Al Jazeera

Making the network’s diversity their difference again

Strategy

Brand Building

With rising sectarianism sweeping the region in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, we helped Al Jazeera be a voice for all voices by making diversity their difference again. By promoting a greater plurality of people and perspectives on screen and across the stories they told, they could offer audiences a more unfiltered and inclusive view of our world.

Challenge

As the media landscape in the Middle East fragmented along political and sectarian lines, segments of the population began questioning the network's editorial independence. Internally there was a growing portfolio of sub-brands with unclear roles and responsibilities and with little or no link to the Masterbrand.

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Strategy

We decided to reaffirm Al Jazeera’s founding principles; that greater diversity, of people and perspectives, leads to a more informed and inclusive public space. Diversity was a key driver of engagement; audiences wanted to see a plurality of people and perspectives on screen and in stories. It was also a key differentiator for the brand; Al Jazeera’s newsroom was the most diverse in the world.

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Activation

Our brand strategy informed content strategy and programming choices, portfolio strategy, and of course marketing promotions.

‍Diversity makes the difference
In the MENA region, audiences were fatigued after years of non-stop coverage of war and unrest. To re-engage the masses we recommended diversifying towards more inclusive content, lighten the tone and promote the diversity of people and perspectives at the network.

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Regaining the challenger's voice
In non MENA markets (North and South America, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa) our objective was to regain the challenger status of the brand with bolder and hard hitting coverage

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A portfolio with purpose
Our new brand architecture solution, streamlined the number of brands in the portfolio, reducing complexity, increasing efficiency, and building the Al Jazeera Masterbrand.