Lincoln.
Introduction
当福特汽车公司决定将林肯引进中国时，他们求助Eight Inc.为该高端品牌开发一种新的客户体验。
福特最初要求我们提出一种新的经销店设计方案，但我们很快就意识到其中的巨大机遇。作为进入中国市场的一个新品牌，林肯有机会通过创建一种新的豪车体验、购买和拥有方式将自己与其他品牌区别开来。我们面临的挑战是在美国林肯进行品牌重塑之前针对中国市场定义一种新的品牌体验。我们要让林肯再次变得极具价值，不过这一次是针对中国年轻的奢侈品消费者。我们的优势是林肯在中国的品牌知名度相对较低，因此我们极有可能创造出一些新的和独特的，以及影响该品牌的全球转型的东西。
，三家经销店分别设在上海、北京和杭州。开业不到一个月，这些店面便成为全球范围内销售业绩最好的经销店。
The Lincoln Ecosystem
The Lincoln Ecosystem provides an alternative to China’s traditional 4S dealership.
Prior to the arrival of 4S dealerships in the early 2000s, cars in China were purchased at a big lot where independent sellers brought a variety of cars to sell. There was no guarantee that a vehicle was actually the model or in the condition the seller claimed it to be. The 4S Dealership set new standards for the Chinese car-buying market.
As we began to better understand the challenges and frustrations of 4S dealerships, we realized that this model was being increasingly challenged by zoning restrictions, distance, travel time and space. We expanded our thinking to envision what other built environments would better respond to the evolution of Chinese cities and the evolution of the Chinese consumer. As a result, our design solution included not only a new model for the Lincoln dealership – the Lincoln Concours – but a new Lincoln Ecosystem, a strategic approach to increase visibility and access to our customers. By creating different channels, each with a specific size and role within the larger ecosystem, we are able to build brand presence and perceived scale in a new market, as well as more relevant touchpoints for our guests.
The Lincoln Way
Rooted in the notion of great residential hospitality and a “one size fits one” approach, the Lincoln experience is a completely new automobile experience.
Lincoln China came to us with a clean slate, an opportunity to define the brand anew in a place void of preconceptions. Instead of starting with something completely fresh and potentially disjointed from the brand, we took this opportunity to go back and determine what really made Lincoln successful in the past. What came out of this search was the deep loyalty Lincoln customers had to their dealers. Even when the product was taking a hit, people still bought Lincoln ‘because they loved their dealers’. Rekindling this ‘love’ became our goal. The design of the new Lincoln China Customer Experience, the space, and all that supports it focuses on developing a relationship with each individual customer. We call this the Lincoln Way.
Based on consumer insights drawn from the extensive research conducted by Ford’s research team, we designed much of the experience to fulfill the unmet needs of Chinese consumers and solve for their common pain points. One of our main objectives was to eliminate, as much as possible, the sales pressure and discomfort car dealerships are notorious for. Here, a warm welcome and understanding of your specific needs comes before sizing up your wallet and intent to buy. The Lincoln Way is based on personalized hospitality, exceeding luxury expectations by simply being personal.
Lincoln Concours
Much more than a new and improved dealership design, the Lincoln Concours introduces a new staffing model, new behaviors and ways of engaging with Lincoln guests to deliver a new experience.
