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Old 30 May 2019, 02:42 PM   #1
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Icon9 “Survival instruments for modern heroes”

Panerai’s new marketing slogan....

So much to ridicule/lament.

“Survival instruments....”

“......modern heroes”.

Seriously, who comes up with this sort of thing? Who are they targeting? And do they give any thought to long-term customers/fans?


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Old 30 May 2019, 09:19 PM   #2
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Possibly trying to position themselves to compete with Sub and/or Explorers? I must say that Submersible is on my list. One of the top watches I like.
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Old 30 May 2019, 09:51 PM   #3
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No big deal, it’s marketing. Been in the PAM game for 14 years and it doesn’t bother me a bit.


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Old 30 May 2019, 10:52 PM   #4
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They are trying to hard.
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Old 31 May 2019, 12:21 AM   #5
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I am glad you called them out in this as I have been laughing about this ridiculous campaign for months, and I have been wearing Panerai for 16 years...a bit of critical thinking is a sign of intelligence, after all...

Who is a “modern hero” because they wear Panerai? What a joke? And who relies on their Panerai for survival? Come on really?! I know I know people dive with the watch and Mike Horn goes in arctic treks, but what about the rest of us?!

Here is a few ideas for slogans that won’t cost Panerai millions in marketing fees...

Panerai—passion on your wrist

Panerai—the courage to be unique

Make a statement, wear a Panerai

Panerai—history and innovation combined into passion
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Old 31 May 2019, 02:13 AM   #6
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Perhaps it sounds better in Italian cause it sounds like a generic knife add for keyboard commandos that never leave their parents basement.
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Old 31 May 2019, 02:08 PM   #7
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Well. I am neither hero or modern survivor. I better stick to 000 and 232
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Old 31 May 2019, 04:25 PM   #8
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I agree... a little bit too much. Submersibles are great PAMs, but definitely not surviving instruments for modern heroes only.
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Old 31 May 2019, 10:55 PM   #9
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More like fashion instruments for anyone who wants one. Lol

I guess you could call Sly and Arnold hero’s. LOL
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Old 1 June 2019, 11:09 AM   #10
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The new slogan is painful. Hopefully they realize their error soon.
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Old 1 June 2019, 12:19 PM   #11
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The biggest proof of our love for the brand is that we stick with pam despite pam.
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Old 1 June 2019, 04:11 PM   #12
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LOL

I prefer this slogan to "Born to dare!"...
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Old 2 June 2019, 04:08 AM   #13
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Their CEO is a moron. These sorts of slogans, playing soldier or adventurer with a watch purchase; it's all ridiculous. Brands will always hype the small truths in their histories, but let's be honest Panerai built cases for pocket watch movements for the Italians during WWII, they had a resurgence courtesy of Stallone, and here we are today. Can't they be appreciated for their movements, their masculine style, their reliability?

This sort of silly slogan alone isn't the problem. It is a symptom of a larger one.
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Old 2 June 2019, 04:26 AM   #14
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Their CEO is a moron. These sorts of slogans, playing soldier or adventurer with a watch purchase; it's all ridiculous. Brands will always hype the small truths in their histories, but let's be honest Panerai built cases for pocket watch movements for the Italians during WWII, they had a resurgence courtesy of Stallone, and here we are today. Can't they be appreciated for their movements, their masculine style, their reliability?

This sort of silly slogan alone isn't the problem. It is a symptom of a larger one.

I agree too bad the other CEO retired.
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Old 2 June 2019, 08:42 AM   #15
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I don't get Panerai. Not just their marketing campaigns, the watches as well.

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I don't get Panerai. Not just their marketing campaigns, the watches as well.

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Just stick around and by Christmas you’re going to have a Panerai in your collection.
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Old 2 June 2019, 06:28 PM   #17
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We are the converted. We don’t need ridiculous slogans. It’s big world out there and they need to out-idiot the other brands!!!
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The biggest proof of our love for the brand is that we stick with pam despite pam.
Agreed

I wish they’d send their marketing department to the same school as the Rolex graduates
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Old 2 June 2019, 10:24 PM   #19
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Panerai has a lot of problems other than this marketing slogan. I really like the brand despite all of the difficulties they put on customers. I own a 1389 and may get another but I will never go back to owning 5-8 again.
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Their CEO is a moron. These sorts of slogans, playing soldier or adventurer with a watch purchase; it's all ridiculous. Brands will always hype the small truths in their histories, but let's be honest Panerai built cases for pocket watch movements for the Italians during WWII, they had a resurgence courtesy of Stallone, and here we are today. Can't they be appreciated for their movements, their masculine style, their reliability?

This sort of silly slogan alone isn't the problem. It is a symptom of a larger one.
I get your point but they did more than what you give Panerai credit for...it also designed the Radiomir wire lug case and onion crown, patented the crown guard, developed wore lugs tonessily change straps, invented the sandwhich dial, and radioactive/lume material for diving visibility.
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I get your point but they did more than what you give Panerai credit for...it also designed the Radiomir wire lug case and onion crown, patented the crown guard, developed wore lugs tonessily change straps, invented the sandwhich dial, and radioactive/lume material for diving visibility.
And those are all great things. They should talk more about them. Those sorts of points would emphasize characteristics that would draw someone to the brand.

What do they do instead? "Buy this dive watch (which isn't even their most iconic line) and you'll be a badass. Spend even more and you can play frogman." What should they do? Tighten up those Luminors and Radiomirs, offer gold hands and domed crystals on standard models, cut out the redundancy, throw those snap-on casebacks in the garbage.
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The advertising has really appealed to my closet special forces side
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Just stick around and by Christmas you’re going to have a Panerai in your collection.
Nick I'm still here and I still dont get it....

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And those are all great things. They should talk more about them. Those sorts of points would emphasize characteristics that would draw someone to the brand.

What do they do instead? "Buy this dive watch (which isn't even their most iconic line) and you'll be a badass. Spend even more and you can play frogman." What should they do? Tighten up those Luminors and Radiomirs, offer gold hands and domed crystals on standard models, cut out the redundancy, throw those snap-on casebacks in the garbage.
I totally agree with you—except quite frankly, I like to keep the domed crystals and gold hands for SEs, as it keeps them special and unique...

But putting that point aside, I don’t like the “experience” marketing campaign or experience PAMs, the futuristic etching in the crystal dial design, 38mm due, integrates bezel and snap on caseback, or the absolutely ridiculous marketing campaign of “survival instruments for modern hero’s.” Stick whithbwhat you dinwell and continue to do that even better. Pretty much we are saying the same thing!
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