Context

Gate One is a specialist management consultancy, solely focused on the acceleration of successful digital and business change through smart, well-defined and executed portfolio, programme and project delivery.

Ambition

Gate One provide small, highly experienced and innovative teams embedded seamlessly alongside their clients’ teams, who get to the crux of problems quickly, shaping intelligent solutions and delivering lasting transformation results which can be felt across the organisation.

Aeron were tasked with supporting Gate One with their next chapter of their growth with the development of a clear brand positioning, a defendable proposition and a refreshed compelling verbal and visual identity system.

Action

We helped define Gates One’s purpose as co-piloting the reinvention of some of the world’s most interesting and influential organisations: whilst positioning the business as a collective of ex-big firm consultants, unified by a simple ideal – more meaningful business transformation, delivered as consulting should be.

The ‘Ripple’ icon graphically brings to life the force multiplying ripple effect which Gate One believe is at the heart of every successful business transformation. It speaks to the journey, in partnership with Gate One’s clients, to deliver change that counts. It encapsulates Gate One’s DNA, which is a blend; a combination of founders’ mentality, tempered with humility and a brilliant team spirit – which means Gate One genuinely relish taking complex situations apart, and designing something better. The colours reflect the care, passion, loyalty, humanity, empathy, warmth, approachability and dynamism Gate One hold true to their core.

Result

The new brand was launched in October 2017, commencing with an internal engagement programme supported by the provision of assets and tools to effect a seamless transition to the new brand from templates, brochures, stationery and digital asset design direction. The brand has now been implemented with an integrated external communications and marketing programme in conjunction with a next generation mobile and desktop website and digital assets.

About Aeron

We are Aeron, a London brand packaging design agency that specialises in business transformation, brand strategy and design. Our purpose is set on helping ambitious businesses thrive in today’s market place.

Based on fundamental insights, our London brand design consultancy is expert in helping organisations define their brand purpose; a clear, relevant, ownable and defendable territory – which delivers genuine value to customers.

With a reputation for linking brand strategy and innovative design with clear financial outcomes, our London branding agency combines intelligent data, imaginative insight with inspiring creativity and transformative digital technology to deliver enduring growth.

Context

Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) https://sami.com.sa/en is a defense industry company, launched in May 2017 to act as a sustainable platform to provide world-class defense products and services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its allies.

Ambition

SAMI’s vision is to be among the top 25 defense industries ‎companies around the world by 2030, by developing world-class defense products and services as well as achieving self–sufficiency in Saudi defense industries through the development of cutting-edge technologies and harnessing he best national talents.

Action

Our task was to refresh the existing brand identity with a compelling visual and verbal brand identity system and create a coherent set of brand guidelines, which would make marketing and communications more consistent, efficient and effective.

Results

Our London Branding Agency creative work focussed on developing an invigorated visual and verbal identity system which would act as a platform to present the refreshed organisation on the international stage. Our work led into a wider piece of strategic brand architecture work to develop structure which will align business and brand goals by defining clear roles, relationships and investment priorities among portfolio brands.

About Aeron

We are Aeron, a London branding agency that specialises in business transformation, brand strategy and design. Our purpose is set on helping ambitious businesses thrive in today’s market place.

Based on fundamental insights, as a London brand consultancy we are experts in helping organisations define their brand purpose; a clear, relevant, ownable and defendable territory – which delivers genuine value to customers.

With a reputation for linking brand strategy and innovative design with clear financial outcomes, as a London Creative Design Agency we combine intelligent data, imaginative insight with inspiring creativity and transformative digital technology to deliver enduring growth.

Brand Creation for Management Consultancy

ASPIRO

Context

Aspiro is new business transformation management consultancy dedicated to the financial services industry.

Aspiro helps ambitious companies transform, grow and thrive in the regional and global marketplace by tackling their most challenging projects and building new capabilities.

Ambition

Our brief was to develop an entirely new brand visual and verbal identity system, including: brand strategy and brand positioning, brand verbal identity including brand name, digital assets such as the design and implementation of a new website and brand guardianship tools such as brand guidelines and lastly support towards market entry and launch.

Action

We based our work on a comprehensive competitive strategic and creative review, a market situational analysis, combined with insights gleaned from management interviews. This resulted in the development of a defendable strategic platform and proposition which is whether clients are looking to manage growth, reduce costs or improve operational effectiveness Aspiro’s practitioner-led approach always puts lasting results first.

