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In rhythm with a new audience--at a cost savings

Shure Inc., Niles, IL, has marketed its professional-grade earphones for 80 years to musicians under the Shure brand. But recently, consumers with discerning ears have begun purchasing the earphones to improve the sound quality of their iPods.

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The professional-grade Shure product family costs considerably more than consumer-level audio products. So without packaging that clearly communicates the product-quality differences, shopper confusion is likely.

Shure responded by reintroducing its brand in new packaging to roll out its SE line and leverage its heritage as a professional-grade audio equipment brand. Packaging, says Jon Stookey, associate manager, integrated marketing at Shure, is essential in segmenting the brand from less-established competitors and signaling differences among its own products. Beyond marketing benefits, Shure also reduced costs.

One challenge the company faced was expressing the value of its super-premium products, which retail for $200 and higher, compared with $30 and lower for budget-quality competing brands. Creating a branding and design strategy with MiresBall Design, the company began by eliminating its curved polyvinyl chloride clamshell packages in favor of decorated cartons to effectively communicate the price point, Stookey says.

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