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New Identity Alert
April 2009
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                                                                          page 2

April 2009


Among the brand identities featured this month        Is this the correct strategy? It is hard to find
are FICO, Fiserv, StoneRiver, Axiata, OnLive, Gubb    a compelling rationale for such a move. Virtually
& Ellis, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intact Insurance, and       every reason that would compel a company to
the province of Alberta.                              rebrand would also make it try to communicate
                                                      this as widely as possible.
This issue also marks the fifth anniversary of
New Identity Alert. This is the 33rd issue and over   There are basically four reasons most corporate
360 brand identities have been featured (see the      brand identities are created. One reason is that
list towards the back of this issue). Some brands     there has been a merger or major acquisition;
have been featured more than once, mainly due         a subsidiary or business unit is divested; a new
to mergers. Xerox, for example, has been featured     start-up or joint venture is launched; or there has
twice since it has had two changes to its brand       been a major change in the direction or focus of
identity in the last five years.                      the company. Each one of these reasons warrants
                                                      the company to explain to its stakeholders why
Not surprisingly, a number of the companies           they have (re)branded, and what the brand means.
featured no longer exist, or they have changed, as
a result of mergers, or spin-off. Axiata, which is    In the end, the colour of the symbol or style of
featured in this issue, “demerged” from TM, which     the logotype is not the story. What the company
was featured in the June 2005 issue.                  stands for and what, if anything, has changed or
                                                      is changing in the company’s behavior – these are
Reviewing all the past issues, there were no          the issues which need to be communicated. Even
surprises. Some of the trends noted in past issues    if the brand identity has just evolved, it behooves
are quite visible, such as spin-offs from large       the company to let its stakeholders know what
global (and well branded) companies adopting          has, and what has not changed.
amateurish brand identities.
                                                      Finding these brand identities and writing about
There were, no doubt, interesting brand               them continues to be a tremendous learning
identities launched in the past five years and have   experience. It will be fascinating to explore and
not been featured. One reason for missing them        find the next 360 brand identities.
is that some companies decide to launch brand
identities without issuing a press release and
attempt to keep the new brand identity out of the
public limelight.
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                     An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 3
                                                       identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                       by Method Branding.


F I CO Fair Isaac, the company that has created a
leading credit score system, has changed its name
in March to FICO™, the name of its credit rating.
With its head office in Minneapolis, FICO also has
offices in Japan, China, Australia, Singapore, the
UK and Brazil to serve its customers in over 80
countries. Its credit rating products and services
are said to “increase customer loyalty and profit-     OLD BR AND iDeNtit y
ability, cut fraud losses, manage credit risk, meet
regulatory and competitive demands, and rapidly
build market share” and are used by many of the
leading banks, insurance companies, and retailers
around the world.

Comment Considering the business they are
in, this is a very appropriate wordmark. Sombre
colour and straightforward typography are the
correct elements for this company. FICO is not
responsible for the economic turmoil, but it is
 very much involved in the efforts of financial
institutions to overcome the challenges (a kind
word) that they are faced with. Solid, no nonsense
for FICO is good, and is better than the Fair Isaac
look. The name change also makes sense, given
the strength of the myFICO brand. One wonders,
though, having adopted the FICO name, why the
myFICO wordmark has not been updated to be
consistent with the corporate wordmark. The other
question is why they have decided to maintain
Fair Isaac as the legal name of the company? No
rationale for this decision was found on their site.
Still, this is a well done brand identity.

fico.com
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                        An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 4
                                                          identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                          by Method Branding.


F I s E R v This “world leader in information
management and e-commerce systems for finan-
cial services” unveiled its new brand identity in
February. Fiserv also announced all of its products
and services would be adopting the Fiserv name.
Fiserv specializes in transactional technology
solutions, such as products and services for online
banking, electronic billing and payment, account          OLD BR AND iDeNtit y
processing, data warehousing, card manufacturing
and personalization services, high-volume laser
printing and electronic document distribution and
archiving. Based in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Fiserv
is a Fortune 500 company and states it has 20,000
employees in 250 locations worldwide, with over
18,000 customers.

Comment The new wordmark is better than
the old one. But how good is it? Compared to the
FICO wordmark, the new Fiserv wordmark looks
solid, but it also looks dated even if it is in orange,
a colour in vogue for the past couple of years. For
a six character name (including the letter i) the
lettering style could have been less condensed,
giving the name more breadth, even if it meant
losing some of the verticality of the wordmark.
There is not much excitement in the new word-
mark. One only has to look at the brand identity
for StoneRiver, a spin-off from Fiserv (see next
page) to see the possibilities of what could have
been. Even if it did not have a symbol, the new
brand identity would certainly have benefitted
from something more than simply a period
following the name.

fiserv.com
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                     An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 5
                                                       identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                       by Method Branding.


s TO N E R I v E R Following the sale of Fiserv
Insurance Solutions to a private equity firm, the
company’s new name and brand identity was
launched at the same time as former parent Fiserv
launched its own brand identity at the beginning
of March. StoneRiver provides software and
processing solutions to the insurance industry,
from insurance companies, agents and brokers to        OLD BR AND iDeNtit y
pharmacies. Based in Brookfield, Wisconsin,
StoneRiver has offices across the United States.

Comment Is it coincidence that the name of
the company that manages the equity fund that
made the acquisition is Stone Point Capital (the
brand identities do not look alike)? While it is not
clear why the name StoneRiver was selected,
it is nonetheless a strong, evocative name. The
symbol with its overall shape and internal shapes
accentuate the meaning of the name. The result
is a brand identity that retains whatever brand
equity it had with Fiserv being blue, and yet
created a warm, friendly look with blue and grey:
something one would not expect. The logotype is
also very legible, a marked improvement over the
old Fiserv. The interesting question, now, of
course is which is more successful: the new Fiserv
or StoneRiver brand identity? While the new Fiserv
web site is stronger than StoneRiver’s, and without
being privy to what transpired in both board-
rooms, the StoneRiver symbol and logotype have
more subjective appeal.

stoneriver.com
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                     An occasional survey of new corporate brand               page 6
                                                       identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                       by Method Branding.


G LO B A L F O U N D R I E s AMD and the
Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC)
announced at the beginning of March the launch
of their joint venture, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a
semiconductor manufacturing company. The
company will provide AMD with manufacturing, as
well as offer services to third-party customers.
The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley’s       PAReNt BR AND iDeNtities
Sunnyvale with facilities in New York state, Texas
and Germany.

Comment At first glance, the digital globe and
logotype is attractive. The globe is expertly
rendered, with gradients in all the small dots
which vary in size and shape according to their
position on the globe (see the detail to the lower
right). However, with the lettering style for the                                                      De tAiL
logotype, one is reminded of Arthur Andersen,
the global accounting firm that collapsed in
disgrace following the Enron debacle. Granted,
these are different industries, but why draw the
inevitable comparison? If they had opted for a
different colour palette, with a different lettering
style, they would have landed in a much
 better place.

Also confounding is why the company uses
GLOBALFOUNDRIES in capital letters in the text
of its communications. GlobalFoundries in upper
and lowercase letters is much easier to read. Just
as logotypes in lowercase letters should not be set
in lowercase in text, it is also absurd to write the
company name in capitals letter in text, just
because that’s the way it appears in the logotype
(the exception being acronyms).

globalfoundries.com
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                      An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 7
                                                        identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                        by Method Branding.


A x I ATA Following its “demerger” from TM
in April 2008, Axiata launched its new name and
brand identity at the beginning of April. The
company is a key telecommunications company
in several Asian countries, including Malaysia,
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia,
India, Singapore, Thailand, Pakistan and Iran.
Some of the mobile brand names it operates under        OLD BR AND iDeNtit y
include Celcom, XL, Dialog, AKTEL, HELLO, Idea,
Spice M1 and MTCE. Based in Malaysia and with
over 25,000 employees, Axiata claims it has close
to 90 million mobile subscribers in Asia.

Comment This is a reasonably well executed
brand identity. One can tell by the care that was
taken to align the symbol’s longest vertical to the
edge of the last letter a, and how the angle on the
letter t aligns to the diagonal of the symbol. The
symbol itself is fine, but not inspirational, ground-
breaking or even striking. The bird-like symbol for
TM is a more exciting icon.

