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The Good, the Bad, & the Quantifiable. Steve Ryan Director of Communications. Ray George. Tony Ross. Our Branding Partners. Five Steps to Successful Branding. Admit you Have a Branding Problem Obtain Top, Down Support Conduct Solid Research Perform Internal Alignment Nail the Creative.
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The Good, the Bad, & the Quantifiable Steve Ryan Director of Communications
Ray George Tony Ross Our Branding Partners
Five Steps to Successful Branding • Admit you Have a Branding Problem • Obtain Top, Down Support • Conduct Solid Research • Perform Internal Alignment • Nail the Creative
2005 Changing Marketplace
The leader in delivering proven knowledge solutions that drive powerful business results for the risk management and property-casualty insurance industry.
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Associate in Claims (AIC) Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU) Associate in Risk Management (ARM) Associate in Reinsurance (ARe) Associate in General Insurance (AINS) Accredited Adviser in Insurance (AAI) Associate in Personal Insurance (API) And numerous others The Institutes Programs
Time MBA and eMBAs Other Designations More People With Degrees Alternative Delivery Methods
Changing our Business Model • More nimble • Focus on problem-solving • Enhanced delivery & integration options
2006 New Business Model vs. Old Brand
American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters and Insurance Institute of America
The Problem Boiled Down to This • Brand Awareness • Who we are • Brand Accuracy • What we do
2007 Branding Initiative Begins
Unresponsive Glacial Old-fashioned Anti-nimble Traditional Difficult Slow to adapt to technology Cumbersome Ivory Tower High quality Respected Knowledgeable Concerned about customers Friendly Valued by the industry Ethical Professional It’s 2007: How do we see ourselves?
Responsive Customer-Focused Quality Authoritative Current Knowledgeable Cutting Edge Easy to do business with Effective Essential Ethical Excellent Flexible Globally recognized Innovative Leader Premier Relevant Respected Valued And in 2015?
Research was a key input into collaborative strategy development Strategic and Competitive Analysis Internal Interviews Segment Market and External Interviews Define Preliminary Brand Strategy Collaborate and Refine Brand Strategy “Better Decisions – Better Results” What We Deliver How We Deliver It We are a professional development services organization that provides relevant knowledge solutions to the P&C insurance industry and its people that help drive better decision-making to propel business success We work collaboratively to understand your business needs to deliver unique, timely, and flexible solutions that develop your most critical assets – your people.
2008 Positioning and Alignment
Internal Workshop Goals • Inform employees about new brand • Educate employees about what a brand is and is not • Engage employees in dialog about brand • Uncover potential roadblocks to implementing the brand • Identify brand touchpoints for creative phase
2009 Development
The Steps in the Process Review HawkPartners research Interview key executives Conduct a competitive audit Establish business goals Capitalize on market opportunity Present summary of findings Develop transitional model Establish decision tree & brand architecture Create brand positioning & brand identity
Creating the new brand Develop positioning statement Create name & tagline to support brand Present the new brand identity Establish implementation steps
The New Brand Position Proven Knowledge. Powerful Results. The Institutes are the leader in delivering proven knowledge solutions that drive powerful business results for the risk management and property-casualty insurance industry.
The Identity Rationale • Positions the company to match its current and future mission • Symbolize The Institutes and how we conduct business • Represents an organization that is moving forward • Each arrow represents aspects of Proven Knowledge: Content, Assessments, Custom. • The fourth overlapping arrow represents the collaboration and the ability to use our flexible solutions to meet unique needs. • The arrows point to the right, representing how we help our customers and students achieve the Powerful Results • Historical connection to our current logo: Education, Research, Ethics. Reflects the coming together of the American Institute for CPCU, the Insurance Institute of America and the Insurance Research Council.
2010 The New Brand Debuts
Excellent ad survey data Strong support from employees Favorable customer reactions Positive board response