Results

“We are delighted with the strategic and creative partnership with the Aeron team; they enthusiastically and confidently helped shape a unifying brand purpose, created a compelling visual identity system and developed an engaging with new mobile site. We are really pleased with our new brand identity. Thank you team Aeron for going above and beyond, we really enjoyed working with you”. Karim Beg, Partner, Aspiro

About Aeron

We are a London brand design agency that helps ambitious businesses thrive in today’s market place through our specialism in brand strategy, brand design, digital marketing and business transformation.

With a reputation for linking brand strategy and innovative design with clear financial outcomes, our London branding agency combines intelligent data, imaginative insight with inspiring creativity and transformative digital technology to deliver enduring growth.

Based on fundamental insights, our London brand consultancy is expert in helping organisations define their brand purpose; a clear, relevant, ownable and defendable territory – which delivers genuine value to customers.

Following the brand creation of Alpin conducted by our team, the product line up (0.5Lt, 1.5Lt, 19Lt. cylinder) was rolled out across the Turkish Adana region, Turkey, the Middle East and now Europe.

Since it’s reimagining and repositioning, PET sales of Alpin are up 3 fold from 1 million to almost 3 million. The distribution network has increased seven fold and the factory has grown allowing for glass bottle production.

Our ongoing work has included a redesign of the original mobile and desktop websites we build for launch, plus new packaging ranges and glass bottles.

About Aeron

We are Aeron, a London brand packaging design agency that specialises in business transformation, brand strategy and design. Our purpose is set on helping ambitious businesses thrive in today’s market place.

Based on fundamental insights, our London brand design consultancy is expert in helping organisations define their brand purpose; a clear, relevant, ownable and defendable territory – which delivers genuine value to customers.

With a reputation for linking brand strategy and innovative design with clear financial outcomes, our London branding agency combines intelligent data, imaginative insight with inspiring creativity and transformative digital technology to deliver enduring growth.

Concept & Packaging Design Al Ain Fresh Juice Brand 

Ambition

We have recently been working on the concept development for a new premium juice brand as a line extension of the UAE’s leading Water Brand Al Ain.

Action

Following market, category, competitor and consumer research we developed initial concepts for packaging, PET bottle, naming hierarchy and label design.

Results

Al Ain Fresh is now live, in-market and has been well received.

We continue to support Agthia on their journey of brand-driven growth.

About Aeron

We are Aeron, a London brand packaging design agency that specialises in business transformation, brand strategy and design. Our purpose is set on helping ambitious businesses thrive in today’s market place.

Based on fundamental insights, our London brand design consultancy is expert in helping organisations define their brand purpose; a clear, relevant, ownable and defendable territory – which delivers genuine value to customers.

With a reputation for linking brand strategy and innovative design with clear financial outcomes, our London branding agency combines intelligent data, imaginative insight with inspiring creativity and transformative digital technology to deliver enduring growth.

Retail Design and Brand Environments for Grand Mills

Context

Agthia is a leading Abu Dhabi based food & beverage company.  And proud to be known for providing high quality, trusted, and
 essential food and beverage products to customers and consumers alike across the UAE, GCC, Turkey and the wider Middle East.

Set up in 1978, Grand Mills was formed to help the UAE nation achieve food security. Initially flour and silo based, animal feeds followed in 1981 to become Grand Mills Flour and Feed. Both activities were incorporated into Agthia when it was established in 2004.

Ambition

Agthia is justly proud of the Grand Mills name, and the reputation the business has grown, both for high quality healthy flours, foods and innovative, high quality, value for money animal feeds.

The ambition was to move away from a shared vision, to a company with a sharper, specialised focus on the industry issues and demands that matter to its customers most. Following a thorough rebrand which we led, the ambition was to develop a strategy to effectively bring the revitalised brand to life in a retail context.

Action

The Grand Mills Feed business was re-invented and revitalised as Agrivita in 2014 and thus came the opportunity to reinvigorate the Grand Mills brand.

The vision and brand proposition is to move ‘beyond flour’ to provide a committed and commercial service, offer wide ranging innovation, delivered through a team of experts and an evolving high performing and extensive product range.

