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		<title>Marion Builds Another Solid Trade Show Display</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl Sargent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand Building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marion has designed a solid trade show display for Suncoast Post Tension, a pre-stressed, post-tensioned concrete design, supply and repair company. The 10-ft curved pop-up floor display consists of: Mural center panels Magnet bars LED light kit Display hard case w/ wheels (for easy transportation) For this event, Suncoast is appealing to the owners and facility [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1114" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://marion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Suncoast-Post-Tension-Display.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1114" title="Suncoast-Post-Tension-Display" src="http://marion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Suncoast-Post-Tension-Display-300x167.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="167" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Suncoast Post Tension Display </p></div>
<p>Marion has designed a solid <a href="http://www.marion.com/houston-trade-show-displays.php">trade show display</a> for Suncoast Post Tension, a pre-stressed, post-tensioned concrete design, supply and repair company.</p>
<p>The 10-ft curved pop-up floor display consists of:</p>
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<li>Magnet bars</li>
<li>LED light kit</li>
<li>Display hard case w/ wheels (for easy transportation)</li>
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<p>For this event, Suncoast is appealing to the owners and facility managers of universities, hospitals, commercial parking garages, etc, placing emphasis on their array of services outside of design and supply. Such services include structural restorations, structural strengthening, adaptive reuse, barrier cabling, and more.</p>
<p>For your next trade show, contact <a href="http://www.marion.com/">Marion</a> to help you create an attractive and effective display.</p>
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		<title>Find Your Brand Identity, Don’t Let It Find You</title>
		<link>http://marion.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/27/find-your-brand-identity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand Building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the root of your corporate image and corporate identity is your logo, your single symbol to the world of what your company stands for. It is the foundation and the icon for your company. When your customers see your logo, they are reminded of all their experiences with your company; what they have seen, [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://marion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Venture-Cotton.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-517" title="Venture Cotton" src="http://marion.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Venture-Cotton.jpg" alt="Venture Cotton" /></a></p>
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<p>At the root of your corporate image and <a title="Corporate Identity, Brand Building Houston" href="http://www.marion.com/houston-corporate-identity.htm" target="_blank">corporate identity</a> is your logo, your single symbol to the world of what your company stands for. It is the foundation and the icon for your company. When your customers see your logo, they are reminded of all their experiences with your company; what they have seen, read, heard and felt about your company. It is critical then that your logo reflects the nature and spirit of your company in a positive way, and if you don’t clearly identify who your company is, you might get an identity that you don’t necessarily want.</p>
<p>Recently, The Marion Group designed a campaign for Venture Cotton Cooperative. We began with their <a title="Logo Design Houston" href="http://www.marion.com/houston-logo-design.php" target="_blank">logo design</a>. In order to determine their corporate identity, we first looked at their business plan. We needed to find out who their target audience was – who they were speaking to – and what they wanted to portray as a company. What did they want their customers to know about them? Where did they want to go, as a company, in the future? These were things that needed to be identified before the “digital paintbrush” touched the canvas.</p>
<p><strong>Finding Who Your Target Audience Is</strong></p>
<p>We determined that their target audience was the independent cotton farmer. Contrary to the stereotype that the cotton farmer is simple and uneducated about concepts of “finance” and “world markets” and “cooperatives,”  they are, in fact, hard workers and very intelligent, especially regarding the interests of their business and the world markets for their industry. They have to be. This business is their livelihood!</p>
<p>We also looked at their competitors. In this case, pretty much all of their competitors, for the most part, had the same look, used the same colors and had a generic feel almost as if no thought was put into it. It seemed that they were targeting the stereotyped farmer.</p>
<p><strong>Implementing Your New Brand Identity</strong></p>
<p>So, for Venture Cotton Cooperative, we introduced new colors, styles and concepts for their logo design. We supplied them with various options to choose from that were unique and different and expressed what their company was about.</p>
<p>Once they chose the logo, we then added to their brand identity with their <a title="Brochure Design Houston" href="http://www.marion.com/houston-brochure-design.php" target="_blank">brochure design</a> and <a title="Trade show Displays Houston" href="http://www.marion.com/houston-trade-show-displays.php" target="_blank">trade show display</a>. In this way, their brand identity and message is consistently showcased throughout their marketing materials.</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em>So, how can my brand identity be showcased? View our </em></span><a title="Graphic Design Portfolio" href="http://www.marion.com/houston-graphic-design-advertising-outbound-marketing.php" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em>Graphic Design Portfolio</em></span></span></a><span style="color: #888888;"><em>.</em></span></p>
<p><strong>For more information on how <a title="Houston Advertising Agency, Marketing &amp; Graphic Design Firm" href="http://www.marion.com/" target="_blank">The Marion Group</a> can help your company find and develop its <a href="http://marion.com/houston-corporate-identity.htm">brand identity</a>, give us a call at 713.623.6444 or email us at <a href="mailto:info2@marion.com">info2@marion.com</a>. </strong></p>
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