STRATEGY
The Science behind “Neoteny”
A great example of the “Neoteny” marketing strategy is the mega-success of the Japanese-cartoon style mascots design for Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010. Mascot merchandise sold millions of copies to intentional tourists and Canada nationwide.
Creating this product line using cute cartoony illustrations, not only promoted patriotism, emphasizing the brand as Canadian, differentiating the travel products from the competitors, but was also a perfect fit for the majority of Trochi’s customers based on the sales data.