Verizon muda logo e posicionamento (1º de abril)

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Essa renovação me fez lembrar da mudança da Telerj para a Oi, no sentido de deixar de ser uma marca mais séria para se tornar uma marca mais “cool” não só na identidade visual, como também em seu posicionamento.

A Oi é um case de sucesso. E pelo jeito, a operadora de telecomunicações Verizon, uma das maiores do mundo, está querendo seguir o mesmo caminho.

A Verizon substituiu aquele gráfico que se assemelhava com algo rápido e veloz, fixado a mais de 10 anos, por um logo totalmente diferente e até um pouco inexplicável, conceitualmente falando. A nova identidade visual vem de encontro com o lançamento de sua nova campanha para promover o serviço wireless da operadora, nos Estados Unidos.

O novo logo carrega uma forma inteligente que cria a possibilidade de mixar com outras palavras. O resultado de algumas soluções você confere na imagem (clique na figura para expandir):

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Ao que tudo indica, a missão da operadora agora é rejuvenescer a marca.

:: Dica do Rafael Camilo (via Brand New).

:: www.soveryverizon.com

::UPDATE #FAIL::

Humpf…! Sinto informar, mas essa novidade foi apenas uma brincadeira de 1º de abril, sugerida pelo renomado blog de design Brand New. Leia a notícia (aqui). #FAIL

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Antes de começar a escrever o resto deste post, quero deixar claro que nada aqui é uma mentira, apesar de hoje ser 1º de abril. A Frito-Lay está anunciando na TV norte-americana o lançamento do Giant Cheetos (Cheetos Gigante). O salgadinho, muito maior do que o tradicional, promove uma sensação de crocância a mais aos consumidores, segundo eles mesmos. Se isso é verdade ainda não sei. Giant Cheetos ainda não chegou no Brasil, mas existem previsões para esse ano.

Enfim, a novidade me interessou, e por isso decide postar aqui este comercial que tem ninguém mais ninguém menos que Cheetah, o famoso mascote de Cheetos. Assiste aí:

:: Via Brand Freak

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When I woke today, they were still there…painfully stuck in my throat like uncoated aspirin…slowly burning as they dissolved. A caustic memory lingered in my mouth.

These men are our best and brightest, leaders of America’s most famous (now infamous) industry! Sheperds of commerce. Corporate front-runners. Thus far, there’s been little action from them, other than begging.

So, when Ford’s promotional think-tank announced a plan to pay for your car in the event you’re canned, I thought; “Wow! You copied off of Hyundai. What a great plan!”

Their Pitch: The Ford Advantage Plan is different (ho hum). We’ll pay for a year’s worth of payments vs. Hyundai’s three months (yawn). We’ll offer zero percent financing (whoopee). And, we’ll pay your $700/month car payment (what Ford is worth that?). 

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