As companies expand into new industries, acquire businesses and layer in new tools, they add more friction for employees. But there are several actions you can take to remove complexity, align your workforce and make work easier to do long term. Jared Taylor, Associate Director, Brand-led Change, shares five ways to simplify the employee experience.
Jared Taylor
August 2023
M&A/Spin
5 ways to simplify your employee experience
As companies expand into new industries, acquire businesses and layer in new tools, they add more friction for employees. But there are several actions you can take to remove complexity, align your workforce and make work easier to do long term. Jared Taylor, Associate Director, Brand-led Change, shares five ways to simplify the employee experience.
Jared Taylor
August 2023
M&A/Spin
The role of brand in M&A: Energy
More activity in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market creates more opportunity for brands to come together, reposition or rebrand all together. In this series, our branding experts investigate M&A growth and transaction data from 2019-2023 in the energy, healthcare, technology, and financial services sectors. First up, they explore the energy sector...
Hope Schmalzried + Aaron Hall
July 2023
M&A/Spin
The role of brand in M&A: Energy
More activity in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market creates more opportunity for brands to come together, reposition or rebrand all together. In this series, our branding experts investigate M&A growth and transaction data from 2019-2023 in the energy, healthcare, technology, and financial services sectors. First up, they explore the energy sector...
Hope Schmalzried + Aaron Hall
July 2023
When businesses go through major corporate mergers, splits or spin-offs, how can CMOs focus on protecting and enhancing brand value?
David Srere
February 2023
M&A/Spin
How to protect and enhance brand value after a merger, split or spin-off
When businesses go through major corporate mergers, splits or spin-offs, how can CMOs focus on protecting and enhancing brand value?
David Srere
February 2023
Our global branding experts examine why a M&A or spin-off is ripe for reassessing your brand story, visual identity, culture, and brand-led experiences, propelling the new entity into the future.
Siegel+Gale
January 2023
M&A/Spin
The role of brand in a M&A or spin-off
Our global branding experts examine why a M&A or spin-off is ripe for reassessing your brand story, visual identity, culture, and brand-led experiences, propelling the new entity into the future.
Siegel+Gale
January 2023
With M&As being such a critical, sensitive moment in a company’s history, it is vital to have a thorough understanding of how your brand, as well as any acquired brands, are viewed by both employees and target customers.
Marc Desmond
September 2022
M&A/Spin
3 questions research should answer in a merger or acquisition
With M&As being such a critical, sensitive moment in a company’s history, it is vital to have a thorough understanding of how your brand, as well as any acquired brands, are viewed by both employees and target customers.
Marc Desmond
September 2022
M&A/Spin
athenahealth: Creating connections
In SMPL Q+A, we interview our practitioners on all things relevant to branding, design and simplicity. Here, we speak with Brian Rafferty, Global Director, Business Analytics & Insights and Account Manager Simone Schuster about our work with athenahealth.
Siegel+Gale
January 2022
M&A/Spin
athenahealth: Creating connections
In SMPL Q+A, we interview our practitioners on all things relevant to branding, design and simplicity. Here, we speak with Brian Rafferty, Global Director, Business Analytics & Insights and Account Manager Simone Schuster about our work with athenahealth.
Siegel+Gale
January 2022
The economic meltdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will have severe secular repercussions in the US, Europe and around the world. The financial reengineering and corporate restructuring soon to occur is certain to result in a spate of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Some of these transactions will be domination plays, where financially stable market leaders will acquire vulnerable competitors, coveted technologies or entry to new markets...
Howard Belk + Matt Egan
September 2022
M&A/Spin
Brand building for the coming wave of corporate M&A
The economic meltdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will have severe secular repercussions in the US, Europe and around the world. The financial reengineering and corporate restructuring soon to occur is certain to result in a spate of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Some of these transactions will be domination plays, where financially stable market leaders will acquire vulnerable competitors, coveted technologies or entry to new markets...
Howard Belk + Matt Egan
September 2022
In SMPL Q+A, we interview our practitioners on all things relevant to branding, design and simplicity. Here, we speak with our practitioners about our work with global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics Nielsen.
Siegel+Gale
October 2021
M&A/Spin
Nielsen: Shaping the world’s media and content
In SMPL Q+A, we interview our practitioners on all things relevant to branding, design and simplicity. Here, we speak with our practitioners about our work with global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics Nielsen.
Siegel+Gale
October 2021
M&A/Spin
M&A: A culture transaction
Given the current climate around the pandemic and global market conditions, mergers and acquisitions are on the rise. This uptick in activity will likely sustain as industries continue to be impacted, and innovation drives the search for efficiencies, consolidation, supply chain adjustments, evolving service models and increased scalability. Embracing change and acquisitions that help across these areas is a priority for many companies. One thing is clear—the success of these deals ultimately hinges on the people inside the organization, not the balance sheet.
Siegel+Gale
December 2020
M&A/Spin
M&A: A culture transaction
Given the current climate around the pandemic and global market conditions, mergers and acquisitions are on the rise. This uptick in activity will likely sustain as industries continue to be impacted, and innovation drives the search for efficiencies, consolidation, supply chain adjustments, evolving service models and increased scalability. Embracing change and acquisitions that help across these areas is a priority for many companies. One thing is clear—the success of these deals ultimately hinges on the people inside the organization, not the balance sheet.
Siegel+Gale
December 2020
M&A/Spin
Six reasons to rebrand
Today, brand is more than a name, logo, tagline, advertising campaign or even the marketing department’s sole purview. A brand’s success is measured by the summation of the touchpoints all stakeholders—customers, employees, partners, investors, community—have with an organization. When a brand is well-managed, stakeholder experiences align with the expectations set by marketing communications and the brand grows in value over time. However, sometimes brands lose relevance and need to be reconsidered, a process known as rebranding. Here are six scenarios when a company might want to consider rebranding.
Margaret Molloy
December 2020
M&A/Spin
Six reasons to rebrand
Today, brand is more than a name, logo, tagline, advertising campaign or even the marketing department’s sole purview. A brand’s success is measured by the summation of the touchpoints all stakeholders—customers, employees, partners, investors, community—have with an organization. When a brand is well-managed, stakeholder experiences align with the expectations set by marketing communications and the brand grows in value over time. However, sometimes brands lose relevance and need to be reconsidered, a process known as rebranding. Here are six scenarios when a company might want to consider rebranding.
Margaret Molloy
December 2020