Why Rebrand?

March 27th, 2017 by Heather Maloney

image-rebranding-squareThe visual identity (aka ‘logo’) of the Contact Point brand has just been updated, so the reason why businesses rebrand is top of mind. We are rebranding and have updated our logo for several reasons including:

1. To communicate our purpose more clearly
2. Modernise
3. Be more memorable

The Contact Point brand was established nearly 11 years ago. The visual identity of our brand comprises a hand-drawn asterisk; the idea was that if you were looking at a list of suppliers, you’d mark the one you wanted to contact with an asterisk. My Gen Y colleagues look at me blankly when I talk about written lists, and marking one with an asterisk. And let’s face it, we’re a technology company, so what place does write lists have in that? Time for a refresh!

Our business aim is to partner with our clients to help them be the contact point in their industry, by using the best technology solutions and digital strategies.

Our new logo contains a C, a dot / point in the centre, and a circle surrounding it which work together:
– To be easy to recognise.
– The outer circle reflects both the global nature of our work, as well as the team it requires to deliver.
– The overall logo is also reflective of a target. Our clients have goals that we assist them to achieve, and we are about making them the target – the contact point – of the right customers.

We would love your feedback re: whether you feel that our new visual identity successfully achieves the above goals. Stay tuned for our new website design which will better incorporate the new logo, as well as bringing the user experience up to date.

Other common reasons for rebranding include:

4. Change in purpose
Often such a change means that the brand no longer supports the organisation’s purpose.

5. Reaching new markets
New markets usually comprise people with different demographics, pain points, ways of communicating, and perhaps culture. A new brand may be required to better engage with that new target audience.

6. Consolidating multiple brands
Mergers and acquisitions usually combine brands that clash with one another. A rebrand in this situation will help the organisation to present a consistent message to the market.

7. Changing the name
A new name obviously requires a new brand when the visual identity is tied to or incorporates the original name. Imagine if Coca Cola changed their name (not likely given its value!). Their brand would most definitely need to change.

We regularly assist our clients with creating new brands, or refreshing their brand or visual identity. Feel free to get in touch if you would like to discuss this for your organisation.

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