STRATEGIC SERVICES Working Images offers a strategic consulting services to complement its creative offering. Successful creative development is determined by the quality of the research and the strategic decisions that precede it. With this in place the work will have direction and the assurance that it supports the business imperatives with every chance of providing real return on investment through measurable results. BRAND OPINION Through an independent and objective assessment by our team in advertising, business operations and marketing, the case for brand change becomes clearer and developing the business case becomes easier. A successful brand will accurately represent your organisation in all relevant markets, project the desired positioning and support the strategic business objectives. Evolving or renewing a brand is one of the most critical decisions an organisation may face and one that has the potential for significant ramifications in its market – both positive and negative. We will quantify the value of your existing brand, its viability in specific markets, benchmark against your competitors, assess its suitability to represent the organisation and determine its remaining life span. We consider all aspects of the brand from the visual identity through to the day-to-day brand collateral. “what surprised us was the tremendous amount of clarity the brandprofiling process brought to the whole organisation. It was not just useful for developing a brief for the branding process, it really helped us define an overall market position and singular vision for the organisation.” The Brand Opinion results in a comprehensive document that will provide your business with the support to make strategic decisions for brand development and determine a case for change. BRAND PROFILING Through a strategic, facilitated working session we will identify and define the aspects of your business that make it unique. Your business fingerprint that lies at the heart of your business. To create a unique brand, your business needs to be distinguished by more than what it does. It must be defined by its characteristics, values and attributes – the innate qualities and aspirations at the core of the business created by the business leaders and staff that define its vision, direction and strategic objectives. A successful brand is a synthesis of what your stakeholders want and who the business is. A stakeholder is anyone that has a relationship with your business – the board, executives, management group, an associated investor group, your shareholders, clients or a niche market. All of these people have influence and therefore need to be considered in the development of a new or revitalised brand. Brandprofiling results in the development of a comprehensive document that will ensure your brand reflects the strategic objectives and embodies the qualities that make it unique. The process will also hone your core messaging, benchmark the existing brand and facilitate greater clarity at an organisational level. All ensuring differentiation in your market. Business or Product Stakeholders