It looks like our friends at kikki.k have done it again. Walking past our local store in South Melbourne today my eye was captured and my mind captivated by the beautiful VM, from window to display, from product design to range. Here’s hoping for some kikki.k from Kris Kringle (say that ten times fast after a good dose of egg nog).
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Brand Differentiation by Design
One of my all-time favorite brands is Australian stationery retailer kikki.k. As brand developers with a passion for retail, here at Truly Deeply we love brands that clearly and confidently differentiate themselves from the competitive marketplace. Even more impressive are those brands we call ‘Category Creators’, whose vision and innovation see them create a whole new segment of the market in which they dominate. It was Jerry Garci of the psychedelic rock band Grateful Dead who summed-it-up best when he said: You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do.
But the highest of all praise goes to those brands who achieve all this through the power of design – and kikki.k is one of those brands.
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Buy two books from the kikki.k Inspiration Series and receive the third free (that’s a grand saving of $39.95).* Record your dreams, plan your goals and achieve wellbeing with these gorgeous books. These stunning inspirational notebooks are the perfect place to start working towards achieving your dreams. They also make ideal gifts for loved ones and are perfect for Christmas.
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Truly Deeply Brand continued Social Responsibility
Last Wednesday night saw us at Truly Deeply kick off of our Tenth Annual Art with Heart charity art show. This year we had 40 artists who generously donated a whopping 90 paintings/artworks to raise money for Swags For Homeless. Swags For Homeless are a Melbourne based not-for-profit organisation that provides Backpack Beds to the homeless – an interim crisis measure (emergency relief) for those turned away from shelters.
More pics of the frivolity and shenanigans from the re-launch party for our agency’s new brand Truly Deeply.
A Knock-Out Brand Canvas
We’ve written many times before about the failure of most retail brands to leverage the window space of new stores whilst they’re preparing to open. “What a ripper of a brand canvas to leave blank!” we shout in frustration. “Why wouldn’t you fill those newspaper-covered frames with some fancy brand statement to delight and create anticipation for your upcoming store opening?”
Well thank the Lord we’ve been heard – and by the savvy branders at food franchise Mad Mex no-less. These guys have cooked-up a feast of brand personality, seasoned with bold and unique visual language rich in brand story telling. Check-out the eye popping windows of their soon to be opened Chapel Street store in Melbourne, Australia:
We Love a Good Blank Canvas
As a brand agency, there’s not much we love more than a great blank brand canvas that’s been spotted and transformed into a glowing gesture of brand communication. When we talk to our clients (and anyone else who’ll listen) about sharpening their brand strategy, we are always big-on identifying the blank canvases that provide the opportunity to leverage your brand in remarkable ways.
We Love a Good Delivery Truck
Whilst there’s nothing new about well branded delivery trucks, there are still few examples of these moving billboards being used as canvases for brand expression. The cost to transform even a single delivery truck for a small business into a bold brand gesture is minimal, yet the investment in creative brand expression has the potential for grand pay-off.
The Power of Blank Canvases
Recently we wrote about the power of blank canvases to provide businesses of all sizes with a marketing advantage. We used the example of retailers, who religiously cover the windows of their newly-leased stores with newspaper rather than recognising the potential of that property as a powerful brand canvas.
On the weekend I passed a local retailer-to-be who had possibly read our article, but definitely seen the opportunity. I snapped a pic of their windows which show that whilst doing something is better than doing nothing with your marketing – sometimes it isn’t a whole lot better.
‘Who? What? Who?’ the windows shout out to the passing traffic. ‘Very good questions’ shout back the traffic to the vacant store, ‘but we were hoping you could tell us.’ Read the rest of this entry »
