Elmwood rebrands Russell Hobbs

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By Emily Gosling

The consultancy has evolved the Russell Hobbs logo, redrawing the existing crest. New packaging aims to emphasise the ‘at the heart of your home’ positioning through ‘sensory moments’, such as images of fresh laundry or butter melting on toast.

Elmwood began work on the project last summer following a credential pitch. Nadia Romanis, Elmwood account director, says, ‘It was about giving Russell Hobbs new positioning as they expand further into Europe and new markets. They wanted to do that in a consistent way and needed a point of difference from the other small domestic appliance brands.’

The consultancy was briefed to create a compelling point of view that would be consistent across all Russell Hobbs’ markets. It created a new tone of voice, lifestyle imagery and a series of brand films for Russell Hobbs.

The consultancy created brand guidelines for the identity’s application across all the brand’s touch points, including the website, which has been redesigned in-house.

Before creating the identity, Elmwood initially conducted Europe-wide research by visiting people in their homes to gauge how people use appliances like those sold by Russell Hobbs. It found that consumers value an ‘emotional connection’ to the domestic appliances.

Elmwood group services director Simon Preece, says, ‘It became clear there was little emotional engagement in this category and there was a huge opportunity to drive an emotional rather than functional connection.

‘Taking these insights, we facilitated a brand articulation workshop that defined the company’s authentic attitude and focused on Russell Hobbs being at ‘the heart of the home’.

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