EN-KB CASE | design

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How to communicate a loan so the brand doesn't blend into the competition — audit, strategy, copy.

Self-initiated strategic concept. Built on the brand's publicly available communication and my own analysis — it is not the bank's official intent or communication.

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A loan customer wants a solution now — but fears unclear terms, losing control, and hidden costs. Three decision drivers: control, simplicity, transparency.

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"I want it now." Reacts to visuals; the pain is waiting.

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"I want an overview." Calculates, analyses; the pain is hidden fees and uncertainty.

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"No hassle." Forms and paperwork put them off; they want simplicity.

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Get a solution immediately when a situation hits.

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Consolidation dominates. Trigger: financial pressure.

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Manage their finances. Secondary but key — and the least served.

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I went through email, push, in-app communication, banners, and the spot descriptions. The "simple / online / in a few clicks" line is the most consistent and holds. Beyond that, it falls apart.

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Every channel leads with a different hook — speed, "no fees", a dry product name, benefits. All true, but there's no hierarchy. KB's loan has no single thing you remember.

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A warm "Borrow simply" next to a cold "Arrange a consumer credit". Same product, two different voices.

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Loan for anything, fully online, the highest unsecured limit, flexible instalments. Functional, benefit-led tone.

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Arranged in the George app, a reward for on-time repayment, leaning on responsible lending and "financial health". The most human tone on the market.

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"Minute Loan" — speed is in the name. It advertises a rate that is a conditional bonus, though; the real APR is significantly higher.

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Lowest-rate guarantee, will match competitors. The most aggressive price position.

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Everyone owns speed and price. Spořitelna partly owns trust. But control and clarity as a promise to the customer — no one fully owns that. And that's exactly what KB delivers in the product. The opportunity isn't to invent a new promise, but to start communicating what the product already is.

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The backbone is STDC (See–Think–Do–Care) — a loan is a clean funnel. The voice inside it is Pain–Relief: name the fear from the research, offer relief. It all stands on three pillars built from the customer's drivers.

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Pain: several loans = chaos and pressure. Relief: one instalment, an overview, we handle it for you. STDC stage: Think → Do (and Care for existing clients).

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Paying off several loans at once?

Merge them into one and you could lower your monthly instalment. See how much you'd save.

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Subject: One instalment instead of several

Preheader: Merge loans, cards, and overdraft into one — and get an overview.

One instalment instead of several

More loans means less overview — different instalments, different days, different amounts. Merge them into one and you get simpler management and a clear picture of what you pay and when. Everything in one place.

combine loans, credit cards, and overdraft into one instalment
you could lower your monthly instalment
we handle all communication with your previous creditors for you
and if you need to, you can borrow more

CTA: Calculate your saving

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Keep your loans under control.

Merge them into one clear instalment.

CTA: Calculate your saving

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Instagram isn't the place for "take out a loan now". It fits See → Think → Care, not Do. Its job: build financial clarity and trust, give the brand a human face, and softly lead toward the calculator. The core message stays — a loan that doesn't scare you.

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Explain the terms in human language — APR, rate, consolidation. "What it means", myths vs facts. Content people save.

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How to manage your finances, how consolidation works, how to set your instalment, financial health.

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Product moments, lightly — how easy it is, "we handle it for you", a look inside the app.

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Real-life moments, faces, reassurance. The brand as a partner, not an ad.

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Demystifying one term in 20 seconds. Goal: saves.

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Praktický návod. Cíl: uložeA practical guide. Goal: saves and shares.ní a sdílení.

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A Q&A series. Goal: community and trust (Care).

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Compliance: consumer-credit rules apply on IG too — nothing misleading or encouraging careless debt; the moment a number appears, a representative example is required.

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The concept builds on KB's established monster world, where a monster = a financial threat and KB = the shield that drives it off. Here the monster is the chaos of several instalments — and consolidation calms it into one.

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A person at home, surrounded by several small monsters — each holding a bill / buzzing phone, all talking over each other: "The 15th!" "Mine's the 3rd!" "Minimum payment!" Visual and audio chaos.

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Close-up on a tired face. The monsters multiply the noise; the person loses the overview.

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The person opens the KB+ app, taps "Merge your loans". KB's red square appears as a protective shield.

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The scattered monsters are gently pulled together and merge — they don't vanish, they combine into one small, calm creature. The noise cuts to silence.

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The single calm creature settles quietly beside the person, who exhales. One clean notification: "One instalment."

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End card: KB+ branding, claim "Loan consolidation from KB. From several, one." + line "A loan that doesn't scare you." (small print: representative example / APR).

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The monsters are KB / VCCP IP — this concept is an original extension of their world with a new creature, not a copy of their characters. As soon as an instalment figure appears, the final version needs a representative example.

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