It is noteworthy that even though Axiata “de-
merged” from TM, it was somehow still compelled
to stay within the TM colour palette. The symbols
are in the same colour range and the logotypes are
virtually the identical blue. The characters also
mimic the TM logotype, with the “shoulders” of
the x and t also curved. It really seems that Axiata
did not want to stray too far from its former parent.

axiata.com
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                    An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 8
                                                      identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                      by Method Branding.


O N L I v E A new company was launched the
third week of March, after seven years of “stealth”
development. OnLive is “a revolutionary, on
demand video game platform delivering the latest
and most advanced games instantly, on any TV via
a sleek, inexpensive MicroConsole, or on almost
any PC or Mac.” Many games from the leading
video game companies will be offered, including
games from Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Take-Two
Interactive Software, Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment, THQ Inc., Epic Games, Eidos, Atari
Interactive and Codemasters. Based in Palo Alto,
CA, OnLive was founded by Steve Perlman,
credited on the OnLive web site as the inventor of
QuickTime, WebTV and as holding over 80 US
patents. The OnLive Game Service is expected to
launch later this year.

Comment Though the symbol is hardly a unique,
original concept (see Grant Thornton, New Identity
Alert, April 2008) this is still a well done brand
identity. The Mobius loop idea is certainly appro-
priate, given the core idea that video games can
be played from existing televisions or computers
without having to invest every few years in new
game consoles. This is yet another orange brand
identity, though the colour that appears to be on
the web site is subjectively more interesting
than the copper symbol colour used on a white
background. The logotype is reasonably contem-
porary and in general this brand identity is
corporate and straightforward. One has to think
this is a deliberate decision which will give
the video games, with their decidedly more
aggressive looks, more “visual” space.

onlive.com
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                    An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 9
                                                      identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                      by Method Branding.


I N TA C T I N s U R A N CE With the close of
the sale of its home, auto and business insurance
subsidiary, ING Canada announced in late
February that the subsidiary was changing its
name and brand identity to Intact Insurance
Company. Following the approval of the name
change by its shareholders, the holding company
ING Canada Inc., will be renamed Intact Financial     OLD BR AND iDeNtit y
Corporation. ING Canada claims it is one of the
60 largest Canadian publicly-traded companies,
and Intact Insurance is the largest insurance
company in the country. Based in Toronto, the
company has 6,700 employees offering insurance
under the Intact Insurance, belairdirect and Grey
Power brands.

Comment The President and CEO of ING Canada
was quoted as saying, “We have the unique
opportunity to launch a new brand that speaks to
what consumers are looking for from an insurance
company, and a brand that reinforces our custom-
er orientation.” This is then a missed opportunity.
One wonders how they could go from the regal
(and quirky) lion symbol to this amateurish word-
mark. With financial institutions in trouble around
the world (granted Canada’s financial institutions
have escaped the calamities of their international
peers), this is not a brand identity that instills
confidence in the management of the company.
Were they told by their advertising agency or
branding firm that this wordmark gives them a
youthful, edgy look? What could have been the
rational given for this? Or did the company just
hand this to one of their internal desktop
designers who had no idea what they doing?

intactinsurance.com
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                    An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 10
                                                      identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                      by Method Branding.


T E N AYA C A p I TA L The venture capital unit
of Lehman Brothers was sold off to an investment
group that includes managers of the business.
Founded in 1995 as Lehman Brothers Venture
Partners, the company has raised over $1 billion,
investing in a wide range of high-growth technol-
ogy companies including software, consumer
Internet, communications, semiconductors,             OLD BR AND iDeNtit y
electronics, and cleantech. Tenaya Capital has
offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston,
Massachusetts.

Comment There is something appealing in
the hand drawn pine tree as the symbol for this
venture capital firm that claims to be “Partners
in Growth.” It takes the brand identity away from
the formality of the Lehman Brothers wordmark.
It’s unfortunate though that the logotype is not as
successful. The word Tenaya is just big and bold,
with no finesse and the word Capital virtually
disapears given the light weight of the characters
and the colour it’s in. There will be more new
brand identities that are born as a result of these
troubled times. Given that the demise of firms
such as Lehman Brothers has a significant impact
beyond those immediately affected, (employees,
shareholders, customers, suppliers, etc.), we
should hope that other brands to be created from
this mess will be more successful, both in terms
of their brand identities and of their success in
the marketplace.

tenayacapital.com
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                     An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 11
                                                       identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                       by Method Branding.


T I E TO Late last year this Finnish-based IT
company launched its new brand identity,
shortening its name to Tieto. Founded in 1968
as Tietotehdas, it merged in 1999 and became
TietoEnator. With about 16,000 employees,
Tieto operates on 30 countries around the world,
though its principal markets are the Northern
European countries and Russia.                         OLD BR AND iDeNtit y

Comment In the launch press release, Hannu
Syrjälä, the company CEO is quoted as stating,
“A new and unified brand is a visible sign of the
changes in our company. The new name is short,
simple, and reflects our sharper focus and the
idea of ‘less is more.’” Well, the name has been
shortened, but what happened to the idea of less
is more? Why create a brand identity that has
several colour options, plus a reverse look that
uses bands of colour tone? Less is more does not
translate to a complicated brand identity system.
Even with that, the new brand mark does not
“reflect a sharper focus.” One reads the name out
of the “shadow”, not the characters themselves,
which are white. The look generally feels dated,
with its type treatment looking like it was created
in the 1970s. For a company with global ambitions
and working in a field that is reinventing itself at
an ever-faster pace, a brand identity more focused
and innovative would have served it better.

tieto.com
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                      An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 12
                                                        identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                        by Method Branding.


G R U B B & E L L I s In the middle of March,
this global commercial real estate company
launched its new brand identity. Grubb & Ellis
states it is one of the largest and most respected
commercial real estate services and investment
companies, with more than 130 owned and
affiliate offices worldwide, offering property
owners, corporate occupants and investors               OLD BR AND iDeNtit y
comprehensive integrated real estate solutions,
including transaction, management, consulting
and investment advisory services supported by
proprietary market research and extensive local
market expertise. Based in Santa Ana, CA, they
also claim to currently manage a portfolio of more
than 225 million square feet of real estate.

Comment This is a definite improvement over
the previous brand identity. The symbol is much
better, with the “bridge symboliz(ing) how
 Grubb & Ellis connects the needs of clients with
the various real estate services and investment
programs the firm provides.” The bridge is simple,
and yet has a real sense of movement; of “getting
from here to there.” The logotype is also a definite
improvement. It is very legible, contemporary,
yet is also timeless and has more gravitas than the
old logotype. The use of yellow and black main-
tains the equity built by the old brand identity, and
here again, the new yellow is better than the pale
colour used before. The only criticism is the use of
their tag lines, locked up to the brand identity. The
result would have been a stronger brand identity
had the tag line not been tucked in so close to
the name.

grubb-ellis.com
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                    An occasional survey of new corporate brand                 page 13
                                                      identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                      by Method Branding.


A L B E RTA This western Canadian province
launched its new brand identity in late March.
In addition to a script wordmark, they have also
launched a brand identity system for all the
provincial government ministries and depart-
ments. With a population of over 3.5 million,
Alberta has had a strong economy based on oil
and gas (with the tar sands oil fields in Northern    OLD BR AND iDeNtit y
Alberta), as well as tourism, farming and ranching.
The province claims its emerging economic base
is in such areas as nanotechnology, biotechnol-
ogy, pharmaceuticals, and software development.

The new Alberta brand highlights open,
aspirational, dynamic, strong and genuine as its
attributes. The core idea (and the tag line derived
from it) is The freedom to create and the spirit      the OtheR OPtiONs           ALBeRtA GOveRNmeNt miNistRies

to achieve.

Comment It was interesting to review the
documents posted by the Alberta government
relating to the creation of this new brand. Of
particular interest were the market research
reports of the testing of the various marks that
had been developed. Not surprisingly, the option
that was adopted for the Alberta brand identity
scored the highest. What was surprising was that
the second and third favourite option were
eliminated from the final round of testing (the top
two options to the right). And no surprise, the
preferred option was preferred significantly over
the other two final options. Why they tested the
preferred option against the least favourite
alternatives was information that was not found
(or made public).

