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Content marketing and communication consulting in the competitive photovoltaic industry

IBC SOLAR has been a leading manufacturer and supplier of solutions for photovoltaic installations for 39 years. It provides its customers with the highest quality installation components, such as mounting structures, modules, inverters, and energy storage systems. It also carries out complete PV installations for public institutions, commercial institutions, and individual customers. IBC SOLAR’s photovoltaic systems each year supply more than three million people with environmentally friendly energy.

Client

IBC Solar

Cooperation

Long-term

Market

Poland

Challenge

Despite its long-standing presence in the Polish market, IBC SOLAR Polska has not conducted intensive PR activities. Thus, its recognition outside the strict industry was low, media contacts were sporadic, and the brand was seldom mentioned as a flagship example of a RES market leader and industry expert.

Therefore, we set as the goal of our activities, foremost of all, to build a strongly recognizable brand, positively associated with the position of a leading manufacturer and supplier of RES solutions in the market and to appear in the minds of the public as an expert in the field of solar energy. The main goal consisted of specific objectives assuming:

Professionalizing PR activities in Poland and increasing the visibility of the IBC SOLAR Poland brand in the media;

Building the brand image as an expert in areas related to solar energy, the RES market, energy transition, as well as photovoltaic trends in Poland and the world;

Developing brand awareness as a stable, reliable, and trustworthy partner among potential business partners;

Increasing brand awareness among end consumers with a focus on education and communication about innovative PV solutions offered by the company.

Analysis

We began our work for the Client by preparing a communication plan and an in-depth analysis of the photovoltaic industry in Poland. What emerged from the research was a depiction of a rapidly growing market with high competition, where demand grows exponentially yearly and is driven by various subsidy programs for RES development. Such a rapidly booming market brings several benefits but also challenges for the brand, which is just starting regular communication with stakeholders.

How do we stand out in a market in which competition is fierce?

How do we precisely reach a narrow audience with our communication?

Which OWNED channels to develop with a segmented audience in mind?

How to combine locality and international brand know-how in communication?

Solution

Preparation and implementation of a Communication Plan, which allowed to organize communication activities and transform ad hoc communication into permanent and thoughtful action;

Establishing regular contacts with trade media in the fields of energy and ecology, preparing and distributing press releases on the innovations of both IBC SOLAR Polska and the parent company, as well as high-quality articles enriched with comments from the company’s experts;

Creation of expert dossiers of two representatives of IBC SOLAR Polska;

Content marketing – preparation of high-level content aimed at the company’s customers and potential business partners: articles for the IBC SOLAR Polska blog, texts for the IBC SOLAR website, posts for the company’s social media,

Running paid campaigns in trade media to increase brand exposure among potential customers and business partners;

Communication consulting and active participation in implementing communication strategies in the Polish and foreign markets.

Results

140

mentions in trade and general media from January to October 2021

MEDIA PRESENCE

Presence in leading industry portals and titles: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł, Energetyka24.pl, Wysokie Napięcie, Gram w Zielone;

BRAND PRESENCE

Increasing the visibility of the IBC SOLAR Poland brand among target groups, consolidating the image of the leader of the photovoltaic industry in Poland;

BRAND IMAGE

Enhancing, in the eyes of journalists, the company’s image as an authority in the RES field and a more significant number of inquiries for expert commentary.

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