Ban into optical business
    • Prescription sunglasses
    • Prescription glasses
  • Personalized products
    • Re-Mix: Customize glasses by mixing different frames, materials, and styles
    • 220,000 different possible permutations
  • Shades in new and unusual forms and materials
    • Leather
    • Denim 
    • Velvet
  • Showcase the brand’s long history & revitalization
    • Live performances
    • Film screenings
    • Art shows
    • Exhibits
  • Marketing: Emphasize Ray-Ban’s history of innovation and as the preferred sunglasses of the Hollywood set
  • Use the latest technical advances
    • Liteforce collection: super light and resistant aerospace material 
    • Chromance lens: color enhancement technology 
  • Balance technical innovation and counterculture stylishness
    • "Good-looking shades that don’t try too hard to be fashion-forward"
  • Celebrity publicity
    • Peter Fonda
    • Audrey Hepburn
    • James Dean
    • Marlon Brando
    • Bob Dylan
    • Andy Warhol
    • Tom Cruise
    • Johnny Depp
    • Kate Moss
    • Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Matthew McConaughey


WHAT:

  • Sunglasses & prescription sunglasses
  • Eyeglasses & prescription glasses
  • Custom and personalized sunglasses & eyeglasses
  • Accessories
    • Case
    • Cleaning kit
    • Clip-on

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