(See next page)
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                     An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 14
                                                       identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                       by Method Branding.


Still, the hand-lettered script is well done and
appealing. The square at the end varies in colour,
and is an obvious link to the brand identity system
developed for the government ministries and
departments. While it is understandable that the
latter is relatively generic in look, so it does not
conflict with the wordmark, the square makes no
sense. It does not add anything to either the script
wordmark or to the dozens of government
brand signatures.

They could have easily used another simple shape
to link the wordmark to the ministry signatures.
For example, the official flower of Alberta is the
wild rose. A simple shape based on the rose would
have been a more meaningful option than a
generic square.

There is also much to commend about this brand
identity, including some spectacular images that
have been used in the Alberta Brand book and
web site. These photographs are not just of
breathtaking vistas in the Rockies, but cover a
variety of subjects.* Overall, there is much to
commend, just that “darn” square…

(See next page)
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                       An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 15
                                                         identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                         by Method Branding.


* It has just been revealed (to much ridicule in
Canada and Great Britain) that one of the images
is not from Alberta, but from a beach near
Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, U.K. (see the
page from the Alberta brand book and an ad to the
right). The Alberta Minister of Tourism apparently
first told reporters her department had nothing to
do with the rebranding campaign, that it was done
by an Edmonton public relations firm.

Since then, the Alberta government has
apologized, posting on its blog an explanation,
saying: “At one point in the narrative we men-
tioned our regard for people in other places, and
in that place we used the only image that did not
come from Alberta. Intentionally.”

“Then we screwed up… We took images from
the narrative, and used them as standalone still
pictures on our website. And along the line, we
grabbed that one, solitary image that was not
from Alberta and added our nifty new
‘Alberta’ signature.”

“We’re sorry.”

Sure, this image clearly communicates that Alberta
cares about the rest of the world? One wonders, in
that case, what their definition is of the world. This
was poorly thought through and executed.

alberta.ca
albertabrand.com
alberta.ca/blog/home.cfm
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                    An occasional survey of new corporate brand     page 16
                                                      identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                      by Method Branding.


L I v E R p O O L The British city, familiar
around the world as the birthplace of the Beatles,
launched its new brand identity at the end of
March. The brand is part of a 15-year vision to
improve the lives of every resident. This includes
efforts in increasing employment creation;
increasing the city’s population by building more
family homes; making Liverpool one of the             OtheR BR AND iDeNtities
cleanest, greenest and safest cities in the UK; to
improving the health of every resident by reducing
levels of obesity and the number of people
smoking. The new brand identity is intended to
promote Liverpool around the world.

Comment As with Alberta, Liverpool uses a
hand-lettering script for its name, which gives the
brand identity a human, friendly look. However,
this brand identity is a puzzle. First, it is an
imitation of the brand identity they had to mark
Liverpool as the “European Capital of Culture”
in 2008. Second, featuring what one has to
presume is the Liverpool skyline does not make
sense for a brand identity that is targeting stake-
holders around the world. It is meaningless. To
further confuse matters, the brand signature is
used in a wide variety of colours. While one could
not expect the city to use the likeness of the
Beatles for their brand identity, there are many
options that they could have used to align them-
selves with the emotions and visual language that
is evoked by the Beatles, and still have something
that is unique to Liverpool and is visually fresh
and contemporary.

liverpool.gov.uk
liverpoolcitybrand.com
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                          An occasional survey of new corporate brand                                            page 17
                                                            identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                            by Method Branding.


L I sT O F B R A N D I D E N T I T I E s   Alliance Boots               Oct 2006       Better Place            Sep 2008    Ceva Logistics       Dec 2006
F E AT U R E D As stated earlier, this     Alltel                       May 2005       Bharti                  Nov 2008    CFA Institute        Jun 2004
issue marks the fifth anniversary
                                           ALM                          Feb 2005       Bladex                  Sep 2004    Chemtura             Sep 2005
of this newsletter. Below, and on the
next three pages, is a list of all the     Amegy Bank                   Mar 2005       Blue Run Ventures       Mar 2005    Chevron              Jun 2005

brands that have been featured so          America Online               Dec 2004       BNSF                    Mar 2005    Chorus               Feb 2008
far in New Identity Alert. We hope         American Medical                            Bombay Stock Exchange   Oct 2005    Chrysler             Oct 2007
that you have found the newsletters        Association                  Sep 2005
                                                                                       Booz & Company           Jul 2008   Ciena                Dec 2004
interesting and topical.                   Ameriprise Financial          Jun 2005
                                                                                       Bosch Group             May 2005    CIMB Group           Oct 2006
April 2004-April 2009                      Anheuser-Busch InBev         Nov 2008
                                                                                       Boys Town               Dec 2007    Cingular             Dec 2004
                                           ArcelorMittal                 Jul 2007
AARP                         Feb 2007                                                  Bravo                   Mar 2005    Cinterion             Jul 2008

Abelica Global               Dec 2007
                                           ASBBank                      May 2005
Abitibi Bowater              Dec 2007                                                  Brocade                 Feb 2007    Cisco                Oct 2006
                                           Assurant                     Apr 2004
Access                       Dec 2006                                                  BRP                     Sep 2004    Citigroup            Feb 2007
                                           AT&T                          Jan 2006
A-Channel                    Sep 2005                                                  BSG                     Feb 2006    Citroën              Feb 2009
                                           Atlanta                      Nov 2005
AEP Networks                 Mar 2005                                                                                      Clear Source         Mar 2005
                                           Avago Technologies            Jan 2006
Aeroplan                     Jun 2004                                                  CA                      Jan 2006    CNIB                  Jul 2006
                                           Avanquest                    Feb 2007
Aéroports de Paris           Sep 2005                                                  Cambria Suites          Mar 2005    CNW Goup             Mar 2005
                                           Aveos                        Nov 2008
AfghanMark                   Feb 2007                                                  Canadian Institute of               Colonial Life        Feb 2008
                                           Avis Budget Group            Oct 2006       Chartered Accountants   Oct 2007
Aflac                        Feb 2005                                                                                      Comfort Inn          Mar 2005
                                           Axiata                       Apr 2009       Canwest                 Feb 2008
                                                                                                                           Connex               Feb 2005
                                           Azingo                       Feb 2008       Capgemini               May 2004
AGC                          Feb 2007                                                                                      Cooper Tires         Nov 2005
                                                                                       Capital One             Feb 2008
Agility                      Dec 2006
                                           Baird                        Dec 2006       Cardiac Science         Apr 2008
Air Canada                   Dec 2004                                                                                      Cornell University   Dec 2004
                                           BASF                         May 2004       Carestream Health       May 2007
Air France                   Feb 2009                                                                                      Covidien              Jul 2007
                                           Baskin Robbins               Nov 2005       Caribbean Airlines      Dec 2006
Air Mauritius                Feb 2009                                                                                      CRA International    Jun 2005
                                           Bausch & Lomb                May 2004       Cartus                  Apr 2006
Aker Solutions               Apr 2008                                                                                      Credit Suisse         Jul 2005
                                           Belden                       Oct 2006
AkzoNobel                     Jul 2008                                                                                     CSC                  Nov 2008
                                           Belfast                      Sep 2008       CCTA                    Oct 2004
Alberta                      Apr 2009                                                                                      Current TV           Sep 2005
                                           Bell Canada                  Sep 2008       Ceridian                May 2004
Alcatel-Lucent               Dec 2006                                                                                      Cybertrust           Feb 2006
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                An occasional survey of new corporate brand                                           page 18
                                                  identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                  by Method Branding.

