This examines Fujifilm's successful "X Series" digital camera brand, attributing its popularity to a concept-driven marketing approach.
Despite the widespread use of smartphones for photography, Fujifilm redefined its brand value by deeply understanding customer motivations, crystallizing its philosophy as "the philosophy of cherished moments."
This strategic shift involved four key steps: articulating the core concept through extensive customer interviews, communicating this value through campaigns and experiences, fostering customer engagement through usage and events, and cultivating long-term loyalty through community building and robust after-sales support. It highlight how this customer-centric re-evaluation of photography's meaning has enabled Fujifilm to achieve significant profit growth and maintain its competitive edge.