Globally strong yet locally challenged
Expressing a global positioning effectively in local culture.

A global beer brand with a strong presence was struggling in new South East Asian markets. The appeal was lost in new cultures and the client needed to act fast. The challenge was how to remain true to the global brand but appeal to local drinking culture?
Cimigo to the trade and spent time with consumers in bars, clubs and restaurants. We knew that local consumers were not getting it and we knew we had to refine the brand to meet it. Cimigo worked to understand the difference between the brand promise and the brand experience. Only by digging deep into the local culture and immersing ourselves could we develop a locally relevant expression of the brand which resonated with the trade and consumers alike.
Cimigo synthesised the findings to deliver a refined positioning platform that resonated with the local identity (and got a nod of approval from the global brand custodian).


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Mark Ratcliff - Managing Director
The team at Cimigo are my favourite researchers in South East Asia. They’ve proved adept at tackling the most private and complex personal issues at qualitative research level, not flinching when the client endlessly chopped and changed fieldwork timing, or ramped up the workload without warning. They have recruited the most extraordinarily niche consumers without pause or complaint. Their patience with clients and their flexibility and hard work that went above and beyond what was initially asked of them on two projects relating to sexual behaviour means there is now no other research company we would choose to work with in that part of Asia. The fact they also pulled off a third project for us so well, on men’s relationship with beer and beer advertising, shows they have breadth of expertise— we still quote from the report they produced.
The team at Cimigo are my favourite researchers in South East Asia. They’ve proved adept at tackling the most private and complex personal issues at qualitative research level, not flinching when the client endlessly chopped and changed fieldwork timing, or ramped up the workload without warning. They have recruited the most extraordinarily niche consumers without pause or complaint. Their patience with clients and their flexibility and hard work that went above and beyond what was initially asked of them on two projects relating to sexual behaviour means there is now no other research company we would choose to work with in that part of Asia. The fact they also pulled off a third project for us so well, on men’s relationship with beer and beer advertising, shows they have breadth of expertise— we still quote from the report they produced.

Sam Houston - Chief Executive Officer

Minh Thu - Consumer Market Insights Manager

Travis Mitchell - Executive Director

Malcolm Farmer - Managing Director

Hy Vu - Head of Research Department

Joe Nelson - New Zealand Consulate General

Steve Kretschmer - Executive Director

York Spencer - Global Marketing Director

Laura Baines - Programmes Snr Manager

Mai Trang - Brand Manager of Romano

Hanh Dang - Product Marketing Manager

Luan Nguyen - Market Research Team Leader

Max Lee - Project Manager

Chris Elkin - Founder

Ronald Reagan - Deputy Group Head After Sales & CS Operation

Chad Ovel - Partner

Private English Language Schools - Chief Executive Officer

Rick Reid - Creative Director

Janine Katzberg - Projects Director

Anya Nipper - Project Coordination Director

Dr. Jean-Marcel Guillon - Chief Executive Officer

Joyce - Pricing Manager

Matt Thwaites - Commercial Director

Aashish Kapoor - Head of Marketing

Kelly Vo - Founder & Host

Thanyachat Auttanukune - Board of Management

Hamish Glendinning - Business Lead

Thuy Le - Consumer Insight Manager

Richard Willis - Director

Ha Dinh - Project Lead

Geert Heestermans - Marketing Director

Louise Knox - Consumer Technical Insights

Aimee Shear - Senior Research Executive

Dennis Kurnia - Head of Consumer Insights

Tania Desela - Senior Product Manager

Thu Phung - CTI Manager

Linda Yeoh - CMI Manager

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