Daiichi-Sankyo       Oct 2005    Fiat Group                     Nov 2005     Habitat for Humanity     Jun 2005    JDSU               Oct 2005
Daimler              Oct 2007    FICO                           Apr 2009     Hancook                  May 2004    Jockey              Jul 2006
Days Inn             May 2007    Fido                           Nov 2008     Hanwha                   Dec 2006    Johnson Controls   Oct 2007
DC Comics            Jun 2005    FIFA World Cup                  Jul 2006    Harland Clarke           Apr 2008
Delta Air Lines      May 2007    Fiserv                         Apr 2009     Helio                    Nov 2005    Kayak              Feb 2006
Deluxe               Apr 2008    Free Library of Philadelphia   Oct 2005     Hexion                   Jun 2005    KerrMcGee          Feb 2006
DetNorske             Jul 2008   Fujifilm                       Oct 2006     Holiday Inn              Dec 2007    Kikkoman            Jul 2008
DG3                  Feb 2008    Gavilon                        Apr 2008     Holland+Knight           Oct 2004    Kmart              Sep 2004
Dijji                Jan 2006    GE                             Jun 2004     Hotpoint                 Jun 2004    Kodak              Feb 2006
DMA                  Nov 2005    Gennum                         Apr 2008     Huawei                    Jul 2006   KPN                Apr 2006
                                                                                                                  Kraft Foods        Feb 2009
Docdata              Apr 2008    Genpact                        Oct 2005     ICE                      Feb 2006    Kraton              Jul 2006
Dr. Pepper Snapple    Jul 2008   Genworth                       Sep 2004     Idearc                   Dec 2006    Kruger             Dec 2006
                                 GeoEye                         Feb 2006     IdenTrust                Apr 2006    Kumho Asiana       Apr 2006
Econolodge           Sep 2008    Glitnir                        Apr 2006     IFRA                     Feb 2008    KYB                Nov 2005
EDF                  Sep 2005    GLOBALFOUNDRIES                Apr 2009     InBev                    Dec 2004
Elektrobit            Jul 2007   Global TV                      Jan 2006     Independence Air         May 2004    Lanxess            Mar 2005
Embarq               Feb 2006    GO                              Jul 2007    Industrial Alliance      May 2007    Laureate           Jun 2004
Emdeon               Sep 2005    Golden Telecom                 Dec 2006     Inegrys                  May 2007    LedgeNet           Feb 2008
Emergis              Feb 2005    Google                         Sep 2004     Innospec                  Jul 2006   Lime               Sep 2005
EQT                  Feb 2009    Grand & Toy                    Feb 2007     Innovene                 May 2005    Linspire           Oct 2004
Ersol                 Jul 2007                                                                                    Liverpool          Apr 2009
Eurail               Dec 2007    Grant Thornton                 Apr 2008     Intact Insurance         Apr 2009    Logica             Apr 2008
Europ Assistance     Jan 2006    Group 4 Securicor              Sep 2005     Intel                    Jan 2006    London 2012         Jul 2007
                                 Group NBT                      Mar 2005     International Business               LoyaltyOne         Sep 2008
                                                                             Leaders Forum            May 2007
Exensys              Oct 2005    Groupe Aeroplan                Sep 2008
                                                                             Intuit                    Jul 2008
Experian             Dec 2007    Grubb & Ellis                  Apr 2009                                          LPGA               Oct 2007
                                                                             I-play                   May 2005
FedEx Kinko’s        May 2004    GS Holdings                    Apr 2005                                          LS Cable           Apr 2005
                                 GS1                            Mar 2005                                          Luminant Energy     Jul 2007
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                  An occasional survey of new corporate brand                                                 page 19
                                                    identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                    by Method Branding.

LV=                      Jul 2007   NASDAQ OMX                  Apr 2008       Oslo                          Jul 2005   Qantas               Oct 2007
LycoRed                 Feb 2006    National Honey Board        Mar 2005       Oslo Børs VPS                Sep 2008    Quark                Apr 2006
                                    National Jewish Health      Sep 2008       OTP Bank                     Feb 2007    Quark                Oct 2005
MAN                     Oct 2004    National Sep 11 Memorial & Museum at       OZ                           Sep 2008
                                    the World Trade Center      Oct 2007
Manpower                Apr 2006                                                                                        RCN                  May 2005
                                    National Starch             Mar 2005
Manroland                Jul 2008                                              Pacnet                       Feb 2008    Realogy              Apr 2006
                                    Navilyst Medical            Sep 2008
MasterCard Worldwide    Oct 2006                                               Palm                         Sep 2005    Reckitt Benskiser    Feb 2009
                                    NBC Universal               Jun 2004
MBNA                    Mar 2005                                               Pantone                      Dec 2006    Red Bee              Nov 2005
                                    NEI                         Apr 2008
McMillan                 Jul 2008                                              Parallels                    Dec 2007    Reynaers Aluminium   May 2007
                                    NetApp                      Apr 2008
MedAvant                Jan 2006                                               Payless ShoeSource           Oct 2006    Ricoh                Jun 2005
                                    NewPage                     Sep 2005
Mega                     Jul 2006                                              PDL BioPharma                Feb 2006    Rogers Centre        Mar 2005
Memorex                 Nov 2008                                               Peel District School Board   Oct 2005    ROHM Semiconductor   Feb 2009
                                    Nielsen                     Feb 2007
Mentum                  Oct 2007                                               Pepsi                        Feb 2009    RSA                  Apr 2008
                                    NIK Software                Apr 2006
                                                                               PGA                          Feb 2008
                                    Nokia Siemens Networks      May 2007
Meridian Credit Union   May 2005                                               PGI                          Nov 2008    SAB                  Sep 2004
                                    Norway Post                 Nov 2008
Migros Bank             Feb 2006                                                                                        Safeway              May 2005
                                    Nova Scotia                 Apr 2005
MillerCoors             Sep 2008                                               Philips                      Sep 2008    Safran               Apr 2005
                                    Novelis                     Feb 2005
Mitsubishi UFJ          Mar 2005                                               Pironet NDH                  Apr 2005    Samy-Sega            Sep 2004
                                    NTT DoCoMo                  Apr 2008
Mittal                  Feb 2005                                               Pittsburgh Glass Works       Sep 2008    Sanofi-Aventis       Oct 2004
                                    Nuance                      Nov 2005
Mobile 365              Oct 2004                                               Plantronics                  Sep 2005    Sears                Oct 2004
                                    Nulogx                      Apr 2006
Molson Coors            Mar 2005                                               Poet                         May 2007    Shriners Hospitals
                                    NV Energy                   Nov 2008                                                for Children         Dec 2007
Morrisons               May 2007                                               Power Stream                 Sep 2004
                                    NXP                         Oct 2006                                                SK                   Nov 2005
Mosaic                  Oct 2004                                               PPR                          Mar 2005
                                    NYC2012                     May 2004                                                SNCF                 May 2005
Movenpick               Dec 2004                                               Prague Stock Exchange        Nov 2005
                                                                                                                        Sodexo               Feb 2008
                                                                               Preferred Hotel Group        Jun 2005
                                    OLG                          Jul 2006
Movistar                May 2005                                               (Product) Red                Feb 2006
                                    OnLive                      Apr 2009
MTV2                    Mar 2005                                               Prysmian                     Nov 2005
                                    openreach                   Oct 2005
MWV                     Apr 2008
                                    Oreco                       Apr 2005
NEW IDENTITY ALERT                                      An occasional survey of new corporate brand                                                   page 20
                                                        identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                                                        by Method Branding.

