The North Face: Finding True North
Ogilvy & Mather, Shanghai
Summary
This is the story of a brand that, in the chaotic of booming China, lost its direction but then found it again by helping urban Chinese find theirs.
It's also a case of how in the immature Chinese advertising market, where media spending is often the primary weapon, cultural analysis was the secret to shaping a category-breaking solution that went beyond communications.
It is a story of how a small spark started a prairie fire.
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