Following extensive research, competitive analysis and mapping relevant customer journeys we developed a full concept tool-kit for retail and wider brand environments plus consumer in-store communications.

About Aeron

We are Aeron, a London brand design consultancy that specialises in business transformation, brand strategy and design. Our purpose is set on helping ambitious businesses thrive in today’s market place.

Based on fundamental insights, our London brand design consultancy is expert in helping organisations define their brand purpose; a clear, relevant, ownable and defendable territory – which delivers genuine value to customers.

With a reputation for linking brand strategy and innovative design with clear financial outcomes, our London branding agency combines intelligent data, imaginative insight with inspiring creativity and transformative digital technology to deliver enduring growth.

Beyond Flour. A new chapter for the regions leading flour business

Context

Agthia is a leading Abu Dhabi based food & beverage company.  And proud to be known for providing high quality, trusted, and
 essential food and beverage products to customers and consumers alike across the UAE, GCC, Turkey and the wider Middle East.

Set up in 1978, Grand Mills was formed to help the UAE nation achieve food security.  Initially flour and silo based, animal feeds followed in 1981 to become Grand Mills Flour and Feed. Both activities were incorporated into Agthia when it was established in 2004.

Ambition

Agthia is justly proud of the Grand Mills name, and the reputation the business has grown, both for high quality healthy flours, foods and innovative, high quality, value for money animal feeds.

The ambition was to move away from a shared vision, to a company with a sharper, specialised focus on the industry issues and demands that matter to its customers most.

Action

The Grand Mills Feed business was re-invented and revitalised as Agrivita in 2014 and thus came the opportunity to reinvigorate the Grand Mills brand.

The vision and brand proposition is to move ‘beyond flour’ to provide a committed and commercial service, offer wide ranging innovation, delivered through a team of experts and an evolving high performing and extensive product range.

Results

Our team helped Agthia develop a new name, simply Grand Mills, a clear proposition, a rationalized product portfolio with clear price positioning, and a compelling visual identity system including a new corporate identity, enhanced product and packaging, brand environments and tools and applications to bring the brands to life across marketing and sales channels.

The brand launched in February 2014 with a launch to 500 industry professionals and customers to very positive reviews.

We have continue to serve and support Grand Mills in their brand driven growth.

About Aeron

We are Aeron, a London brand design consultancy that specialises in business transformation, brand strategy and design. Our purpose is set on helping ambitious businesses thrive in today’s market place.

Based on fundamental insights, our London brand design consultancy is expert in helping organisations define their brand purpose; a clear, relevant, ownable and defendable territory – which delivers genuine value to customers.

With a reputation for linking brand strategy and innovative design with clear financial outcomes, our London branding agency combines intelligent data, imaginative insight with inspiring creativity and transformative digital technology to deliver enduring growth.

Corporate Brand Identity Design and Value Proposition Strategy for UAE’s Leader in Food & Beverage

AGTHIA

Context

Agthia is the leading Abu Dhabi based food and beverage company. Established in the UAE in 2004 and listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the Agthia Group consists of a world-class portfolio of integrated businesses and brands. Agthia provide high quality, trusted, and essential food and beverage products for customers and consumers across the UAE, GCC, Turkey and the wider Middle East.

The Company’s assets are located in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt and Turkey. More than 4,500 employees are engaged in manufacturing, distribution and marketing various food and beverage products : Water and Beverages (Al Ain Water, Al Ain Zero Water, Al Bayan Water, Alpin Natural Spring Water, Ice Crystal Water, Delta Water, Bambini Kids Water, Al Ain Fresh Juice, Capri-Sun Fruit Juice); Food (Grand Mills Flour, Yoplait Yogurt, Al Ain Tomato Paste, Al Ain Frozen Vegetables, Monty’s Bakehouse Frozen Bakery products, The Grand Baker Ambient Bakery products, Pure Natural Convenience Food items, Date Crown Dates); Animal Feed (Agrivita, Al Wasmi, Anderson Hay).

Ambition

To develop a clear, relevant, differentiated positioning for Agthia and bring this to life with an engaging brand visual and verbal identity.

