Rebranding Metris to be ahead of the weather


Q: Why is rebranding important after 20 years in business?
Angle: Ahead of the weather
What is Metris all about?

Metris has been providing weather services across New Zealand to clients in horticulture, agriculture and industry for over two decades. Over the years they have built up a large list of clients involved in fruit growing, viticulture, cropping, farming, construction and extraction, who all subscribe to their expert services.

Their services include forecasting, weather station networks and consulting. That might mean seasonal climate reports, real-time forecasting or alerts for frost, rain, wind and temperature. Their goal is to provide fast, accurate data in an easy to read format to help clients to reduce their weather risk and plan their time effectively.

Why are Metris rebranding?

Sometimes companies rebrand because of a strategic change of direction or diversification and sometimes competitors have a part to play. In this case, the prompt was a change of ownership.

A change of ownership during mid 2017 prompted the new CEO of Metris to consider rebranding the business. Older ways of providing data needed updating, new technology had to be introduced and new staff joined the team. The business value proposition was evaluated and a strategy to grow the business was established. All of this meant that Metris needed to communicate positive change to their current and future clients. Angle was approached for help by the CEO of Metris after he had seen Angle’s branding skills in action first hand during his time with another company.

The creative solution

The creative solution for the new brand identity and logo design is inspired by 3 visual elements:

Sunrise (a symbol to represent weather)
Cultivated land (relevance to client’s business)
Digital map pointer (pinpoint location and customised data)

We combined a graphic representation of these elements and spotted an opportunity to cleverly use some negative space in the capital letter M of the company name. The map pointer is suggested by negative space but once you’ve seen it, you can’t miss it.

What next?

A soft launch of the rebranding has already happened and marketing communications are planned once the new management have established themselves and contacted all current clients. Angle will be part of the team to help keep Metris ‘Ahead of the weather.’

Branding is a powerful business tool

Do you need help with branding a company, product, service, or experience but you’re not sure where to start? Do you want your brand to stand out, build loyal customers and thrive? Find out about our branding services and how we use branding as a powerful business tool or contact us, we’re experts with a down to earth approach.

Date 2017
Categories
Client Metris
Country New Zealand
 
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