Sofitel                    Dec 2007    Tenaya Captial               Apr 2009       Unum                     May 2007    Xerox                      Feb 2008
Sony Ericsson              Oct 2006    The Bank of New York         Mar 2005       USAid                    Feb 2005    Xerox                      Oct 2004
SourceMedia                Apr 2005    The Bank of New York Mellon Oct 2007
Southern LINC              Mar 2005    The CW                       Oct 2006       VakifBank                Sep 2008    Yellow Pages Association   Dec 2004
Spectrum Brands            Mar 2005    The New School               Sep 2005       Vale                     Dec 2007    Yogen Früs                 Apr 2008
Spice Telecom              Jan 2006    The Paley Center for Media    Jul 2007      Valeo                    Oct 2004
Spirit Areosystems         Sep 2005    The Standard                 Apr 2005       Vallent                  Mar 2005    Zune                       Oct 2006
Sprint                      Jul 2005   Thomson Reuters              Apr 2008       Vancouver 2010           May 2005
St Paul Travelers         May 2004     Thomson                       Jul 2006      Vauxhall                  Jul 2008
St. Jude Medical            Jul 2008   Teito                        Apr 2009       Veolia Environnement      Jan 2006
                                                                                   Visa                     Apr 2005
StoneRiver                 Apr 2009    TM                            Jun 2005      Visiqor                  Dec 2004
Suntrust                  May 2005     Tomorrow                      Jul 2007      Visit London             Apr 2004
Super 8                    Sep 2008    Tourism Toronto               Jul 2005
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Feb 2007   Tourism Vancouver            May 2005       Vistec                    Jul 2006
Swiss Life                May 2004     Tourism Victoria, BC         Apr 2006       Viterra                  Oct 2007
Swisscom                   Dec 2007    Towers Perrin                Sep 2004       Vivendi                   Jul 2006
Symbion Health             Jan 2006    Transat                      Sep 2004       Voca                     Dec 2004
Symetra                    Sep 2004    Travelers                    May 2007       Vodafone                 Nov 2005
Syniverse                  Apr 2004    Travelocity                  Apr 2004
Sysco                      Nov 2008    Travelport                   Oct 2006       Walmart                   Jul 2008
                                                                                   Western Digital          Dec 2004
2ergo                       Jul 2008   True                         May 2004       Westnet                  Oct 2005
3SY                        Feb 2006    TW Telecom                   Apr 2008       Windstream Communications Jul 2006
TAP Portugal               Apr 2005    Tyco Electronics              Jul 2007      Wolters Kluwer           Apr 2005
TBS                        Jun 2004                                                WORLDHOTELS              Mar 2005
Telenor                    Apr 2006    UDR                          May 2007       WorldSpace               Feb 2006
Telent                     Feb 2006    Unilever                     Jun 2004       Wyndham Worldwide        Apr 2006
Teridian                   Oct 2005    United Way                   Sep 2004
NEW IDENTITY ALERT   An occasional survey of new corporate brand                                                              page 21
                     identities compiled from on-line news sources
April 2009
                     by Method Branding.


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Id Alert 0904 Method Branding

