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Emotive Inanimate

Products from all industries are becoming personified to suit consumers' tastes

Implications - The ability to relate to a brand is a big factor in consumers' buying decisions, which is taken a step further with emotive inanimate products. Infusing the brand personality into actual goods, companies are beginning to personify products. This adds to a product's aesthetic while creating a stronger connection between the consumer and the brand.
Trend Themes
1. Personification - Infusing the brand personality or human features into actual goods & tools to create a stronger connection between the consumer and the brand, such as personified purse collections, hairy personified sausages and playful personified tea infusers.
2. Aesthetic-based Product Design - The connection between the consumer and the brand is enhanced not only with the personification but also with the visual appeal of the products, such as drooling creature gadget covers and personified breakfast meal dispensers.
3. Humor-based Marketing Campaigns - Humorous marketing campaigns with relatable product imagery evoke powerful emotional responses in consumers, as exemplified by the Bayer Aspirin For Workache campaign's painfully personified tool ads.
Industry Implications
1. Product Design - Infusing human characteristics into the visual design of everyday objects and tools enhances the customer experience and makes products more desirable.
2. Marketing and Advertising - Humorous and relatable marketing campaigns that evoke emotional responses in consumers lead to increased brand loyalty and sales.
3. Food and Beverage - Creative food display and presentation, such as the hairy personified sausages and the personified breakfast meal dispensers, can attract customers and create a unique dining experience.
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6 Featured, 54 Examples:
670,880 Total Clicks
Date Range:
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Featured Examples

Drooling Creature Gadget Covers
Drooling Creature Gadget Covers
The Monsters Silcone iPhone 5 Case Personifies Your Smartphone
If you have a regular plain phone case, you might find that it is seriously lacking punch and personality, but if you get a Monsters Silcone iPhone 5 Case, your phone will transform into a goofy and... MORE
Painfully Personified Tool Ads
Painfully Personified Tool Ads
The Bayer Aspirin For Workache Campaign is Full of Discomfort
The Bayer Aspirin For Workache ad campaign personifies the tools of certain trades to illustrate how painful a headache at work can be. With every hammer, staple and slice people perform while... MORE
Personified Breakfast Meal Dispensers
Personified Breakfast Meal Dispensers
The 'A La Cute Shaker Set' Features a Piece of Toast & Eggs
Resembling adorable cartoon characters rather than kitchen utensils, the ‘A La Cute Shaker Set’ features a piece of toast and an egg that have been personified with a pair of eyes and a... MORE
Playful Personified Tea Infusers
Playful Personified Tea Infusers
This is a Fun & Effective Way to Make Your Relaxing Hot Beverages
These tea infusers are a fun and effective way to make your favourite teas. The ‘Mister Tea Infusers’ are made from a food-safe silicone rubber. The little man-shaped character has... MORE
Hairy Personified Sausages
Hairy Personified Sausages
This Russian Dish Yields Creatures From Boiling Spaghetti and Sausages
This hilarious looking meal is a popular Russian dish which uses spaghetti and various meat sausages to make meals that look squiggly, creepy and hairy but probably tastes pretty good.  To... MORE
Personified Purse Collections
Personified Purse Collections
The 6UN Nataraja Spring/Summer 2012 Collection Sports Fierce Faces
The 6UN Nataraja Spring/Summer 2012 accessory collection takes inspiration from the Hindu culture and its religious symbolism. Translated as ‘The Lord of Dance’ in Sanskrit, Nataraja... MORE

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