PepsiCo Chinese Cultural Insights Research

PepsiCo Chinese Cultural Insights Research Overview

Through an in-depth research, Labbrand helped Pepsi gain cultural insights research of young generation, enables it to better communicate in China.

CELEBRATE THE POSSIBILITIES

First introduced in 1893, Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink produced by PepsiCo, the second largest food & beverage business in the world. The company’s products portfolio includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales.

THE PULSE OF THE 9’S

In a previous project with a leading media communications company, Pepsi had developed a pyramid adoption model on the cultural influence of bloggers. A follow up research project was needed to further understand the 9% of 15-29 year olds who report on culture, spreading ideas and influencing the mainstream in China. Based on this understanding, the objective was to be able to better communicate with “the 9’s”, become relevant to them and eventually through the 9’s, be able to reach the larger 90’s generation.

DRINK TO THE SUCCESS

We incorporated web based methods for data collection and moderation. As this study was very culturally dependent, our research sought to obtain insights that allowed for an understanding of traditional as well as modern Chinese values.

We were able to orientate Pepsi on how this category of the population was influenced and motivated, by identifying and explaining the challenges facing young adults who struggled with social pressure and changing cultural norms.

By feeling the pulse of this influential group, we helped Pepsi better communicate to its target consumers to increase brand relevance and esteem in China.