Abstract:

PepsiCo wanted to (re)connect the Ruffles brand with Turkish youngsters. For six weeks a market research online community (MROC) was the central hub in which a dialogue took place between Gen Y, the Ruffles brand team and the advertising agency. In three sequential stages we moved from generating insights over developing new product concepts to pre-testing activation platforms and campaigns. In order to connect all stakeholders with the target group, we created multiple touch points with the consumer world and the research results included a consumer news website, live chat sessions with members, creative brainstorm sessions and offline ‘consumer safari’s’ in Istanbul. This presentation gives insights into the power of triangulation in qual research and creating impact with research.