As Holtmann Design- and Brand Consultant, along with rebranding and brand strategy transformation, the definition and design of a distinct image and identity for Holtmann and Holtmann Group Companies (Holtmann GmbH & Co. KG, Mesomondo GmbH and Expomondo GmbH) was put on the agenda.
In 2018, as Holtmann Design- and Brand Consultant, along with rebranding and brand strategy transformation, the definition and design of a distinct image and identity for Holtmann and Holtmann Group Companies (Holtmann GmbH & Co. KG, Mesomondo GmbH and Expomondo GmbH) was put on the agenda.
The first step was to audit the Holtmann brands/companies and their current position on the market and among competitors.
In the 360° Brand Audit Holtmann brand audit, more than 50 factors such as Brand Strategy Audit (Brand name, message, and claim, brand essence and purpose, brand values, brand vision, brand mission, brand purpose, brand architecture, brand story), Brand Design Audit (Logo, colors, typography, imagery, visual language, design system, graphics, illustrations, icons), and Brand Communications (Website, social media channels, E-mails, company presentations, catalogues and brochures, exhibitions, campaigns) were reviewed and revised.
After the analysis of the Holtmann companies, it was time to look at the competitors. More than 100 exhibition companies in Germany and worldwide were carefully analyzed. In the future, this document would serve as a basis for designing and writing brand strategy. After three months of deep research and analyzing more than 100 international trade fair and event companies in Germany, we found about 30 companies that use the word Messe+Event in their subclaims, title or slogan. More than twenty companies also use black and white as corporate colors.
The solution was to define a brand architecture and create a distinct (sub) brand with a completely different and distinctive image, as well as to develop Holtman with a completely fresh approach. Also proposed using the company's defining feature, the year of establishment, as its USP in addition to its distinctive corporate design.
Holtman Since 195O was born as an umbrella brand (Dachmarke) of orange and white as a main color, silver and anthracite as the accent color. Traditional Holtman but, instead of black and white, a combination of gray, anthracite and orange was chosen as the accent color.
There were no other trade fair and event companies in Germany at that time using such a corporate color combination. The goal was to create an innovative, relevant brand with an emphasis on design rather than construction. There are two distinct images created in the minds of the audience; one, the serious color of anthracite and white symbolizing the company's seventy years of experience; and the other, an orange and white combination symbolizing a young and ambitious approach to gaining market share.
" Holtmann Since 1950," which represents the Holtmann brand which was founded in 1950, as well as Mesomono, Expomondo, and other sister companies as sub-brands under an umbrella brand architecture. In the end, we have the company's uniform design, with its individualized, custom styles that each relate to each other. One brand name, two characters, a different image and message and more market share. The first step was to audit the Holtmann brands/companies and their current position on the market and among competitors.
In the 360° Brand Audit Holtmann brand audit, more than 50 factors such as Brand Strategy Audit (Brand name, message, and claim, brand essence and purpose, brand values, brand vision, brand mission, brand purpose, brand architecture, brand story), Brand Design Audit (Logo, colors, typography, imagery, visual language, design system, graphics, illustrations, icons), and Brand Communications (Website, social media channels, E-mails, company presentations, catalogues and brochures, exhibitions, campaigns) were reviewed and revised.
After the analysis of the Holtmann companies, it was time to look at the competitors. More than 100 exhibition companies in Germany and worldwide were carefully analyzed. In the future, this document would serve as a basis for designing and writing strategy for brands. After three months of deep research and analyzing more than 100 international trade fair and event companies in Germany, we found about 30 companies that use the word Messe+Event in their subclaims, title or slogan. More than twenty companies also use black and white as corporate colors.
The solution was to define a brand architecture and create a new (sub) brand with a completely different and distinctiveimage, as well as to develop Holtman with a completely fresh approach. Also proposed using the company's distinctive feature, the year of establishment, as its USP in addition to its distinctive corporate design.
Holtman Since 195O was born as an umbrella brand (Dachmarke) of orange and white as a main color, silver and anthracite as the accent color. Traditional Holtman but, instead of black and white, a combination of gray, anthracite and orange was chosen as the accent color.
There were no other trade fair and event companies in Germany at that time using such a corporate color combination. The goal was to create an innovative, relevant brand with an emphasis on design rather than construction. There are two distinct images created in the minds of the audience; one, the serious color of anthracite and white symbolizing the company's seventy years of experience; and the other, an orange and white combination symbolizing a young and ambitious approach to gaining market share.
Holtmann Since 1950, has been arranged as a master brand in umbrella brand architecture, along with Mesomono, Expomondo, and other sister companies as sub-brands. In the end, we have the company's uniform design, with its unique, custom styles that each relate to each other. One brand name, two characters, a different image and message and more market share.