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Julaiha Probo Anggraini
Doctoral Program in Leadership Communication Science, LSPR Institute of Communication and Business, Indonesia
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Global Strategic Communication Failure in Swatch’s 2025 “Slanted Eye” Advertisement Crisis: Cultural Sensitivity, Stakeholder Trust, and Crisis Governance Julaiha Probo Anggraini; Haronas Kutanto
Varied Knowledge Journal Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): Varied Knowledge Journal, August 2026
Publisher : CV. Global Cendekia Inti

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.71094/vkj.v4i1.358

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This article examined the 2025 Swatch “slanted eye” advertisement controversy as a failure of global strategic communication, cultural sensitivity, and crisis governance. The study used a qualitative case study with document analysis by reviewing media reports, company information, and academic literature on strategic communication, corporate communication, stakeholder theory, cultural intelligence, and Situational Crisis Communication Theory. The analysis found that the controversy emerged because the campaign failed to anticipate cultural decoding among Asian publics, especially in relation to a visual gesture widely perceived as derogatory. The case also showed identity-image misalignment, disruption of stakeholder trust, and digital amplification of reputational risk. Swatch’s apology and removal of the advertisement were necessary, but they were not sufficient as a long-term governance response. This article proposed the G-CARE Model, consisting of Global Cultural Audit, Cultural Risk Assessment, Apology Plus Action, Representative Stakeholder Listening, and Evaluation and Reputation Recovery. The model offered a preventive and corrective framework for global brands to manage cultural crisis risks before campaign messages reach international publics.
Co-Authors Haronas Kutanto