Crafting Relevant and Engaging Concepts

Writing winning concepts can be an onerous task and often those closest to the brand or new product idea will find the job even tougher as they strive to develop an objective yet persuasive product offering.

There are 4 core elements to any good concept:

  • The Insight
  • Benefit
  • Reason to Believe
  • Tagline

The Insight plays a critical role and is at the heart of successful new products. It should reflect how a consumer would actually
articulate a need or challenge. Refrain from use of extreme or virtuous language or talking down to the consumer by telling them how they should think or feel. A consumers automatic reaction will be to disagree with and potentially reject the concept. (more…)