2. LOGO
• A company uses logo to identify itself or its
products
• A logo influences the speed of recognition and
to remember brand name
• A logo clarifies the company’s features and
Qualities
• Contributions for a logo are by
– Shape, color, size, style, image etc
3. Basis of colors
• Long wavelength(red and yellow)
• Short wavelength(blue and green)
• Neutral colors(white, black, grey)
21. VISUAL IDENTITY
• Refers to consumer’s perception of a brand’s characteristics
• How do customer’s relate to a brand via initial observation
22. Continued…
• Referential meanings
• Colour association
• Meanings of shape and symbol
So consumer research is very important in
understanding what the consumer perceives
A research based on Aaker’s brand personality scale
Aaker defines brand equity as the set of brand assets and liabilities linked
to the brand – its name and symbol that add value to, or subtract value
from a product or service
25. What researchers say
• Van Riel and Van de Ban (2001) – A quality logo is able to evoke
organisational characteristics from customers only with the
graphical properties of the symbol
• Logos have a set of intrinsic properties that affects consumer’s
understanding and interpretation of logo
• Graphical associations and embodied meanings go into the
customers’ minds in just 15 seconds (if they get it )
26. NBC
National Broadcasting Company
• First logo used for radio network in 1926
• 1942-1959
Mike surrounded by
lightning bolts
Color xylophone
27. • 1957-1960 – Introduction of peacock
• 1960-1976 – Snake logo
• Indicates richness in color
• RCA manufacturer of color TV
• Stacked typographic logo
• Snake form in front of a
multi-coloured
background
28. • 1962-1975 – Laramie peacock ( All NBC forecasts aired in colors )
• 1976-1979 –
• Bird fanning its bright
plumage against a
kaleidoscopic background
• 1979 - 86
29. 1986 - PRESENT
• Hidden peacock looking to the right, representing company’s motto
to look forward
• Rainbows too obvious, butterflies were too tame, eventually peacock
selected
32. TAGLINES
• Has more than 30 taglines
Some are
Startime
It all adds up on NBC
Come and see NBC 73
NB See us (NBS Us)
The stars are back on NBC
Chime in
More colorful ( 2009 – Present )
34. Failure of GAP Logo
• Hate campaign on facebook and twitter by outraged
consumers
• The previous logo had Helvetica font which was perceived as
classy.
35. Failure of FIFA world cup 2014
• What was intended
• Yellow and green represents brazil(host)
nation
• Amazon rain forest
• Three victorious hands raising
World’s most famous trophy