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Anthem! Launches Brand Point Management Services
| Source: Schawk, Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - July 30, 2008) - Anthem Worldwide, a Schawk (NYSE : SGK )
Strategic Design Company, announced that it is launching a new global
identity. Along with its new global identity, Anthem Worldwide is launching
brand point management services. Brand point management services enables
companies of all sizes to connect their brands with consumers in ways that
help create deeper brand affinity.
During the past five years, Anthem! has evolved into a global strategic
design network of 12 offices, including Chicago, Cincinnati, London,
Melbourne, New Jersey, New York, San Francisco, Shenzhen, Singapore,
Sydney, Toronto, and York (U.K.). Its clients include Procter & Gamble,
Nestlé, Safeway, Johnson & Johnson, Revlon, Unilever, Hbc and Coca-Cola.
"Our ability to uncover deep consumer insights and translate those into
compelling and consistent brand experiences has driven Anthem's growth over
the last five years," said Eric Ashworth, chief strategy officer for Anthem
Worldwide. "Anthem is passionate about integrating the brand development
process -- strategic, creative and executional -- required to deliver brand
point management across consumer touchpoints. Our holistic capabilities
differentiate Anthem from other design firms, and deployed properly,
differentiate our clients in today's crowded marketplace."
Ron Vandenberg, chief creative officer at Anthem Worldwide, led the
development of the new identity and said, "The new brand identity is a
symbol of Anthem's confident approach to the future.
"It's bold, high impact black and white. The use of the exclamation point
in the visual identity performs a function on a number of different levels.
It helps transform the logo from a name to a brand, and the period or
square that grounds the exclamation point also symbolizes where all brand
touchpoints of brand point management meet."
With the launch of Anthem's new brand identity globally, the process of
rebranding and repositioning the Company began in late 2007 outside North
America, and will continue to rollout throughout 2008, with the process
expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2009.
Added Ashworth: "It's an exciting time in the history of Anthem, as more
and more clients have a deeper understanding and an appreciation of the
power of brand point management and its integral contribution to the
consumer experience. Our combined strengths -- strategy, creative and
executional -- create compelling and consistent brand experiences for our
clients' brands and the consumer."
Anthem's parent company, Schawk, Inc. (NYSE : SGK ) has strategically been
expanding its offerings beyond its core services for the past 10 years
through acquisitions and internal development, including the brand point
management category. Today, Schawk's offering includes branding, design,
technology, retail marketing and additional services that support brands at
their different touchpoints globally.
To gain further understanding on the important role of brand point
management -- from ideation to execution -- to deliver compelling and
consistent brand experiences on a global scale, please access Schawk's
White Paper "Brand Point Management: Creating Compelling and Consistent
Brand Experiences" by visiting
www.docstoc.com/search/brand-point-management/?catfilter=1.
Anthem Worldwide, a Schawk Strategic Design Company, is an integrated
global network that provides innovative solutions to articulate, unify and
manage brand impact. Anthem creates compelling brand experiences by
aligning its strategic, creative and executional talent worldwide with the
business needs of companies seeking a competitive advantage. Anthem offers
a full range of branding and design services to our clients including
Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, Safeway, Johnson & Johnson, Revlon, Unilever, Hbc
and Coca-Cola. With our network of world-class design professionals in 12
offices, Anthem is presently located in Chicago, Cincinnati, London,
Melbourne, New Jersey, New York, San Francisco, Shenzhen, Singapore,
Sydney, Toronto, and York (U.K.). For more information on Anthem, please
visit http://www.anthemworldwide.com
Schawk, Inc., (NYSE : SGK ), is a leading provider of brand point management
services, enabling companies of all sizes to connect their brands with
consumers to create deeper brand affinity. With a global footprint of more
than 60 offices, Schawk helps companies create compelling and consistent
brand experiences by providing integrated strategic, creative and
executional services across brand touchpoints. Founded in 1953, Schawk is
trusted by many of the world's leading organizations to help them achieve
global brand consistency. For more information about Schawk, visit
http://www.schawk.com