31 Jul 1997
| by JULIAN LEE
Strong branding has become the most important factor in marketing
financial services, according...Strong branding has become the most important factor in marketing
financial services, according to a Datamonitor report. A survey found
that 60% of respondents from banks, 75% from building societies and 94%
from insurers said branding was the only sustainable competitive
advantage ...
23 Sep 2008
as it repositions itself as a consumer brand....The firm has overhauled its vans' livery to display branding and images
representing its service, such as a dripping tap and a plug socket. To support the relaunch, the brand will mount its first TV ad ...
. HomeServe, which has previously provided insurance cover for customers
of utilities brands including EDF ...
24 Mar 2009
| by Mark Ritson, Associate professor of marketing, Melbourne
Business School
After much hoo-ha, Barclays has launched its new brand work. The campaign features safes...itself in the foot when firing
off a new brand campaign. It cut branches when it claimed to be 'big ...
multibillion-pound tax-avoidance scheme. You can accuse Barclays of many things, but brand inconsistency ...
07 Oct 2008
| by George Bryant, Partner, The Brooklyn Brothers
Didn't we realise the global sphere was meant to induce a sense of 'calm
on the outside and warm on the inside'? Er, no. The problem with logo redesign is that it is often about papering over
the cracks in a brand that has stopped standing for anything. Once, everyone knew what Barclaycard stood for. Now ...
14 Jan 2009
| by Carl Ratcliff, Head of brand strategy, Five
Aviva is an odd name. More like a small car. Or, a beauty spa. Sorry, that's Aveda. In fact it's the new name for Norwich Union.
11 May 2000
| by PAUL WHITFIELD
Zurich launches the first stage of its pounds 10m UK branding drive
this week with a poster...Zurich launches the first stage of its pounds 10m UK branding drive
this week with a poster campaign promoting its general insurance
business. In a move to establish itself as a household name and take on
the UK s established players, the Swiss insurance company will place
1500 posters on road ...
02 Oct 2003
I've been waiting for Abbey National to update its brand for so long I'd almost given up hope...: the challenge is to keep the brand this fresh and sharp in the long term.
All too often a brand loses its impact when new sub-brands, product extensions and design ideas (not to mention marketing managers) creep ...
06 Feb 2003
| by MIKE CALLAN, Design director, Design Bridge
how the rest of the NatWest brand language is changing - since the brand is a lot more than just its ...
11 Jun 1998
| by RUTH NICHOLAS
Legal & General is reviewing its entire approach to marketing
communications to create a consistent image across its individual
business operations.
28 Mar 2002
| by SUZY BASHFORD
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is talking to branding agencies
about how to instill its brand...The move follows the appointment of branding consultancy The Partners by
the wider RBS Group. The Partners is helping to reposition the main
NatWest brand. The retail brief focuses on aligning the customer ...
live and breathe the brand. RBS retail brand
director Ian Stuttard, who is leading the talks, declined ...