The Situation
Arbor-Nomics is a lawn care company that focuses on the Atlanta metro area. Competing against national brands with much larger marketing budgets required Arbor-Nomics to have a unique visual brand and message to build awareness in this crowded space. They asked us to create a new brand to embrace why their clients love them as well as stand out from their competition.
Our Approach
We partnered with Arbor-Nomics’ marketing team, Superus Marketing, to develop a new brand strategy. Working from client interviews, we discovered that Arbor-Nomics’ best client was not new to lawn care, but a “switcher.” While competitors told people why they needed lawn care, we focused the new brand and messaging on why us. We realized it’s not always possible to reach customers at the exact moment they were looking for lawn care options, so we created a brand that was imminently memorable. In a space where all marketing looks nearly identical, Arbor-Nomics had a great opportunity.
Services
BRAND STRATEGY
MESSAGING
LOGO DESIGN
BRAND IDENTITY
ILLUSTRATION
PHOTOGRAPHY
PRINT COLLATERAL
WEBSITE
ANIMATION
VIDEO
OUTDOOR
Solution
We introduced the Arbor-Nomics yard gnome, which lives only in the healthiest and happiest Atlanta yards. This little guy, and a more simplified typeset logo, replaced a dated “rainbow” logo and created a memorable icon that was unique to their brand. We centered the revamped brand messaging on the experience and knowledge of their staff, their focus on the Atlanta area, and their high-touch customer engagement. To carve-out their space even more, we updated truck graphics, apparel, website, newsletters, digital advertising, outdoor advertising, social sites, collateral, print advertising and developed an unforgettable brand video.
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