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Understanding feelings about digital memories

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We explored what “more” means to Chinese consumers for WD’s “We’re For More” campaign.

6,000 survey and test participants130+ in-depth participantsTier-1 to Tier-4 cities

The challenge

In 2016 WD set out to move beyond storage into products, services and experiences that fuel the desire to create and explore. Its “We’re For More” campaign needed to resonate, so WD wanted to understand who its consumers were and how they feel about digital content.

Our approach

Working with R/GA, Conifer and cmb, we studied WD’s users in China and Japan over two weeks. 6,000 people took part through online panels and central location tests, and more than 130 completed missions, sharing photos, videos and journal entries about their digital content, values, pain points and unmet needs.

The result

Three key recommendations: security and long-term preservation come first, consumers prefer simple options, and they want transparency on risks and benefits.

~2×WD revenue in China, 2016 to 2017
80%of net revenue from international sales

Brand-wide figures reflect the client’s overall performance, not this project alone.

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