Unlocking your brand’s potential before, during and after a merger, acquisition or spin-off.

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, branding experts investigate M&A growth and transaction data from 2019-2023 in the energy, healthcare, technology and financial services sectors. In this third piece, they explore the healthcare industry...

Hope Schmalzried + Aaron Hall

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The role of brand in M&A: Healthcare

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, branding experts investigate M&A growth and transaction data from 2019-2023 in the energy, healthcare, technology and financial services sectors. In this third piece, they explore the healthcare industry...

Hope Schmalzried + Aaron Hall

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.

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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.

Siegel+Gale

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

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

When businesses go through major corporate mergers, splits or spin-offs, how can CMOs focus on protecting and enhancing brand value?

David Srere

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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

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.

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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

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

2 business people shaking hands over a red, blue and black background, mergers and acquisitions

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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

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.

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Red cross symbol, Pills, and DNA strain in a white box, athenahealth new brand strategy and positioning

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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

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

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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

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.

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New Nielsen visual identity, Rainbow triangles that decrease in size with each color change

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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

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

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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