GLOCALiSATiON ON BRAND COMMUNiCATiON

Customs and traditions are the most powerful elements which reflecting each society’s behavior from the past.  As every country has its tradition as well as their clothes, food, and entertainment styles are different from each other. Some of them changed over time, but some of them which have great importance to society are sensitive points of the community traditions.

Well, what is the position of advertising which is described as a mirror of the society inside of tradition? What kind of connection could be between culture and advertising targeted to be informed people on Any product or service? If we think about advertising and advertisers’ role in society certain social norms should be known by advertisers. Advertisers, should not be avoided from these norms in their work. First of all, they have to know their society very well and have to provide acceptance of given messages by them in the easiest way.  Moreover, it must be the person who knows the most effective way to use public performance at the right time and place.  During this time, how much the community affected by the advertising, the advertising is formed of affecting by society.

Eliminated borders along with the globalization of world determined differences between global markets throughout the aim of the establishment of universal field, development of technology and speed of increasing communication. Hereby, it has been revealed that different strategies may be used in advertising. The advertising applies to different sub-cultures, especially it is the most important power of today that international companies are trying to develop. Without any doubt, society is affected by advertising in the fastest way.

Fiske, explains the process of advertising like this; the audience gets advertisements, delete messages, place their sub-culture, finally use for their purposes and entertainment. The main responsibility of advertisers is to mobilize different sub-cultures consumers through glocal advertising campaigns without bringing any damage to the global brand image.

GLOCALISATION

GLOCALİZATION is glocal advertising. What is Glocal advertising? Word of Glocal made by a combination of words '' global '' and '' local ''. Global brands are prepared in different countries according to their traditions and cultural values of the country, the advertising that relates to that country's needs indicate cultural values. While brands using cultural elements, they get to benefit both global and local elements, so they would get close to consumers through the emotional point of view.

Mc. Donalds is prepared to campaign based on the fishing sector of Norway and applied it to that country’s people by taking into account the cultural characteristics of Mc. Donald and you may see an example ahead.   Mc Donalds announced a contest for the best fish recipe in the first step and created a blog due to notify message on the recipe. Thus, Mc. Donalds added its menu a product that belongs to the culture of Norway. Mc. Donalds makes use of indicators related to culture via messages in advertising communication. While making a glocal comparing that addressed cultural figures can be listed as follows;

 

INDICATORS OF CULTURE

-İcons (colors, forms ...)

- Heroes (Individuals)

-Ceremonies

-Values (Beliefs...)

 Mc. DONALDS’ ADVERTISEMENT MESSAGE

 The product manufactured by the global brand gives importance to local values and the product named "Lake Wrap" is to be delivered a message to the other side. 

In message;

Lake → Local

Wrap → Global

Glocaladvirtisment is an ad which is prepared for certain countries and advertised product to be used country-specific motifs and focused on to be popular in related market trough existence of the global brand.

GLOCALiSATiON ON BRAND COMMUNiCATiON