Brand Strategy

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Montellier

https://www.sld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Montellier_1.mp4 Origin Story Place and product inspire an award-winning design. CLIENT Alex Coulombe Ltee. PROJECT Montellier Brand Design RELATED SERVICE Brand Strategy Visual Identity Design Package Design Web Design Out of Home Marketing https://www.sld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Montellier-Bottle-Video-JPEG-1.mp4 THINK When designing for an exceptional product in a fiercely competitive category, ensuring its natural qualities shine through is the key. […]

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What Banks Can Learn From China’s Handling of COVID-19

Brand Strategy, Business development, convid banking, Financial Services /

Download This Report and Take It With You! China’s post-pandemic shift to a new normal started more than a month ago, with the majority of businesses fully operational. The pandemic has temporarily slowed China’s growth, due in part to the disruption in exports as most Western countries’ manufacturing and service industries remain significantly impacted by

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The Highs and Lows of the Legal Cannabis Industry

Brand Strategy, Business development, Corporate Identity /

As cannabis legalization sweeps through North America there’s been a corresponding race for brands entering the market in what has amounted to a gold rush turn green. And Organigram is one such brand, they’ve been in the market from the time that medical cannabis became legal in Canada in 2013 and they now offer a

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Short-Term Strategies for CPG Brands Amidst COVID-19

Brand Strategy, convid CPG, Food and Beverage, Packaging Design, Retail /

The past few months have been a whirlwind of ups and downs for CPG brands as the COVID-19 crisis presents new challenges and opportunities. From manufacturing and processing plant contagion to panic buying and empty shelves, CPG brands are under pressure and as part of the food supply chain, that pressure isn’t going to let

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Tip Top

https://www.sld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/TipTop_banner2.mp4 Fitted Confidence Tip Top leverages an updated brand and store design to revitalize their brand for a new generation. CLIENT Grafton Apparel Ltd. PROJECT Tip Top Store Experience RELATED SERVICE Brand Strategy Visual Identity Design Digital Experiences Retail Design THINK Tip Top wanted to appeal to a younger demographic – but without alienating their

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Insights for Retailers & CPG Brands in the Post-COVID-19 World

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, BXP and VMSD Magazine partnered to host a webinar focused on the current customer landscape and how it might change in post-COVID-19 reality. Titled “A Look Ahead: Insights for Retailers & CPG Brands in a Post-COVID-19 World,” the webinar featured guests from The Kroger Co., Walgreens, Soapbox and Westwin, as well as

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COVID-19: How Foodservice Brands Can Remain Relevant

To help foodservice operators better understand how to handle COVID-19, SLD has conducted consumer and industry studies to determine how consumer needs, behaviors, and loyalty have been impacted by the current pandemic. The results of these studies, as well as tactical strategies for foodservice brands, are shared in the webinar below. Watch as Jean-Pierre Lacroix, President

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Strategies for Foodservice Brands Amidst COVID-19

Brand Strategy, Business development, Communications, convid foodservice, COVID /

The foodservice industry has not lived through a global crisis of such magnitude since World War II. Arguably even the greatest wars have not matched the impact of COVID-19 on the foodservice industry. Built on strong social values of sharing time together, during other kinds of crises the foodservice industry has offered a meaningful way

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COVID-19: Retail Banking’s New Reality

Brand Strategy, Business development, convid banking, COVID /

The retail banking industry is one that has been significantly impacted by technology with the growth of Fintech alternative banking platforms, the shift of consumers away from branches towards digital channels and the rise of alternative payment platforms such as mobile wallets. Ironically, in spite of this disruption, our Future Readiness study conducted in January

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Strategies for Retail Banks Amidst COVID-19

Brand Strategy, Business development, convid banking, COVID /

The globe is being disrupted due to the rapid transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, retailers and financial institutions have initiated social distancing strategies to minimize the spread of the virus. These initiatives include marking safe distances within waiting queues, limiting the number of customers in the store, adding plexiglass screens to separate staff

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What Brands Can Learn From China’s Handling of COVID-19

Brand Strategy, convid retail, Customer Experience /

As Europe and North America hunkers down amidst the peak of COVID-19’s assault on our part of the world, in Asia people are emerging from their extended quarantine to a new world. SLD’s Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Teddy Ma, who lives in Shanghai, shared his experiences with us about how consumers are responding in China.   What was the quarantine experience like in

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What Rising Food Costs Mean for Foodservice Brands

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In spite of new agreements such as CUSMA (the new NAFTA) and the China – US managed trade pact, trade wars can be expected to continue as long as  protectionism remains a global trend. For foodservice operators, this presents a destabilizing pressure as food costs and availability fluctuates, in some cases wildly. Consider the proposed tariff on

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How to Strategically Design Purchase Drivers

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Purchase behaviors are often recurring in nature and performed in specific places. Over time repetitive buying behaviors are less driven by goals and intentions leading us to develop purchase habits. When habits have been formed, environmental cues can activate practiced responses in the absence of conscious decision-making. Purchase decisions can also be influenced by elements better

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