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\"scion-toyota\"If you’re releasing something called a “brand manifesto”, then it better be good.\u00a0 It better be unique, incredible, and downright jaw-dropping.\u00a0 Last week, Toyota’s Scion<\/a> brand released what it refers to as its own brand manifesto.\u00a0 Unfortunately, it’s neither unique nor incredible, and it’s definitely not jaw-dropping. Instead, the Scion brand manifesto delivers a message that brands targeting young consumers rely on all the time – “we’re cool and we don’t conform.”<\/p>\n

I’m not saying the new Scion ads using the messages of the brand manifesto aren’t good.\u00a0 I’m sure they’ll appeal to some of Scion’s target audience.\u00a0 All I’m saying is not to declare “brand manifesto” when it’s really just a new ad campaign.\u00a0 If you’re going to go so far as to brand your brand message, then dare to be different just like the Scion brand manifesto claims but doesn’t deliver on.\u00a0 It’s a missed opportunity that leaves the audience feeling let down, which is never a good thing.<\/p>\n

The lesson to learn is this — don’t set consumer expectations that you can’t live up to.\u00a0 A brand manifesto is something I’d expect to see from a revitalization attempt by a company like Microsoft, not Toyota.\u00a0 I didn’t know Toyota was that desperate yet.\u00a0 In other words, don’t exaggerate and don’t try to make your brand be more than what it really is.\u00a0 I’m sure the Scion target audience of the youngest car buyers aren’t impressed by the announcement of a Scion brand manifesto.<\/p>\n

I will give Scion props for including an online element to the campaign, although that effort leaves much to be desired considering the target audience.\u00a0 For example, consumers could visit ScionReveal.com where they could reveal 10-pixels of a 1-million pixel image each day until they saw the complete photo of the Scion up for grabs in a sweepstakes.\u00a0 Or they could visit a second site where, according to Brandweek<\/a>, they could “turn their own manifestos into videos.”<\/p>\n

What do you think?\u00a0 Is the $18 million investment by Scion in media in 2008 and the $7 million invested through May 2009 working?\u00a0 What would you do differently?\u00a0 Leave a comment and help get the conversation going here on Corporate Eye.<\/p>\n

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If you’re releasing something called a “brand manifesto”, then it better be good.\u00a0 It better be unique, incredible, and downright jaw-dropping.\u00a0 Last week, Toyota’s Scion brand released what it refers to as its own brand manifesto.\u00a0 Unfortunately, it’s neither unique nor incredible, and it’s definitely not jaw-dropping. 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