Jilana
How a regional manufacturer can disrupt the major players’ competition
Client
Jilana, Czech Republic
Industry
Manufacturing
Services
Brand Strategy, Brand Identity Development
Year Completed
2014
Project Photography
Startling Brands
Jilana is the leading producer of innovative non – wovens, technical fleeces and organic home textiles in the Czech Republic.The history of the company dates back to 1774, and during the 20th century Jilana grew to become one of the largest factories in Czechoslovakia.
REBRANDING BUILT ON 240 yeARS Of the manufacturing legacy
Revitalizing the historic brand
Startling Brands partnered with Jilana in 2013 to deliver a complex re-branding program for a well-established manufacturer with a long-standing tradition in both the Czech and Slovak markets and with the ambition to expand their sales abroad. Jilana required not only the revitalization their current brand, but urgently needed large-scale brand architecture to accommodate their extensive portfolio of products. We needed to create an integrated identity that would work coherently throughout their full range of brand and marketing output, such as website, product catalogs and samplers, posters, leaflets, advertising, labels, technical documentation and merchandise.
boosting sales at home and abroad
Market expansion driven the brand strategy
The brand development strategy was based on two main goals. Firstly, to revitalize their current brand and give it a modern, simplified and striking look. This would then be adapted as a brand vehicle for their large portfolio of products. In order to help Jilana market more effectively, we created a robust brand architecture intended to deliver clarity, a hierarchy and a system for the easy integration of new products.
The result was a unified branding program working throughout the wide spectrum of their online and offline communication. We were able to deliver Jilana’s marketing team a powerful tool to boost their sales both at home and abroad.
