A Rebrand That Turned Out to Be a Pricing Problem
The brief said rebrand. The diagnostic said the brand was fine and the pricing was mysterious.
SITUATION
Fifteen years of steady work, a reputation built on relationships, and a growing sense that the company looked smaller than it was. The founder arrived asking for a new identity.
GAP
Prospects weren't rejecting the logo. They were stalling at proposals no two of which looked alike. Pricing lived in the founder's head, and every quote was an improvisation.
INSIGHT
The market didn't misunderstand the brand. It misunderstood the offer. When the price is a surprise, the brand always feels wrong.
DECISION
Pause the rebrand. Build a service architecture with named tiers, transparent scoping and a proposal system anyone on the team could run.
BUILD
Service productisation, pricing architecture, proposal templates wired into their CRM, a refreshed (not replaced) identity, and a website that finally explained what a quote would contain.
RESULT
Sales conversations get shorter and calmer, the team can quote without the founder in the room, and the identity refresh is quick because the strategy work has already made the decisions.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
Where it usually goes next: a key-account growth playbook and a partner-referral system.
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