With over 40 years of experience, Big Blue is producing settings for wellness, leisure-time facilities and innovative solutions for the building sector. Counting itself among the pioneers of the pools sector dating back in the ‘60s, Big Blue has experienced continuous growth, both from the turnover and product offer point of view.
Our group has six product divisions: pools, constructions, sport facilities, wellness centers equipments, renewable energies, chemical products and pool accessories.
Our team counts about 50 people, in between sales, technical support, admin and operational department. Big Blue provides a wide range of flexible services: from supplying singular components to delivering turn key projects. Our professionalism, together with creativity, technological innovation and precise selection of materials and techniques, guarantee the high quality of our service and make of Big Blue one of the reference players of the industry.
Moreover, Big Blue has established profitable and long lasting partnerships with private and public entities, thanks to the various certifications received: ISO 9001-2008 for quality management, SOA audit certificate for civil and industrial buildings (category OG1, classification “V”) and for water purification plants (category OS22, classification “I”). The results achieved during these years and the testimonials and feedback received from our clients are the best ambassadors of our company. Excellent quality and reliability are the main characteristics of our way of doing business.
WHAT IS IT ?
In this step you will find information about the Brand Builder, who is asking you to propose a Solution for the challenge. He introduces himself (as a Brand of course :) The more you understand about the Brand, the more chances you have to create what is wanted.
IMPORTANT: There is a possibility that the Brand Builder prefers not to disclose who he is, usually for confidentiality reasons. Such Briefs will be published in an anonymous way. In this case the Brand Builder will say as much as he feels comfortable saying.
Here are two EXAMPLES
In case there is no problem with disclosing the identity (VISIBLE):
“NMN -No More Nicotine- is a Brand that promises to counteract the damages to the skin that can be caused by smoking. NMN is distributed in pharmacies and drugstores and its price positioning is middle-high; it is mainly promoted through professional endorsement and is not massively advertised.”
In case the Brand doesn’t want to disclose his identity (ANONYMOUS):
“Brand counteracting the damages to skin caused by smoking. Its products are distributed in pharmacies and drugstores with a middle-high price positioning; they are mainly promoted through professional endorsement and are not massively advertised.”
In summary: Who is your client (in a visible or “anonymous” way :)
Until today we have been using, together with our main brand, specific logos for the pools and chemical products sectors (see attached files). For all the other divisions we have only used specific chromatic differentiation. Starting from the logo used for the pools and chemical products sector (which we intend to maintain, possible restyling is welcome), we want to create four new logos for the remaining divisions:
CONSTRUCTIONS – SPORTS EQUIPMENTS – WELLNESS CENTERS – RENEWABLE ENERGIES.
The logos must be developed ideally using a unique color, with different tone variations, the one specific to each division as described in the general catalogue – pages 7 and 8.
We are looking for stylized logos, in harmony with each other and not overworked.
WHAT IS IT ?
This is the task the Brand Builder asks you to accomplish. If you don’t understand it, you are completely out of luck !
EXAMPLE
“We ask the Creators to develop a print advertising campaign in order to increase Brand’s visibility. It will be used in national magazines this spring.”
In summary: It’s the objective of the client, therefore your objective too !
We are mainly speaking to the final customers of these four products. Secondarily, we also speak to architects, plumbers, maintenance stuff, suppliers and all the other people trusting our experience.
WHAT IS IT?
People that the Brand Builder wants you to entertain and persuade to think, feel or do something using your creation. Usually you will read about their age, sex, social level and behaviors. You should always keep that information in mind while creating, as the target audience is the final recipient of what you create.
EXAMPLE
“Smoking girls and women who would like to quit smoking but can’t. Usually health-conscious adults who care about their looks. They feel guilty about smoking because they know it is harmful. They read books about it. This is a real problem for them: it’s like “My brain wants something, but my body acts of its own accord”. They don’t relate to my brand, they are just waiting for a trustworthy “helping hand”.
In summary: Get under their skin !
The logos should transmit our target the versatility of our company and the wide range of services and turn key projects that we are able to deliver.
WHAT IS IT?
The thing that the Brand Builder wants to make the target audience think/feel/do because of your creation.
Here are some very concrete examples:
∞ Some things people can think/feel:
- There is a new Brand (or product or idea or...) out there
- This Brand is better than the alternatives or than it used to be
- This Brand is worth paying more for
∞ Some things people can do:
- Start buying the Brand’s products
- Buy the Brand more often
- Stock more products of the Brand in their outlets
The above written examples are very concrete whilst often the proposition of the Brief is emotional. That’s even better as it can be more inspiring!
EXAMPLE
“We’d like to encourage smokers to use NMN in order to minimize the damage to their health while they are keeping giving up smoking (especially if they’ve already tried and failed before).”
In summary: Get inside their brain !
We are operating in various sectors in order to provide a full service. Some of this sectors are currently going through an expansion period and that leaves room to improvisation or to new less organized companies. The Big Blue group differentiates itself through quality, reliability, responsibility towards its clients, partners, suppliers and architects.
WHAT IS IT?
This is the key to achieving the objective. It is what supports the proposition and makes it believable. Usually it is a rational statement.
EXAMPLE
“Every cigarette you smoke is causing damage to your appearance. A recent study took several pairs of identical twins where one twin was a lifelong smoker and the other had never smoked. The smokers’ skin was a quarter thinner than that of non-smokers, and in some cases there were differences of up to 40%. NMN contains thinning-blocking anti-oxidants which counteract the effect of nicotine on the skin.”
In summary: You are looking for arguments? You’ll find them here!
Growth, technology, quality, responsibility, specialization.
WHAT IS IT?
It’s who the Brand is. Yes... who!
Treat the Brand as a human being, as it has its own personality. To know the personality of the “client” is fundamental in order to provide a tailor-made job. So, read carefully the listed adjectives...
EXAMPLE
“Scientific, trustworthy, result-oriented, ‘a party’ to achieve your goals.”
In summary: Imagine the live person !
360 degrees usage: catalogues, letter header, sales proposals, website, print and TV campings, merchandising items.
WHAT IS IT?
A list of places (or media, or things) where the target audience will see the outcome of your creation. In this step sometimes the Brand will also acknowledge you how much he plans to invest into production. This information will give you an insight whether to create a BIG project or make it small... :)
EXAMPLE
“This campaign is going to appear in lifestyle- and health-focused women magazines of New Zealand, during the spring of 2009. We plan to invest 500,000 USD, which means approximately buying 100 single pages.”
In summary: Consider the medium !
Please review attachments.
If the Brand has preferences or technical requirements that your Solution has to match, you will find them here.
Here are some items that you may find in this section:
∞ Guidelines or mandatory inclusions (do’s and/or don’ts)
∞ Business objectives
∞ Market and competitors overview
∞ Good and bad samples
Depending on the Brief, you may also find some files attached with a logo, pictures of product(s), a template that you should use in order to submit your ideas, or any other file that the Brand wants to share with you. So, study the attachments before starting creating.
In summary: Anything else you need to know (not written in the 7 steps before) !
