Our work/JBL
Brand

Crafting a new narrative for Gen Z audio

The question · JBL How can we inspire our brands to create more authentic and aspirational expressions of Gen Z and unlock their enormous growth potential?
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What we did

Helped JBL recapture the hearts of Gen Z by understanding their lives, their loves and their world, then building a meaningful brand purpose expressed in a way that resonates with them.

Our approach
  1. 01Created a window onto the world of Gen Z, mining UGC on Visible™ to see how they express themselves across Europe, North America and APAC
  2. 02Crafted a fresh, authentic representation of the brand purpose, "to make voices heard", with visual and verbal guidelines
  3. 03Helped the brand team prioritise the subcultures where audio plays a key role, to keep evolving culture
The growth impact

Engaging and authentic creative for JBL

84%"Love" score for the campaign in early testing
82%"Relatable" score in the same testing

We worked closely with JBL and its creative agency to apply the thinking to creative development for the external launch: "Dare to Listen".

Early campaign testing
“G were instrumental in helping us transform JBL for a new generation.”
John Livanos · Brand Strategy and Consumer Insights, HARMAN International
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