CIAI was established in 1968 to spread the inter-country adoption in Italy. It is a tool that works to find a family for children in a true state of abandonment and not one to find a child for a couple.
CIAI began to set up Cooperation projects (temporary relief centers, microcredit programs, school programs, physicians’ consulting rooms, training centers, etc.) and child sponsorship programs for children remaining in their country of origin, for their mothers or single mothers and for family units in difficulty.
Today CIAI presents itself as: a non-political and non-religious NGO (non-governmental organization), that deals with troubled infancy with 360° interventions; an authorized entity for inter-country adoption in Italy.
Mission: To promote recognition of the child as a person and defend its fundamental rights to life, health, family, education, games and innocence anywhere.
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 :)
The current CIAI logo was born in mid 70’s: the tree with its various branches recalling the adoption – grafting likeliness.
Today CIAI wants to bring a restyling to its logo that will be combined with the pay off (not yet in use but already identified) "for all children of the world".
Even if the association’s fame is not very high today, CIAI does not intend to totally abandon the past, but to face the future with an image that recalls in a rather direct way its mission (to safeguard child rights in the world).
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 !
- Private donors that already support the association’s activities through donations to projects or sponsorships. They must keep on recognizing CIAI
- Potential private donors and companies, which must choose among the many associations one to bestow their trust upon. They must see CIAI as an association that deals with children.
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 !
CIAI wants:
- its logo to immediately identify the association through the activity that it performs in favor of hard-pressed children.
- the pay- off to be enhanced (for all children of the world), simple and direct.
- the new logo to maintain a "memory" of the past in such a way that no one can think that it is an association other than CIAI. Such memory could also be entrusted to a "revisitation" of the tree (see logo)
- CIAI not to be mistaken for an environmental association any more
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 !
Because CIAI has a long history and along this path it has been able to improve, growing without losing its identity.
Because CIAI’s conduct is transparent (balance certified)
Because it operates effectively and efficiently
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!
- Focused on children;
- Secular and pluralist;
- Positive communication style;
- Involving.
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 !
The logo will be used in all informative and campaign material.
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 !
The logo must be used both in Italy and abroad (branch offices of CIAI, projects, etc..)
There is no intention of using the name represented by the acronym any more (Italian Center for Aid to Children) but to increase the fame of the same acronym and of its pay off.
Further information at
http://www.ciai.it/?page_id=704&lang=enIf 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) !
