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branding Kelly's Home Center, Salem Oregon

1. Giving Kelly's their new look

newspaper ads logo identity and branding

Before & After

Our first task was to present Kelly's as being
an equal player to their big-box competition.
This meant styling their ads to look as good as those for the national chains. This complete make-over turned a sharp corner from their previous direction.

New Logo

The updated look adopted the visual
vocabulary of Kelly’s competitors to
place Kelly’s on par with national chains.

Family Advantage

Certainly part of the Kelly's difference is their longevity in Salem. We reminded shoppers of Kelly's history by noting their 25th Anniversary all year long, beginning with an invitation-only sale to coincide with the launch.
The family-owned aspect Kelly's distinction was kept continuous by making the family portrait part of the logo panel at the bottom of every Kelly's ad.


During a well-planned day long photo shoot, we staged all the photography needed for Kelly’s entire two-year project.

 

Amplifying Advantages

To compete with the faceless big-box stores, we told the brand story of personal expertise and accountability in every department, from laundry aplliances to home electronics.

We began by featuring key salesmen as identifiable experts, and photographing them as icons in their area of expertise. Kelly's salespeople thus became additional desirable Kelly's product, and we featured them on the ad page as such.

 

Repetition and continuity

These key points of brand style and brand story were maintained continuously, a key part of teaching the brand.

This was facilitated because we also implemented the ad campaign for the next 14 months. This meant we were able to maintain the look and brand story through every possible configuration of media, sales theme, and the addition of subordinate branding.

 

 

 
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