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The Charming Mouse


What do you love most about Mickey Mouse? All of us share a similar sentiment when it comes to Disney’s prominent icon, Mickey Mouse. We all love his friendly and bubbly character, and his good mannerisms. Based on a street survey recently conducted on 100 consumers from Malaysia, majority of them agree that Mickey’s captivating character portrays strong brand perception that was achieved through brand positioning.

The brand positioning of Mickey can be seen in the results that were derived from the survey…
99% agree that they would recognise Mickey’s face and ears shape immediately
96% say that Mickey is one of a kind and irreplaceable
87% say that Mickey is cute, lovable, friendly and bubbly
79% say that they love to watch Mickey’s shows and that he has good manners
 

Mickey’s Lovable Traits

 
With Mickey positioned as the cute, lovable, friendly and bubbly cartoon character, the target audiences grew and more were keen to watch his shows especially the children, when they began to engage with his positive traits and high-spirited personality. Not only that, people began to get hold of the merchandises that were produced with Mickey’s distinctive shape of face and ears, among others.

Over the years, with Mickey’s prominent physical changes, people have come to see him clearer with his positive characteristics that ties in well with human emotions. The continuous brand positioning of Mickey as the mouse with lovable character has made the world of Disney a prominent one.

 

The Best Creation By Disney

 
Mickey became more popular among the children around the world with the TV show called The Mickey Mouse Club. With the suggestions given by one of the staff artists at Disney for the cast members of the TV show to wear Mickey’s ears, it helped to create stronger brand positioning of Mickey.

The Emotional Selling Proposition (ESP) of Mickey can be seen when he also made several appearances in TV sitcoms such as Cheers and Family Ties creating an even greater brand positioning among the older target audiences. Mickey is considered unique because every era had the chance to get to know his bubbly and adorable character while learning to adapt his optimistic characteristics.
 
 

A Character To Remember

 
Movies, TV programmes, comic strips, video games and so much more were among the tools used to position Mickey among the top place he is today. Also with merchandises such as baby diapers, keychains, t-shirts, talking toys and books available everywhere, it can be purchased at anytime by the young to the old.

Walt Disney did great with the creation of Mickey and his exemplary characters that everyone remembers and relates to. Even among tough competitions in the cartoon entertainment industry, his cute appearance won many hearts.

  With a great accomplishment in brand positioning Mickey as the entertaining lovable character, awards and recognitions were given to him and it brought about a strong brand perception to the world. Right from the beginning with the correct brand positioning applied, this branded character led to great ROI as well… wouldn’t you like that for your brand? Start to create the right perception for your brand with consistent brand positioning today!
 
 
Now, let’s see how Mickey’s appearance evolved throughout the years…
 
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