We can learn from recent crises to inform how brands should react and adapt to the current environment. Using past recessions and the 9/11 terrorist attacks as historical guides, here are six strategic behaviors to help your brand navigate a yet-to-be-defined future.
Kaitlin Smith
April 2020
Insights
Six behaviors for brands in times of crisis and recession
We can learn from recent crises to inform how brands should react and adapt to the current environment. Using past recessions and the 9/11 terrorist attacks as historical guides, here are six strategic behaviors to help your brand navigate a yet-to-be-defined future.
Kaitlin Smith
April 2020
Brand is a compass for familiar territories and uncharted waters. Doubling down on brand values during challenging times delivers organizational direction when it matters most. The teams that will be able to accomplish this throughout this global health crisis will emerge more robust.
Siegel+Gale
April 2020
Insights
3 simple steps to foster employee engagement during unprecedented times
Brand is a compass for familiar territories and uncharted waters. Doubling down on brand values during challenging times delivers organizational direction when it matters most. The teams that will be able to accomplish this throughout this global health crisis will emerge more robust.
Siegel+Gale
April 2020
Insights
Bringing simplicity to trying times
We see the difficult road ahead as a clarion call for simplicity. We see the obstacles in our path as an invitation for kindness. And as our world faces down this common foe, we’re ready to take complexity out of the challenge.
David Srere + Howard Belk
March 2020
Insights
Bringing simplicity to trying times
We see the difficult road ahead as a clarion call for simplicity. We see the obstacles in our path as an invitation for kindness. And as our world faces down this common foe, we’re ready to take complexity out of the challenge.
David Srere + Howard Belk
March 2020
Whether you're looking to name a pet or a company, these tips and tricks from the world of branding can help.
Siegel+Gale
March 2020
News
4 company naming strategies that helped me name my dog
Whether you're looking to name a pet or a company, these tips and tricks from the world of branding can help.
Siegel+Gale
March 2020
In the best experiences, technology is invisible; it’s what brings your experience to life, make things easier to deliver – but not the thing people leave talking about.
Jenna Isken
March 2020
News
The technology tightrope setup by brand experience
In the best experiences, technology is invisible; it’s what brings your experience to life, make things easier to deliver – but not the thing people leave talking about.
Jenna Isken
March 2020
Whatever we call it, impending climate doom is upon us if we don’t act quickly. Global leaders have been sluggish, and by and large, individuals have failed to see the need for immediate action. But maybe branding can help. Perhaps a new name will shift the needle, even if just a little.
Siegel+Gale
February 2020
News
Renaming climate change: Can a new name finally make us take action?
Whatever we call it, impending climate doom is upon us if we don’t act quickly. Global leaders have been sluggish, and by and large, individuals have failed to see the need for immediate action. But maybe branding can help. Perhaps a new name will shift the needle, even if just a little.
Siegel+Gale
February 2020
To kick off the New Year, Siegel+Gale welcomed colleagues, clients and friends to a special edition of The Marketing Society’s Uncomfortable Breakfast series to highlight visual storytelling in the age of … Continued
Margaret Molloy
February 2020
S+G Blog
Visual storytelling in the age of inclusion
To kick off the New Year, Siegel+Gale welcomed colleagues, clients and friends to a special edition of The Marketing Society’s Uncomfortable Breakfast series to highlight visual storytelling in the age of … Continued
Margaret Molloy
February 2020
M&A / Spin-off
Jacobs: From engineering firm to premium solutions provider
In SMPL Q+A, we interview practitioners on all things relevant to branding, design, and simplicity. Here, we speak with our colleagues about our partnership with Jacobs and how we helped them evolve from an engineering firm to a premium solutions provider serving a range of industries globally. The rebrand serves as a signal of Jacobs' business transformation—to its people, its customers, the industry, and investors.
Siegel+Gale
February 2020
M&A / Spin-off
Jacobs: From engineering firm to premium solutions provider
In SMPL Q+A, we interview practitioners on all things relevant to branding, design, and simplicity. Here, we speak with our colleagues about our partnership with Jacobs and how we helped them evolve from an engineering firm to a premium solutions provider serving a range of industries globally. The rebrand serves as a signal of Jacobs' business transformation—to its people, its customers, the industry, and investors.
Siegel+Gale
February 2020
S+G Blog
Designer spotlight on…Sophie Lutman
We’re a global team of thinkers, dreamers and builders. In our new Spotlight on… series, we feature one of our expert practitioners. Here, Sophie Lutman, Executive Creative Director, EMEA, based … Continued
Sophie Lutman
January 2020
S+G Blog
Designer spotlight on…Sophie Lutman
We’re a global team of thinkers, dreamers and builders. In our new Spotlight on… series, we feature one of our expert practitioners. Here, Sophie Lutman, Executive Creative Director, EMEA, based … Continued
Sophie Lutman
January 2020
The halcyon days of pre-financial crisis banking have left a hangover. Emerging talent has internalized outdated stereotypes of bankers, and the rest of the industry has been tarnished by association. This raises the question—will the Financial Services sector continue to follow a path of least resistance, or will it actively defy the self-selection bias and identify and target a subsegment of youth better oriented to the future of the industry?
Ben Osborne
January 2020
Insights
Gen Z study explores how financial services can leverage brand to attract diverse talent
The halcyon days of pre-financial crisis banking have left a hangover. Emerging talent has internalized outdated stereotypes of bankers, and the rest of the industry has been tarnished by association. This raises the question—will the Financial Services sector continue to follow a path of least resistance, or will it actively defy the self-selection bias and identify and target a subsegment of youth better oriented to the future of the industry?
Ben Osborne
January 2020