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Charismatic Megafauna as a Marketing Tool. Animals: The Cute, Cool, Cuddly, and Majestic Sell. Todd A. Bridgeman Professional Science Master’s Program Environmental Science Oregon State University BA 506 February 12, 2007. Overview. What is Charismatic Megafauna Marketing? Examples - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Charismatic Megafauna as a Marketing Tool
Animals: The Cute, Cool, Cuddly, and Majestic Sell
Todd A. BridgemanProfessional Science Master’s Program
Environmental ScienceOregon State University
BA 506February 12, 2007
Overview
• What is Charismatic Megafauna
Marketing?
• Examples
• Case Study
• Lessons Learned
The use of charming large animals which people can readily identify and/or sympathize with, for the purposes of marketing products and services.
Marketing plays to well-liked perceptions of these fashionable animals in order to identify certain
products, services, and brands with those popular perceptions.
Charismatic Megafauna Marketing:
Examples:
Beaver(Castor canadensisis)
Humpback Whale(Megaptera noveangliae)
Bengal Tiger(Panthera tigris)
Trunk Monkey(Trunkus Monkeyus)
Trunk MonkeyProvides Perceptions of:
• Security
• Safety
• Friendship
• Piece of mind
Is this an just and excuse to show funny monkey videos?
• Marketing Agency R/West of Portland, OR created the first Trunk Monkey ad in 2003 for < 50K.
• A huge success! Dealerships throughout the U.S. and as far away as New Zealand pay R/West license fees to use the commercials.
• Trunk Monkey license fees are now the “largest source of revenue” for the agency!!
• Profits split with Suburban Auto Group (non-disclosed)
NO!
Source: The Oregonian, Jung, February 2, 2007
Lessons Learned
• Marketing serves a purpose.
• Powerful tool and it’s not all evil.
• Can generate significant and unrecognized revenue streams.
• Everyone needs a Trunk Monkey
Thank You
Questions?