In case you were wondering, I'm a symbol of fertility, growth, abundance, pollination ...you know, birds and bees stuff.
At the moment I'm just decoration, trapped here on the navigation bar,
but one day I'll be linked to my own realm The Anti-Hive and you'll be able to visit me there. That's where I become my evil alter-ego: Marketing Buzzword Bee. >:(
An NZ slant on Luxaflex's US brands
Along with regular blinds, Luxaflex market a suite of four state-of-the-art “shades” whose attributes and appearance are a cut above most window coverings. But, each product has a name (from the US) that's difficult to grasp and meaningless in New Zealand.
To make the products easier for sales consultants to explain and for consumers to remember we grouped them together and named a new category – “Softshades”. Neither blinds nor curtains, Softshades could become an entirely other thing.
The campaign includes magazine ads, POS, search and display advertising and tools for retailers.
Creating the Softshades collateral also involved extensive graphic design work.
Possibly the most demanding part was the rationalisation of swatch books (mighty tomes displaying fabrics) by condensing the details of the four into one cohesive unit.
Luxaflex's store displays vary enormously depending on the retailer. For Softshades we provided a kit of posters, banners and brochures to supplement existing stands.