  • 2. NEW IDENTITY ALERT page 2 April 2009 Among the brand identities featured this month Is this the correct strategy? It is hard to find are FICO, Fiserv, StoneRiver, Axiata, OnLive, Gubb a compelling rationale for such a move. Virtually & Ellis, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intact Insurance, and every reason that would compel a company to the province of Alberta. rebrand would also make it try to communicate this as widely as possible. This issue also marks the fifth anniversary of New Identity Alert. This is the 33rd issue and over There are basically four reasons most corporate 360 brand identities have been featured (see the brand identities are created. One reason is that list towards the back of this issue). Some brands there has been a merger or major acquisition; have been featured more than once, mainly due a subsidiary or business unit is divested; a new to mergers. Xerox, for example, has been featured start-up or joint venture is launched; or there has twice since it has had two changes to its brand been a major change in the direction or focus of identity in the last five years. the company. Each one of these reasons warrants the company to explain to its stakeholders why Not surprisingly, a number of the companies they have (re)branded, and what the brand means. featured no longer exist, or they have changed, as a result of mergers, or spin-off. Axiata, which is In the end, the colour of the symbol or style of featured in this issue, “demerged” from TM, which the logotype is not the story. What the company was featured in the June 2005 issue. stands for and what, if anything, has changed or is changing in the company’s behavior – these are Reviewing all the past issues, there were no the issues which need to be communicated. Even surprises. Some of the trends noted in past issues if the brand identity has just evolved, it behooves are quite visible, such as spin-offs from large the company to let its stakeholders know what global (and well branded) companies adopting has, and what has not changed. amateurish brand identities. Finding these brand identities and writing about There were, no doubt, interesting brand them continues to be a tremendous learning identities launched in the past five years and have experience. It will be fascinating to explore and not been featured. One reason for missing them find the next 360 brand identities. is that some companies decide to launch brand identities without issuing a press release and attempt to keep the new brand identity out of the public limelight.
  • 3. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 3 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. F I CO Fair Isaac, the company that has created a leading credit score system, has changed its name in March to FICO™, the name of its credit rating. With its head office in Minneapolis, FICO also has offices in Japan, China, Australia, Singapore, the UK and Brazil to serve its customers in over 80 countries. Its credit rating products and services are said to “increase customer loyalty and profit- OLD BR AND iDeNtit y ability, cut fraud losses, manage credit risk, meet regulatory and competitive demands, and rapidly build market share” and are used by many of the leading banks, insurance companies, and retailers around the world. Comment Considering the business they are in, this is a very appropriate wordmark. Sombre colour and straightforward typography are the correct elements for this company. FICO is not responsible for the economic turmoil, but it is very much involved in the efforts of financial institutions to overcome the challenges (a kind word) that they are faced with. Solid, no nonsense for FICO is good, and is better than the Fair Isaac look. The name change also makes sense, given the strength of the myFICO brand. One wonders, though, having adopted the FICO name, why the myFICO wordmark has not been updated to be consistent with the corporate wordmark. The other question is why they have decided to maintain Fair Isaac as the legal name of the company? No rationale for this decision was found on their site. Still, this is a well done brand identity. fico.com
  • 4. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 4 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. F I s E R v This “world leader in information management and e-commerce systems for finan- cial services” unveiled its new brand identity in February. Fiserv also announced all of its products and services would be adopting the Fiserv name. Fiserv specializes in transactional technology solutions, such as products and services for online banking, electronic billing and payment, account OLD BR AND iDeNtit y processing, data warehousing, card manufacturing and personalization services, high-volume laser printing and electronic document distribution and archiving. Based in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Fiserv is a Fortune 500 company and states it has 20,000 employees in 250 locations worldwide, with over 18,000 customers. Comment The new wordmark is better than the old one. But how good is it? Compared to the FICO wordmark, the new Fiserv wordmark looks solid, but it also looks dated even if it is in orange, a colour in vogue for the past couple of years. For a six character name (including the letter i) the lettering style could have been less condensed, giving the name more breadth, even if it meant losing some of the verticality of the wordmark. There is not much excitement in the new word- mark. One only has to look at the brand identity for StoneRiver, a spin-off from Fiserv (see next page) to see the possibilities of what could have been. Even if it did not have a symbol, the new brand identity would certainly have benefitted from something more than simply a period following the name. fiserv.com
  • 5. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 5 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. s TO N E R I v E R Following the sale of Fiserv Insurance Solutions to a private equity firm, the company’s new name and brand identity was launched at the same time as former parent Fiserv launched its own brand identity at the beginning of March. StoneRiver provides software and processing solutions to the insurance industry, from insurance companies, agents and brokers to OLD BR AND iDeNtit y pharmacies. Based in Brookfield, Wisconsin, StoneRiver has offices across the United States. Comment Is it coincidence that the name of the company that manages the equity fund that made the acquisition is Stone Point Capital (the brand identities do not look alike)? While it is not clear why the name StoneRiver was selected, it is nonetheless a strong, evocative name. The symbol with its overall shape and internal shapes accentuate the meaning of the name. The result is a brand identity that retains whatever brand equity it had with Fiserv being blue, and yet created a warm, friendly look with blue and grey: something one would not expect. The logotype is also very legible, a marked improvement over the old Fiserv. The interesting question, now, of course is which is more successful: the new Fiserv or StoneRiver brand identity? While the new Fiserv web site is stronger than StoneRiver’s, and without being privy to what transpired in both board- rooms, the StoneRiver symbol and logotype have more subjective appeal. stoneriver.com
  • 6. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 6 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. G LO B A L F O U N D R I E s AMD and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) announced at the beginning of March the launch of their joint venture, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a semiconductor manufacturing company. The company will provide AMD with manufacturing, as well as offer services to third-party customers. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley’s PAReNt BR AND iDeNtities Sunnyvale with facilities in New York state, Texas and Germany. Comment At first glance, the digital globe and logotype is attractive. The globe is expertly rendered, with gradients in all the small dots which vary in size and shape according to their position on the globe (see the detail to the lower right). However, with the lettering style for the De tAiL logotype, one is reminded of Arthur Andersen, the global accounting firm that collapsed in disgrace following the Enron debacle. Granted, these are different industries, but why draw the inevitable comparison? If they had opted for a different colour palette, with a different lettering style, they would have landed in a much better place. Also confounding is why the company uses GLOBALFOUNDRIES in capital letters in the text of its communications. GlobalFoundries in upper and lowercase letters is much easier to read. Just as logotypes in lowercase letters should not be set in lowercase in text, it is also absurd to write the company name in capitals letter in text, just because that’s the way it appears in the logotype (the exception being acronyms). globalfoundries.com
  • 7. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 7 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. A x I ATA Following its “demerger” from TM in April 2008, Axiata launched its new name and brand identity at the beginning of April. The company is a key telecommunications company in several Asian countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Singapore, Thailand, Pakistan and Iran. Some of the mobile brand names it operates under OLD BR AND iDeNtit y include Celcom, XL, Dialog, AKTEL, HELLO, Idea, Spice M1 and MTCE. Based in Malaysia and with over 25,000 employees, Axiata claims it has close to 90 million mobile subscribers in Asia. Comment This is a reasonably well executed brand identity. One can tell by the care that was taken to align the symbol’s longest vertical to the edge of the last letter a, and how the angle on the letter t aligns to the diagonal of the symbol. The symbol itself is fine, but not inspirational, ground- breaking or even striking. The bird-like symbol for TM is a more exciting icon. It is noteworthy that even though Axiata “de- merged” from TM, it was somehow still compelled to stay within the TM colour palette. The symbols are in the same colour range and the logotypes are virtually the identical blue. The characters also mimic the TM logotype, with the “shoulders” of the x and t also curved. It really seems that Axiata did not want to stray too far from its former parent. axiata.com
  • 8. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 8 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. O N L I v E A new company was launched the third week of March, after seven years of “stealth” development. OnLive is “a revolutionary, on demand video game platform delivering the latest and most advanced games instantly, on any TV via a sleek, inexpensive MicroConsole, or on almost any PC or Mac.” Many games from the leading video game companies will be offered, including games from Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive Software, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, THQ Inc., Epic Games, Eidos, Atari Interactive and Codemasters. Based in Palo Alto, CA, OnLive was founded by Steve Perlman, credited on the OnLive web site as the inventor of QuickTime, WebTV and as holding over 80 US patents. The OnLive Game Service is expected to launch later this year. Comment Though the symbol is hardly a unique, original concept (see Grant Thornton, New Identity Alert, April 2008) this is still a well done brand identity. The Mobius loop idea is certainly appro- priate, given the core idea that video games can be played from existing televisions or computers without having to invest every few years in new game consoles. This is yet another orange brand identity, though the colour that appears to be on the web site is subjectively more interesting than the copper symbol colour used on a white background. The logotype is reasonably contem- porary and in general this brand identity is corporate and straightforward. One has to think this is a deliberate decision which will give the video games, with their decidedly more aggressive looks, more “visual” space. onlive.com
