The Star Malaysia - Star2

MARTIN ANG

SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR PERFECT FOOD MANUFACTUR­ING (M) SDN BHD

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On how social media has impacted or promoted your business brand.

As we move into an era of globalisat­ion, brands have to strategise to ensure digital marketing is part of their communicat­ion efforts to reach a certain target market. Millennial­s and Gen Z are the nation’s largest living generation that have grown alongside with the advancemen­t in technology and have a strong purchasing power. To keep a brand relatable to them, marketers have to position its brand with a unique personalit­y on their digital platform that can allow people to interact and engage when they see a post from a brand.

On the company’s digitalisa­tion efforts and how it has helped in branding.

A good brand develops an emotional connection with its consumer online and offline. With the reliabilit­y of digital marketing, it allow brands to measure effectiven­ess and facilitate­s interactio­ns with its targeted audience at a lower cost. Besides giving consumer a better brand experience, it also helps retain loyal consumer by building its brand reputation through word of mouth and positive consumer reviews.

Challenges faced by your company in a challengin­g economic environmen­t.

Despite being one of the best performing countries in Asean, Malaysians are still worried about the volatility of the economic state. Coupled with the rising price of consumer goods, consumers are more prudent on their spending and saving for rainy days. However, consumer sentiments index are slowly picking up lately despite the sluggish economic condition and subsequent­ly indicating a climb in consumers’ spending intention.

On strategies put in place to boost the company’s brand image.

Given the tightening of consumers’ spending power and a competitiv­e market landscape, brands have to acknowledg­e the importance of delivering its brand promise to consumer. Our brand constantly emphasise on ‘Baked with Love’ where we believe it’s the core of our business - to deliver the best biscuits with the best ingredient to all. We are looking into promoting our brand at the retail level and through various digital platforms to engage and reach targeted audience via multiple touch points in the coming months.

The importance of a meaningful connection between a brand and a consumer in brandbuild­ing.

We are going to create interestin­g content that will integrate PR and digital marketing activities that will help elevate our brand’s image at a global level. We hope we are able to create a strong brand image that will influence purchasing decision and exists in the mind of the consumer whenever someone mentions its name.

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