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Color Change

Novaflex / Mapei|Toy|2026

Professionals don't buy paint — they buy confidence that the job will be right the first time. Novaflex's 'Color Change' launch campaign, developed by Toy for Mapei's new Latin American paint line, enters a category defined by technical distrust and commodity pricing with a single provocative gesture: change itself as the brand's central promise. Rather than defaulting to palette showcases or application demos, the 360° campaign across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia speaks to contractors and applicators in the language of transformation — positioning Novaflex not as another product option but as a professional upgrade. The integrated digital execution moves across social, content, and performance channels with visual consistency that communicates premium positioning in markets where paint advertising rarely rises above price promotion. What makes this launch strategically sound is the audience segmentation: by addressing the professional trade first, Novaflex builds credibility at the specification level before competing on shelf. Tradespeople recommend what they trust; homeowners buy what tradespeople recommend. Leading with B2B conviction to drive B2C pull is the right sequence for a challenger brand with no legacy equity. The 'Color Change' platform is versatile enough to carry the brand long past launch — transformation rhetoric scales across every product extension.

Credits

Dígito 57

Production Company — Dígito 57

Toy Team

Creative Direction — Toy

Toy Team

Art Direction — Toy

Toy Team

Copywriting — Toy

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