Posts Tagged ‘brand-extension’

09.15.11

Coles, clever brand stretch or caught red-handed diluting their brand?

The famous and annoying catch cry, “down, down” and the big red finger might actually carry far greater symbolism for Coles and their reputation than they realise. As the brand becomes more elastic and focuses on ‘stretch, stretch how far can we stretch’, could this strategy actually bring the brand down or is Coles setting a new benchmark for Australian brands?

Companies are always seeking new ways to grow and expand but when brands start to develop a bigger range of products, there is a danger of stretching the brand too far. Extensions can have a knock on effect that confuses the brand’s identity, its customers and can potentially leave the brand open to attack from more focussed competitors.

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02.03.10

The 5 Fundamentals of Great Annual Report Design

The Code of Great Annual Reporting
For 20 years we have been developing corporate brands and communications. Our work has seen
us decode much of the brand and corporate communication landscape, working for businesses across all sectors operating in national and international markets.

AR:ReView is the culmination of us turning our decoding methodology towards defining the a market oriented criteria for creating annual reporting content to global best practice standards.

As we lead the thinking for our clients on their brand definition and communication, we see AR:ReView as a natural extension of how their brands connect with their shareholders and stakeholders, answering the questions:
• How can shareholder reporting be more informative
and accessible?
• How can we best provide the information investors and the market value, in a format that is more engaging, more functional, and easier to understand? Read the rest of this entry »

11.27.09

RACV – The 4 keys to perfect brand extension

The RACV has provided us with a perfect example of a brand extension with a product that leverages all the good work they’ve done building a reputation based on simple products you can trust and a great service ethic. The product is RACV home cover. It must be good because so far I’ve only heard it promoted on radio and yet it stuck in my mind.

For $142 per annum you get eight call outs for emergencies in the home and they’ve picked a few goodies – the sort of things that sneak up on you, and strike when you are least prepared, like the heating not working, smelling gas or a gutter flooding the lounge room. Of course they’ve also included being locked out – so now the same organisation that you trust not to snigger at you when you lock your keys in the car can help you when the front door slams behind you as you rush out in your jim jams to get the post.

RACV

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10.28.09

How Far is Too Far for Brand Stretch?

A Trusted & Loved Brand
Arguably, Australia only has a handful of iconic brands; brands with a rich history and tradition, brands that are recognised, trusted, and understood by customers around the country. Goulburn Valley could well stake claim for being one of those brands. I grew up eating Goulburn Valley tinned peaches and pears for dessert. Mum trusted the brand to feed us kids, and that was good enough for me. Goulburn Valley earned a place in the hearts and minds of many hundreds of thousands of Australians.

As a brand, Goulburn Valley has always had a clearly proposition: fresh fruit – pears, peaches and apricots, grown by Australian Farmers, picked from the orchards around Goulburn, and canned in their own juices – sweet, syrupy goodness.

Waiter, There’s Some Milk in My Fruit
So Imagine my confusion the other day when I came across an add for Goulburn Valley flavoured milk. Flavoured milk? From Goulburn Valley? ‘Isn’t Goulburn Valley a fruit company?’ I heard my subconscious ask itself. ‘Isn’t Goulburn Valley all about sweet, syrupy peaches, pears and apricots? What’s all this about milk and banana and chocolate and iced coffee??!!’

Goulburn Valley Dair Co. packs Read the rest of this entry »