  • 9. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 9 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. I N TA C T I N s U R A N CE With the close of the sale of its home, auto and business insurance subsidiary, ING Canada announced in late February that the subsidiary was changing its name and brand identity to Intact Insurance Company. Following the approval of the name change by its shareholders, the holding company ING Canada Inc., will be renamed Intact Financial OLD BR AND iDeNtit y Corporation. ING Canada claims it is one of the 60 largest Canadian publicly-traded companies, and Intact Insurance is the largest insurance company in the country. Based in Toronto, the company has 6,700 employees offering insurance under the Intact Insurance, belairdirect and Grey Power brands. Comment The President and CEO of ING Canada was quoted as saying, “We have the unique opportunity to launch a new brand that speaks to what consumers are looking for from an insurance company, and a brand that reinforces our custom- er orientation.” This is then a missed opportunity. One wonders how they could go from the regal (and quirky) lion symbol to this amateurish word- mark. With financial institutions in trouble around the world (granted Canada’s financial institutions have escaped the calamities of their international peers), this is not a brand identity that instills confidence in the management of the company. Were they told by their advertising agency or branding firm that this wordmark gives them a youthful, edgy look? What could have been the rational given for this? Or did the company just hand this to one of their internal desktop designers who had no idea what they doing? intactinsurance.com
  • 10. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 10 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. T E N AYA C A p I TA L The venture capital unit of Lehman Brothers was sold off to an investment group that includes managers of the business. Founded in 1995 as Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, the company has raised over $1 billion, investing in a wide range of high-growth technol- ogy companies including software, consumer Internet, communications, semiconductors, OLD BR AND iDeNtit y electronics, and cleantech. Tenaya Capital has offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts. Comment There is something appealing in the hand drawn pine tree as the symbol for this venture capital firm that claims to be “Partners in Growth.” It takes the brand identity away from the formality of the Lehman Brothers wordmark. It’s unfortunate though that the logotype is not as successful. The word Tenaya is just big and bold, with no finesse and the word Capital virtually disapears given the light weight of the characters and the colour it’s in. There will be more new brand identities that are born as a result of these troubled times. Given that the demise of firms such as Lehman Brothers has a significant impact beyond those immediately affected, (employees, shareholders, customers, suppliers, etc.), we should hope that other brands to be created from this mess will be more successful, both in terms of their brand identities and of their success in the marketplace. tenayacapital.com
  • 11. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 11 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. T I E TO Late last year this Finnish-based IT company launched its new brand identity, shortening its name to Tieto. Founded in 1968 as Tietotehdas, it merged in 1999 and became TietoEnator. With about 16,000 employees, Tieto operates on 30 countries around the world, though its principal markets are the Northern European countries and Russia. OLD BR AND iDeNtit y Comment In the launch press release, Hannu Syrjälä, the company CEO is quoted as stating, “A new and unified brand is a visible sign of the changes in our company. The new name is short, simple, and reflects our sharper focus and the idea of ‘less is more.’” Well, the name has been shortened, but what happened to the idea of less is more? Why create a brand identity that has several colour options, plus a reverse look that uses bands of colour tone? Less is more does not translate to a complicated brand identity system. Even with that, the new brand mark does not “reflect a sharper focus.” One reads the name out of the “shadow”, not the characters themselves, which are white. The look generally feels dated, with its type treatment looking like it was created in the 1970s. For a company with global ambitions and working in a field that is reinventing itself at an ever-faster pace, a brand identity more focused and innovative would have served it better. tieto.com
  • 12. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 12 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. G R U B B & E L L I s In the middle of March, this global commercial real estate company launched its new brand identity. Grubb & Ellis states it is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies, with more than 130 owned and affiliate offices worldwide, offering property owners, corporate occupants and investors OLD BR AND iDeNtit y comprehensive integrated real estate solutions, including transaction, management, consulting and investment advisory services supported by proprietary market research and extensive local market expertise. Based in Santa Ana, CA, they also claim to currently manage a portfolio of more than 225 million square feet of real estate. Comment This is a definite improvement over the previous brand identity. The symbol is much better, with the “bridge symboliz(ing) how Grubb & Ellis connects the needs of clients with the various real estate services and investment programs the firm provides.” The bridge is simple, and yet has a real sense of movement; of “getting from here to there.” The logotype is also a definite improvement. It is very legible, contemporary, yet is also timeless and has more gravitas than the old logotype. The use of yellow and black main- tains the equity built by the old brand identity, and here again, the new yellow is better than the pale colour used before. The only criticism is the use of their tag lines, locked up to the brand identity. The result would have been a stronger brand identity had the tag line not been tucked in so close to the name. grubb-ellis.com
  • 13. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 13 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. A L B E RTA This western Canadian province launched its new brand identity in late March. In addition to a script wordmark, they have also launched a brand identity system for all the provincial government ministries and depart- ments. With a population of over 3.5 million, Alberta has had a strong economy based on oil and gas (with the tar sands oil fields in Northern OLD BR AND iDeNtit y Alberta), as well as tourism, farming and ranching. The province claims its emerging economic base is in such areas as nanotechnology, biotechnol- ogy, pharmaceuticals, and software development. The new Alberta brand highlights open, aspirational, dynamic, strong and genuine as its attributes. The core idea (and the tag line derived from it) is The freedom to create and the spirit the OtheR OPtiONs ALBeRtA GOveRNmeNt miNistRies to achieve. Comment It was interesting to review the documents posted by the Alberta government relating to the creation of this new brand. Of particular interest were the market research reports of the testing of the various marks that had been developed. Not surprisingly, the option that was adopted for the Alberta brand identity scored the highest. What was surprising was that the second and third favourite option were eliminated from the final round of testing (the top two options to the right). And no surprise, the preferred option was preferred significantly over the other two final options. Why they tested the preferred option against the least favourite alternatives was information that was not found (or made public). (See next page)
  • 14. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 14 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. Still, the hand-lettered script is well done and appealing. The square at the end varies in colour, and is an obvious link to the brand identity system developed for the government ministries and departments. While it is understandable that the latter is relatively generic in look, so it does not conflict with the wordmark, the square makes no sense. It does not add anything to either the script wordmark or to the dozens of government brand signatures. They could have easily used another simple shape to link the wordmark to the ministry signatures. For example, the official flower of Alberta is the wild rose. A simple shape based on the rose would have been a more meaningful option than a generic square. There is also much to commend about this brand identity, including some spectacular images that have been used in the Alberta Brand book and web site. These photographs are not just of breathtaking vistas in the Rockies, but cover a variety of subjects.* Overall, there is much to commend, just that “darn” square… (See next page)
  • 15. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 15 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. * It has just been revealed (to much ridicule in Canada and Great Britain) that one of the images is not from Alberta, but from a beach near Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, U.K. (see the page from the Alberta brand book and an ad to the right). The Alberta Minister of Tourism apparently first told reporters her department had nothing to do with the rebranding campaign, that it was done by an Edmonton public relations firm. Since then, the Alberta government has apologized, posting on its blog an explanation, saying: “At one point in the narrative we men- tioned our regard for people in other places, and in that place we used the only image that did not come from Alberta. Intentionally.” “Then we screwed up… We took images from the narrative, and used them as standalone still pictures on our website. And along the line, we grabbed that one, solitary image that was not from Alberta and added our nifty new ‘Alberta’ signature.” “We’re sorry.” Sure, this image clearly communicates that Alberta cares about the rest of the world? One wonders, in that case, what their definition is of the world. This was poorly thought through and executed. alberta.ca albertabrand.com alberta.ca/blog/home.cfm
