Brand judgement built into the work
Guidelines should not sit in a folder. MAIA uses them while the campaign is being built: ideas, copy, mockups, channels and market checks.
Behaviour
A children's yogurt, a heritage water brand and a performance drink should not brief the same machine in the same way. Approved work, rejected routes and compliance feedback stay useful.
- Warmth where children are involved
- Restraint for heritage brands
- Real effort for performance claims
Category
Food, beauty, OTC, supplements and baby care each have their own traps: claims, visuals, tone and appetite for risk.
- Beauty: real skin texture
- OTC: permitted claims only
- Indulgence: luxury without excess
Market
A market is not just a translation job. It changes the copy, layout, channel plan and review risk.
- France: health message space
- Germany: OTC disclaimer space
- China: no superlatives
- UK: HFSS shapes channels
Rules change the work
They affect what can be said, what needs space, and where the idea should show up.
| Market | Key requirement MAIA applies | Effect on the campaign |
|---|---|---|
| France | Reserved space for a mandatory health message | Layouts and mockups leave room for the message; copy is adapted |
| Germany | OTC disclaimer space required | Disclaimer space reserved in relevant executions |
| China | Superlative language prohibited | Superlatives stripped from names, concepts and copy |
| United Kingdom | HFSS restrictions for less healthy products | Channel strategy adjusted to respect placement rules |
| US · Italy · Spain | Market-specific claim and tone norms | Tone, claims and emphasis adapted per market |
Seven markets. One brief. Different work.
The local constraints are there before the review starts.
The same idea can be right in one market, risky in another, and wrong for the brand. MAIA keeps that tension visible.
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Bring the category where the details matter.
We will show you how the work changes when brand, category and market rules are active from the start.