The Anatomy of a Rebrand: Humanizing a Tech Brand [Video]

When your business grows and expands from its original design, customers new or old can become confused by the change and unsure of the direction you’re heading in.

Your company may need to redefine itself to reduce complexity, and the best way to do that is through a rebrand.

In this episode, we are joined by our two special guests, Kim Tarlo from Mint and Josh Alvernia from Clue.

Kim is the Executive Creative Director and Partner at Mint, an independent creative agency that builds brands to make a positive impact on culture and the future.

She works with brands to take on the different business challenges that they face depending on their lifecycle. Kim also works with big companies who are trying to evolve to a new audience or launch new campaigns and products.

Josh is the CEO and Co-Founder of Clue, a leading data and media partner for search, social, and programmatic advertising.

At Clue, Josh helps marketers interpret and transform their data into growth.

His team of strategists, traders, developers, data analysts, and engineers help right-size data and advertising technology to solve unique challenges and unlock businesses’ boundless potential online.

Overcoming challenges of a rebrand and finding inspiration through process and execution to deliver a clear message and service.

Rebranding a company can help it thrive and become timeless to keep up with audiences of today and the future.

The Anatomy of a Rebrand: Humanizing a Tech Brand

We’ll be discussing the inspiration, process, and execution that goes into the rebranding of a business.

What’s on the agenda?

• Introducing Kim Tarlo of Mint and Josh Alvernia of Clue.

• The business perspective on rebranding.

• The agency perspective on rebranding.

• What goes into a rebranding project?

• The common pitfalls or challenges when rebranding and ways to avoid them.

• How to measure if the rebrand was a success.

Introducing Kim Tarlo of Mint Agency and Josh Alvernia of Clue Digital

Meet Kim Tarlo. She is the Executive Director and Partner at the Mint Agency based in Toronto.

Mint Agency works with brands that take on different business challenges such as rebranding.

They work with different clients who are trying to evolve to a new audience or launch new campaigns or products.

Meet Josh Alvernia from Clue Digital. Clue Digital is a data and media partner across search, social and programmatic advertising.

The goal of Clue Digital is to help marketers interpret and transform their data into business growth, especially through expertly managed media campaigns.

The mission of Clue Digital is to right-size data and advertising techniques so that they can solve unique challenges.

The Business Perspective on Rebranding

The internal perspective of the business can change when it starts growing.

The changes occur when companies shift their products or services while growing.

The primary reason to rebrand a business is to change the target audience and change the marketing strategy.

Rebranding can be strategically a good idea when as a business you are crystal clear about the changes that you want to make.

The Agency’s Perspective on Rebranding

The first step of any rebrand, especially with a company where you have key stakeholders, is getting to know the vision for the business, where it is meant to go and aiming to go, where it’s been and where the customers are today.

It is important to understand what’s going on with the business and all the roadblocks they are facing.

It is also really crucial to get close with key stakeholders for a rebrand and be aligned on the goals and what the big idea is set to be for the business.

What Goes Into a Rebranding Project?

To rebrand a business is to take it in a new direction. It’s about going to the core of what you stand for, consolidating your aims and vision and then modifying your image to reflect these changes.

Here’s what goes into a rebranding project:

• Start with the business reason

• Research your firm and your target clients

• Use positioning and messaging to capture your brand strategy

• Build your brand identity

• Build your website and online presence

• Brand Building plan

The Common Pitfalls or Challenges When Rebranding and Ways to Avoid Them.

Changing the visual nature and perception of your brand is not without its problems.

Here are a few common challenges and ways to avoid them

Failing to Retain Current Brand Equity:

Rebranding your business is new and exciting. It can refresh your current customer base and attract new customers to your business. But, you must undergo the rebranding with careful thought toward retaining the current brand equity that you have

Failing to Understa…