Results

Our work was rooted in a strategic foundation based on a compelling proposition “for wholehearted living” which was brought to life across a range of touch points including brand environments, communications, products & services and tone-of-voice.    We developed a corporate value proposition and corporate values plus corporate positioning statements including mission and vision.  All the these elements were detailed in a thorough set of English and Arabic Language Brand Guidelines. These have been enhanced over the past few years to keep pace with contemporary market and social drivers.

About Aeron

We are Aeron, a London brand consulting and design firm that specialises in business transformation, brand strategy and design. Our purpose is set on helping ambitious businesses thrive in today’s market place.

Based on fundamental insights, our London brand consultants are experts in helping organisations define their brand purpose; a clear, relevant, own-able and defendable territory – which delivers genuine value to customers.

With a reputation for linking brand strategy and innovative design with clear financial outcomes, our London brand consultancy combines intelligent data, imaginative insight with inspiring creativity and transformative digital technology to deliver enduring growth.

Brand Implementation and New Product Development for Regional Leader in Animal Feed Agrivita

Context

Agthia is a leading Abu Dhabi based food & beverage company.  And proud to be known for providing high quality, trusted, and
essential food and beverage products to customers and consumers alike across the UAE, GCC, Turkey and the wider Middle East.

Set up in 1978, Grand Mills was formed to help the UAE nation achieve food security.  Initially flour and silo based, animal feeds followed in 1981. Both activities were incorporated into Agthia when it was established in 2004.

Ambition

Agthia is justly proud of the Grand Mills name, and the reputation the business has grown, both for high quality healthy flours, foods and innovative, high quality, value for money animal feeds.

The ambition was to move away from a shared vision, to a company with a sharper, specialised focus on the industry issues and demands that matter to its customers most.

Action

Taking its place alongside Grand Mills, in 2014 the Grand Mills Feed business has been re-invented and revitalised as Agrivita.

The vision and brand proposition is to move ‘beyond feed’ to provide a committed and commercial service, offer wide ranging innovation, delivered through a team of experts and an evolving high performing and extensive product range.

Results

Our team helped Agthia develop a new name, a clear proposition, a rationalized product portfolio with clear price positioning, and a compelling visual identity system including a new corporate identity, enhanced product and packaging, brand environments and tools and applications to bring the brands to life across marketing and sales channels.

The brand launched in February 2014 with a launch to 500 industry professionals and customers to very positive reviews.

We have continued to support Agrivita, and in April 2017 advised and provided creative and strategic direction for the brand launch of a joint venture with Anderson Hay, Agrivita Marabe.

About Aeron

We are Aeron, a London brand design consultancy that specialises in business transformation, brand strategy and design. Our purpose is set on helping ambitious businesses thrive in today’s market place.

Based on fundamental insights, our London brand design consultancy is expert in helping organisations define their brand purpose; a clear, relevant, ownable and defendable territory – which delivers genuine value to customers.

With a reputation for linking brand strategy and innovative design with clear financial outcomes, our London branding agency combines intelligent data, imaginative insight with inspiring creativity and transformative digital technology to deliver enduring growth.

Concept & Packaging Design New Premium Italian Water Brand

Ambition

We have recently been working on the concept development for a new premium Italian Water Brand.

Action

Our work concentrated on a competitive benchmark, followed by name development, creative packaging design in 2D, 3D and CAD, and latterly full brand identity and communications tool-kit development.

About Aeron

We are Aeron, a London brand packaging design agency that specialises in business transformation, brand strategy and design. Our purpose is set on helping ambitious businesses thrive in today’s market place.

Based on fundamental insights, our London brand design consultancy is expert in helping organisations define their brand purpose; a clear, relevant, ownable and defendable territory – which delivers genuine value to customers.

With a reputation for linking brand strategy and innovative design with clear financial outcomes, our London branding agency combines intelligent data, imaginative insight with inspiring creativity and transformative digital technology to deliver enduring growth.

About Aeron

We are Aeron, a London brand design consultancy that specialises in business transformation, brand strategy and design. Our purpose is set on helping ambitious businesses thrive in today’s market place.

Based on fundamental insights, our London brand design consultancy is expert in helping organisations define their brand purpose; a clear, relevant, ownable and defendable territory – which delivers genuine value to customers.

With a reputation for linking brand strategy and innovative design with clear financial outcomes, our London branding agency combines intelligent data, imaginative insight with inspiring creativity and transformative digital technology to deliver enduring growth.