Gold Front repositions Apex as the elite racing wheel leader against "The Great Knowledge Void"
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David Airey
Summary
This article describes how design agency Gold Front partnered with Apex, an elite racing wheel engineering company, to solve a branding and market perception problem. Customers were unaware of the quality difference between Apex and flimsy "fashion wheel" brands flooding the market. The agency developed a new category vision and brand positioning, coining the term "The Great Knowledge Void" to describe the consumer ignorance gap, and positioned Apex as the category leader while injecting truth into the wheel industry.
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· 4 pulledAuto racing's seen an explosion of flimsy 'fashion wheel' brands that pretend to be high-performance.
Apex is different — engineering elite racing wheels at an unmatched price point.
We developed a new category vision and brand, positioning them as the category leader they are, and injecting some much-needed truth into the wheel industry.
We started by naming the problem that Apex solves, calling it The Great Knowledge Void.
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