  • 16. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 16 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. L I v E R p O O L The British city, familiar around the world as the birthplace of the Beatles, launched its new brand identity at the end of March. The brand is part of a 15-year vision to improve the lives of every resident. This includes efforts in increasing employment creation; increasing the city’s population by building more family homes; making Liverpool one of the OtheR BR AND iDeNtities cleanest, greenest and safest cities in the UK; to improving the health of every resident by reducing levels of obesity and the number of people smoking. The new brand identity is intended to promote Liverpool around the world. Comment As with Alberta, Liverpool uses a hand-lettering script for its name, which gives the brand identity a human, friendly look. However, this brand identity is a puzzle. First, it is an imitation of the brand identity they had to mark Liverpool as the “European Capital of Culture” in 2008. Second, featuring what one has to presume is the Liverpool skyline does not make sense for a brand identity that is targeting stake- holders around the world. It is meaningless. To further confuse matters, the brand signature is used in a wide variety of colours. While one could not expect the city to use the likeness of the Beatles for their brand identity, there are many options that they could have used to align them- selves with the emotions and visual language that is evoked by the Beatles, and still have something that is unique to Liverpool and is visually fresh and contemporary. liverpool.gov.uk liverpoolcitybrand.com
  • 17. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 17 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. L I sT O F B R A N D I D E N T I T I E s Alliance Boots Oct 2006 Better Place Sep 2008 Ceva Logistics Dec 2006 F E AT U R E D As stated earlier, this Alltel May 2005 Bharti Nov 2008 CFA Institute Jun 2004 issue marks the fifth anniversary ALM Feb 2005 Bladex Sep 2004 Chemtura Sep 2005 of this newsletter. Below, and on the next three pages, is a list of all the Amegy Bank Mar 2005 Blue Run Ventures Mar 2005 Chevron Jun 2005 brands that have been featured so America Online Dec 2004 BNSF Mar 2005 Chorus Feb 2008 far in New Identity Alert. We hope American Medical Bombay Stock Exchange Oct 2005 Chrysler Oct 2007 that you have found the newsletters Association Sep 2005 Booz & Company Jul 2008 Ciena Dec 2004 interesting and topical. Ameriprise Financial Jun 2005 Bosch Group May 2005 CIMB Group Oct 2006 April 2004-April 2009 Anheuser-Busch InBev Nov 2008 Boys Town Dec 2007 Cingular Dec 2004 ArcelorMittal Jul 2007 AARP Feb 2007 Bravo Mar 2005 Cinterion Jul 2008 Abelica Global Dec 2007 ASBBank May 2005 Abitibi Bowater Dec 2007 Brocade Feb 2007 Cisco Oct 2006 Assurant Apr 2004 Access Dec 2006 BRP Sep 2004 Citigroup Feb 2007 AT&T Jan 2006 A-Channel Sep 2005 BSG Feb 2006 Citroën Feb 2009 Atlanta Nov 2005 AEP Networks Mar 2005 Clear Source Mar 2005 Avago Technologies Jan 2006 Aeroplan Jun 2004 CA Jan 2006 CNIB Jul 2006 Avanquest Feb 2007 Aéroports de Paris Sep 2005 Cambria Suites Mar 2005 CNW Goup Mar 2005 Aveos Nov 2008 AfghanMark Feb 2007 Canadian Institute of Colonial Life Feb 2008 Avis Budget Group Oct 2006 Chartered Accountants Oct 2007 Aflac Feb 2005 Comfort Inn Mar 2005 Axiata Apr 2009 Canwest Feb 2008 Connex Feb 2005 Azingo Feb 2008 Capgemini May 2004 AGC Feb 2007 Cooper Tires Nov 2005 Capital One Feb 2008 Agility Dec 2006 Baird Dec 2006 Cardiac Science Apr 2008 Air Canada Dec 2004 Cornell University Dec 2004 BASF May 2004 Carestream Health May 2007 Air France Feb 2009 Covidien Jul 2007 Baskin Robbins Nov 2005 Caribbean Airlines Dec 2006 Air Mauritius Feb 2009 CRA International Jun 2005 Bausch & Lomb May 2004 Cartus Apr 2006 Aker Solutions Apr 2008 Credit Suisse Jul 2005 Belden Oct 2006 AkzoNobel Jul 2008 CSC Nov 2008 Belfast Sep 2008 CCTA Oct 2004 Alberta Apr 2009 Current TV Sep 2005 Bell Canada Sep 2008 Ceridian May 2004 Alcatel-Lucent Dec 2006 Cybertrust Feb 2006
  • 18. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 18 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. Daiichi-Sankyo Oct 2005 Fiat Group Nov 2005 Habitat for Humanity Jun 2005 JDSU Oct 2005 Daimler Oct 2007 FICO Apr 2009 Hancook May 2004 Jockey Jul 2006 Days Inn May 2007 Fido Nov 2008 Hanwha Dec 2006 Johnson Controls Oct 2007 DC Comics Jun 2005 FIFA World Cup Jul 2006 Harland Clarke Apr 2008 Delta Air Lines May 2007 Fiserv Apr 2009 Helio Nov 2005 Kayak Feb 2006 Deluxe Apr 2008 Free Library of Philadelphia Oct 2005 Hexion Jun 2005 KerrMcGee Feb 2006 DetNorske Jul 2008 Fujifilm Oct 2006 Holiday Inn Dec 2007 Kikkoman Jul 2008 DG3 Feb 2008 Gavilon Apr 2008 Holland+Knight Oct 2004 Kmart Sep 2004 Dijji Jan 2006 GE Jun 2004 Hotpoint Jun 2004 Kodak Feb 2006 DMA Nov 2005 Gennum Apr 2008 Huawei Jul 2006 KPN Apr 2006 Kraft Foods Feb 2009 Docdata Apr 2008 Genpact Oct 2005 ICE Feb 2006 Kraton Jul 2006 Dr. Pepper Snapple Jul 2008 Genworth Sep 2004 Idearc Dec 2006 Kruger Dec 2006 GeoEye Feb 2006 IdenTrust Apr 2006 Kumho Asiana Apr 2006 Econolodge Sep 2008 Glitnir Apr 2006 IFRA Feb 2008 KYB Nov 2005 EDF Sep 2005 GLOBALFOUNDRIES Apr 2009 InBev Dec 2004 Elektrobit Jul 2007 Global TV Jan 2006 Independence Air May 2004 Lanxess Mar 2005 Embarq Feb 2006 GO Jul 2007 Industrial Alliance May 2007 Laureate Jun 2004 Emdeon Sep 2005 Golden Telecom Dec 2006 Inegrys May 2007 LedgeNet Feb 2008 Emergis Feb 2005 Google Sep 2004 Innospec Jul 2006 Lime Sep 2005 EQT Feb 2009 Grand & Toy Feb 2007 Innovene May 2005 Linspire Oct 2004 Ersol Jul 2007 Liverpool Apr 2009 Eurail Dec 2007 Grant Thornton Apr 2008 Intact Insurance Apr 2009 Logica Apr 2008 Europ Assistance Jan 2006 Group 4 Securicor Sep 2005 Intel Jan 2006 London 2012 Jul 2007 Group NBT Mar 2005 International Business LoyaltyOne Sep 2008 Leaders Forum May 2007 Exensys Oct 2005 Groupe Aeroplan Sep 2008 Intuit Jul 2008 Experian Dec 2007 Grubb & Ellis Apr 2009 LPGA Oct 2007 I-play May 2005 FedEx Kinko’s May 2004 GS Holdings Apr 2005 LS Cable Apr 2005 GS1 Mar 2005 Luminant Energy Jul 2007
  • 19. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 19 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. LV= Jul 2007 NASDAQ OMX Apr 2008 Oslo Jul 2005 Qantas Oct 2007 LycoRed Feb 2006 National Honey Board Mar 2005 Oslo Børs VPS Sep 2008 Quark Apr 2006 National Jewish Health Sep 2008 OTP Bank Feb 2007 Quark Oct 2005 MAN Oct 2004 National Sep 11 Memorial & Museum at OZ Sep 2008 the World Trade Center Oct 2007 Manpower Apr 2006 RCN May 2005 National Starch Mar 2005 Manroland Jul 2008 Pacnet Feb 2008 Realogy Apr 2006 Navilyst Medical Sep 2008 MasterCard Worldwide Oct 2006 Palm Sep 2005 Reckitt Benskiser Feb 2009 NBC Universal Jun 2004 MBNA Mar 2005 Pantone Dec 2006 Red Bee Nov 2005 NEI Apr 2008 McMillan Jul 2008 Parallels Dec 2007 Reynaers Aluminium May 2007 NetApp Apr 2008 MedAvant Jan 2006 Payless ShoeSource Oct 2006 Ricoh Jun 2005 NewPage Sep 2005 Mega Jul 2006 PDL BioPharma Feb 2006 Rogers Centre Mar 2005 Memorex Nov 2008 Peel District School Board Oct 2005 ROHM Semiconductor Feb 2009 Nielsen Feb 2007 Mentum Oct 2007 Pepsi Feb 2009 RSA Apr 2008 NIK Software Apr 2006 PGA Feb 2008 Nokia Siemens Networks May 2007 Meridian Credit Union May 2005 PGI Nov 2008 SAB Sep 2004 Norway Post Nov 2008 Migros Bank Feb 2006 Safeway May 2005 Nova Scotia Apr 2005 MillerCoors Sep 2008 Philips Sep 2008 Safran Apr 2005 Novelis Feb 2005 Mitsubishi UFJ Mar 2005 Pironet NDH Apr 2005 Samy-Sega Sep 2004 NTT DoCoMo Apr 2008 Mittal Feb 2005 Pittsburgh Glass Works Sep 2008 Sanofi-Aventis Oct 2004 Nuance Nov 2005 Mobile 365 Oct 2004 Plantronics Sep 2005 Sears Oct 2004 Nulogx Apr 2006 Molson Coors Mar 2005 Poet May 2007 Shriners Hospitals NV Energy Nov 2008 for Children Dec 2007 Morrisons May 2007 Power Stream Sep 2004 NXP Oct 2006 SK Nov 2005 Mosaic Oct 2004 PPR Mar 2005 NYC2012 May 2004 SNCF May 2005 Movenpick Dec 2004 Prague Stock Exchange Nov 2005 Sodexo Feb 2008 Preferred Hotel Group Jun 2005 OLG Jul 2006 Movistar May 2005 (Product) Red Feb 2006 OnLive Apr 2009 MTV2 Mar 2005 Prysmian Nov 2005 openreach Oct 2005 MWV Apr 2008 Oreco Apr 2005
  • 20. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 20 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. Sofitel Dec 2007 Tenaya Captial Apr 2009 Unum May 2007 Xerox Feb 2008 Sony Ericsson Oct 2006 The Bank of New York Mar 2005 USAid Feb 2005 Xerox Oct 2004 SourceMedia Apr 2005 The Bank of New York Mellon Oct 2007 Southern LINC Mar 2005 The CW Oct 2006 VakifBank Sep 2008 Yellow Pages Association Dec 2004 Spectrum Brands Mar 2005 The New School Sep 2005 Vale Dec 2007 Yogen Früs Apr 2008 Spice Telecom Jan 2006 The Paley Center for Media Jul 2007 Valeo Oct 2004 Spirit Areosystems Sep 2005 The Standard Apr 2005 Vallent Mar 2005 Zune Oct 2006 Sprint Jul 2005 Thomson Reuters Apr 2008 Vancouver 2010 May 2005 St Paul Travelers May 2004 Thomson Jul 2006 Vauxhall Jul 2008 St. Jude Medical Jul 2008 Teito Apr 2009 Veolia Environnement Jan 2006 Visa Apr 2005 StoneRiver Apr 2009 TM Jun 2005 Visiqor Dec 2004 Suntrust May 2005 Tomorrow Jul 2007 Visit London Apr 2004 Super 8 Sep 2008 Tourism Toronto Jul 2005 Susan G. Komen for the Cure Feb 2007 Tourism Vancouver May 2005 Vistec Jul 2006 Swiss Life May 2004 Tourism Victoria, BC Apr 2006 Viterra Oct 2007 Swisscom Dec 2007 Towers Perrin Sep 2004 Vivendi Jul 2006 Symbion Health Jan 2006 Transat Sep 2004 Voca Dec 2004 Symetra Sep 2004 Travelers May 2007 Vodafone Nov 2005 Syniverse Apr 2004 Travelocity Apr 2004 Sysco Nov 2008 Travelport Oct 2006 Walmart Jul 2008 Western Digital Dec 2004 2ergo Jul 2008 True May 2004 Westnet Oct 2005 3SY Feb 2006 TW Telecom Apr 2008 Windstream Communications Jul 2006 TAP Portugal Apr 2005 Tyco Electronics Jul 2007 Wolters Kluwer Apr 2005 TBS Jun 2004 WORLDHOTELS Mar 2005 Telenor Apr 2006 UDR May 2007 WorldSpace Feb 2006 Telent Feb 2006 Unilever Jun 2004 Wyndham Worldwide Apr 2006 Teridian Oct 2005 United Way Sep 2004
  • 21. NEW IDENTITY ALERT An occasional survey of new corporate brand page 21 identities compiled from on-line news sources April 2009 by Method Branding. Please contact us if you have any comments about ABOUT METhOD BRANDING the corporate brand identities featured in this A design firm with extensive experience, we issue, or if you wish to alert us to new identities work with a wide variety of clients including that have been just launched or are about to be corporations, government agencies, not-for-profit launched. We also welcome receiving the names organizations, start-up companies and others. and e-mail addresses of anyone you think would be interested in receiving this newsletter. We work collaboratively with other communication agencies and firms, and collaboratively with our And if you have a branding challenge, we would clients, to create compelling solutions. The brands of course be pleased to meet you and discuss how and branded communications (brochures, annual your brand can be effectively leveraged to its reports, etc.) we create endure and build value. maximum potential. Bringing together the science and art of branding, our solutions are engineered to elicit the desired responses from stakeholders, building maximum brand value for our clients. methodbranding.com info@methodbranding.com Philip Unger President and Creative Director 366 Adelaide Street W. Suite 207 Toronto, Ontario Canada M5V 1R9 416.597.1114 tel 416.596.0807 fax Thank you to Jim Hynes for his proofreading Note: The brand identities and trademarks in this and wise counsel. document are the property of their respective owners. They are used here solely for information purposes. jameshynes@rogers.com © Method Branding, 2008