Department of International Business Studies, National Chi Nan University; Department of Christian Liberal Arts, English Major, Christ’s College
墨色國際成立時的原點,就是以幾米作品為基礎,塑造一個訴諸生活態度、會引起消費者共鳴、能走向國際舞台的品牌。剛開始都是別人主動來尋找合作,且在同一個商業領域只選擇一個客戶,免得喪失幾米品牌在異業結合上的獨特性與可辨識度。透過涉入行銷廣告合作活動,維繫消費者對幾米作品的印象,建立品牌形象;透過音樂、舞台劇、電影的立體表達與群體共鳴,擴大市場基礎並開始走出台灣;在周邊商品授權的選擇上,則是品牌與消費者進行接觸的實體支撐。2002年初,墨色國際面臨第一件周邊產品授權案,李雨珊總經理一方面考慮該不該採取專屬授權,將所有幾米創作圖文作一次性的授與代理;也考慮究竟是該選擇與台灣寢具商-Rococo,還是香港公仔商-H2W合作?
(125_M57e20712011cb_Abs.pdf(檔案不存在))幾米、墨色國際、文創產業、品牌塑造、商業模式
Jimmy S. P. A. Co., Ltd. (Jimmy S. P. A.) was founded with the passion and expertise to commercialize the prominent Taiwanese author-illustrator Jimmy Fu-Pin Liao’s works and aim to manage the brand “JimmySPA” into international markets. Jimmy Liao’s works have profoundly contagious characteristics and their own philosophic points of views. Holding an idealistic attitude and focusing on brand building, Jimmy S. P. A. has been looking for quality and unique licensees from the outset and has allied with business partners from different industries each at one time accordingly. Through licensing of crossover marketing and advertising, and multimedia transformation such as music album, stage plays and movies, Jimmy S. P. A. has strengthen the brand “JimmySPA” in a short period of time. In addition, the attraction of Jimmy Liao’s books comes from both image and storyline so that many of Jimmy Liao’s fans have the tendency of purchasing merchandises related to one theme or book. In the beginning of 2002, the president and general manager Yusan Lee received two proposals on merchandise licensing simultaneously, one is from a Taiwanese high-tech bed-clothing manufacturer whereas the other is from a toy-figure design firm in Hong Kong. Should Yusan turn left or right, to license or not to license exclusively, for this ever first business on merchandise licensing on the way to brand building of “JimmySPA”?
(125_M57e20712011cb_Abs.pdf(檔案不存在))Jimmy, Jimmy S. P. A., Cultural and creative industry, Brand building, Business model
品牌乃是一個價值體系的整體呈現,透過圖文符號或故事,傳遞足以辨識的訊息與獨特性,在內外溝通對象的心中留下『烙印』,期使進一步產生對此品牌與其相關活動之認同與情感依附,而能如同VISA簽證般地暢通無阻。墨色國際與其所經營的幾米品牌,是台灣文創產業化與品牌化的先行者,以文化創意內容-幾米繪本作品的圖文資產為核心,透過行銷廣告授權-維繫消費者對幾米作品的印象,建立品牌形象;透過影視文化授權-建立音樂、舞台劇、電影的立體表達與群體共鳴,擴大市場基礎並開始走出台灣;循序漸進地走向周邊商品授權業務-開始了品牌與消費者進行接觸的實體支撐,建構一個兼顧藝術與商業的獨特商業模式,打造出一種訴諸生活態度、引起消費者共鳴、能走向國際舞台的幾米品牌,提供台灣文創業者一個具體且微觀的參考座標。事實上,文化、內容、創意、設計之本質乃來自於作品與作者,相對過往傳統上以功能導向的實體商品與服務,文創作品與活動的經營者可以利用文化創意的核心元素向外拓展商業化-包括藝文創作展演、廣電影視出版、廣告設計與休閒娛樂等,並在文創與商業間取得平衡與永續。同時,在創業初期邊做邊學的過程,從如何辨識機會、組合資源,到逐步發展合適的商業模式,文創型創業更需注意在產品服務開發、授權與銷售、營運與風險等相對投入與效益-例如,行銷廣告授權、影視文化授權、周邊商品授權等不同業務間之互補價值、授權業務貨幣化模式設計、專屬授權的風險考量、合作夥伴的選擇及營運人才團隊的準備等。當墨色國際面臨第一件周邊產品授權案,李雨珊總經理所考慮的不單純是該不該採取專屬授權代理,將所有幾米創作圖文作一次性的授與代理;或者是若不採取專屬授權代理,究竟是該選擇與台灣寢具商-Rococo,還是香港公仔商-H2W合作。其最終決策仍以鞏固品牌,建立周邊商品開發合作經驗,藉此取得新的貨幣化來源,完善品牌商業模式,以增加自主性與成長機會為關鍵考量,值得文創新創業者交互參考。
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