{"id":112,"date":"2011-12-21T11:12:16","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T11:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeus\/wordpress\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2017-02-08T12:39:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T01:39:28","slug":"branding-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/?page_id=112","title":{"rendered":"Branding: Integrated Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\">PROJECT TITLE<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2010-2011 Global Marketing Communication Manager\u00a0at Integrated Research (Australia)<br \/>\nMajor rebrand<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\">PROJECT OUTLINE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Integrated Research had one major objective in mind when I developed its rebrand in 2011. The company was built on the success of one product, known as Prognosis. Over many years everyone had come to use the Prognosis name when referring to the company. The crunch point came when the CEO of the organisation telephoned one of the regional offices and the receptionist answered the phone as &#8216;Prognosis&#8217;. The challenge: To successfully\u00a0instil the company name without losing the equity built up in the Prognosis name.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\"><strong>Integrated Research: Bringing the IR brand to life<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Bringing the IR brand to life&#8221; was aimed at communicating the new branding internally, and clearing up confusion as to which of the new logos to use as there had been so many changes over the years. In the end, we\u00a0had to totally rethink the company&#8217;s\u00a0branding strategy and hierarchy of brands.<\/p>\n<p>I developed the tagline in consultation with key stakeholders and launched a global communication campaign which was rolled out via a multi-channel communication strategy. This was kicked off via a\u00a0series of emails which were distributed globally, along with posters throughout the global offices, and posts on Chatter (the company&#8217;s social media network). An example of the Quick Reference Guides I developed as part of the email campaign are shown below.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\"><strong>\u00a0The Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts for internal staff: A series o<span style=\"color: #e8165f;\">f weekly email communications and posters throughout the regional\u00a0offices around the world. (2 examples shown below)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/QuickRefGuidetoIRBbranding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-199 alignnone\" title=\"QuickRefGuidetoIRBbranding\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/QuickRefGuidetoIRBbranding.jpg\" alt=\"EmailCampaignQuickRefGuidetoIRBbranding\" width=\"270\" height=\"423\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/QuickRefGuidetoIRBranding2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-216\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/QuickRefGuidetoIRBranding2.jpg\" alt=\"EmailCampaignQuickRefGuidetoIRBranding\" width=\"271\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IR-Rebranding-E-Newsletter-part2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-409\" title=\"Rebrandingat Tradeshows\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IR-Rebranding-E-Newsletter-part2.jpg\" alt=\"EmailsCampaignatTradeshow\" width=\"277\" height=\"434\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/QuickRefGuidetoBrandingatTradeshows-part22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-412\" title=\"QuickRefGuidetoBrandingatTradeshows\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/QuickRefGuidetoBrandingatTradeshows-part22.jpg\" alt=\"EmailCampaignQuickRefGuidetoBrandingatTradeshows\" width=\"277\" height=\"434\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\">At the heart of the rebrand was\u00a0the refinement or redesign\u00a0of a new logo. I was responsible for liaising between\u00a0the brand consultancy and our key stakeholders.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\">OLD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/old-IR_Prog_Precise_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2522\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/old-IR_Prog_Precise_logo-300x87.jpg\" alt=\"old IR_Prog_Precise_logo\" width=\"221\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\">NEW<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IR-Prognosis.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2519\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IR-Prognosis.jpeg\" alt=\"IR Prognosis\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IR.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2521\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IR.jpeg\" alt=\"IR\" width=\"130\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\">Supporting the changes in branding I also created\u00a0the Integrated Research Writing and Design Style Guides. Creative\u00a0<a style=\"color: #e8165f;\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.neorelic.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Jones<\/a>, designed both documents and provided input for the Design Style Guide<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Integrated-Research-Writing-Style-Guide-2011-12-PJ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-432 alignleft\" title=\"Integrated Research Writing Style Guide 2012\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Integrated-Research-Writing-Style-Guide-2011-12-PJ.jpg\" alt=\"Writing Style Guide\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Integrated-Research-Design-Style-Guide-2011-12-PJ5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-431\" title=\"Integrated Research Design Style Guide 2012\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Integrated-Research-Design-Style-Guide-2011-12-PJ5.jpg\" alt=\"Design Style Guide\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\"><strong>The singularly most important tool any any branding and positioning exercise is the look and feel of the company website and various microsites. Budget is always a major consideration if the existing website is unable to support the objectives, so again, resources need to be scoped out well in advance to ensure the campaign launch is carefully choreographed.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2156\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/contetn-for-website.png\" alt=\"contetn for website\" width=\"523\" height=\"485\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/content-for-website.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2155\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/content-for-website.png\" alt=\"content for website\" width=\"525\" height=\"506\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e8165f;\">A recruitment campaign for new graduates was an ideal time to introduce the new brand to a new generation of employees. I used the opportunity to interview existing graduates about what they enjoyed about IR and combined it with the new messaging\/positioning.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/A4-IR-GraduateProgram-Ad1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-950\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/A4-IR-GraduateProgram-Ad1.jpg\" alt=\"Graduate Program\" width=\"510\" height=\"630\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='kindleWidget kindleLight' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eviemcrae.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/send-to-kindle\/media\/white-25.png\" \/><span>Send to Kindle<\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROJECT TITLE 2010-2011 Global Marketing Communication Manager\u00a0at Integrated Research (Australia) Major rebrand &nbsp; PROJECT OUTLINE Integrated Research had one major objective in mind when I developed its rebrand in 2011. 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