The document summarizes how business environments can impact perceptions and performance. It discusses how environments can spark creativity or lackluster responses in employees. The environments are touchpoints that create lasting impressions affecting company perceptions. Later, it details how environments shape employees' emotions and behavior, as well as perceptions of potential employees, customers, and stakeholders. Finally, it introduces Darwin Branded Environments and their process of conducting a comprehensive brand audit and aligning all environments, including design, marketing, and architecture, with a company's brand to create a fully integrated brand experience.
2. ENVIRON
MENT
Its a big word
that can be a:
At Darwin Branded
Habitat.
Environments, we
Context. In business, an
deal with business
Surrounding. environment
environments. Those
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places and spaces
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your company can
And more. Workplace.
de鍖ne and shape
Brochure.
to positively re鍖ect
Website.
your brand.
Corporate image.
Of鍖ce interior.
Landscape.
Building exterior.
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3. WE HUMANS
ARE A CURIOUS LOT.
Curiosity is what makes us human. And what drives progress.
Particularly in business, curiosity is a trait worth encouraging.
Because it can lead to discovery, innovation, and ultimately
to business growth.
A business environment can elicit curiosity. But it can also
evoke an in鍖nite range of human emotions. So just as one
environment can spark creativity, another environment can
create a lackluster response. Therein lies the importance
of considering all your branded environments. They are the
touch points to your brand, creating lasting impressions that
can affect the perceptions and performance of your company.
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4. WE ARE
attracted to environments that...
re鍖ect our personality.
intrigue us.
complement our point of view.
share our personal aesthetic.
welcome us to discover.
Likewise, we crave to work in environments that
positively re鍖ect on us.
validate a job well done.
allow us to 鍖ourish.
connect us to a higher purpose.
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5. Take a look around.
How does your business environment feel?
Do you feel the hum of focused, energetic people?
Environments really can have an effect on employees
emotions and behavior and in turn, affect business
performance. Environments can affect perceptions as
well. And not just employees perceptions, but also the
WHATS
impression made on prospective employees, current
and prospective customers, and stakeholders.
GOING
ON HERE? OR NOT.
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6. IS PERCEPTION
Your business is where great things should be happening. Every one
of your environments should facilitate that. It could be worth evaluating
your physical surroundings, as well as your internal and external
marketing environments (e.g., website, marketing communications,
REALITY?
etc.). You just may be surprised at what you see.
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7. WE SHAPE
OUR BUILDINGS;
THEREAFTER
THEY SHAPE US. SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
Environments affect what we see, how we
interact, and how we respond emotionally
and physically good or ill.
In this way, business environments shape
companies external personas and become
meaningful connections with customers,
employees, suppliers and communities.
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8. ITS ALL
ABOUT Your business environments affect more than you perhaps realize.
Internally, your environments are in鍖uential in:
PEOPLE.
Attracting new employees.
Retaining employees.
Improving productivity.
Inspiring creativity and collaboration.
Transforming your organizations culture.
Externally, your environments can be useful in:
Impressing new customers.
Reinforcing relationships with current customers and suppliers.
Creating positive impressions with stakeholders.
Re鍖ecting well on the community.
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9. THIS IS
WHERE DARWIN
BRANDED
ENVIRONMENTS
COMES IN.
Evolve.
We provide architectural, interior and environmental design
services driven by core marketing and branding to help
you align all of your environments with your brand and
business objectives.
If youre continually investing in your website, literature and
of鍖ce space and they dont all feel connected to each
other, or your brand Darwin Branded Environments can
help you bring them all together.
Drawing on the disciplines of marketing and branding
as well as architecture, interior design and environmental
graphics, we can help you develop a fully integrated
brand experience.
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10. At Darwin Branded Environments, we follow a
disciplined process in developing your branded
environments, starting with an assessment
of your current brand. We consider how it is
viewed and aligned with your current internal
culture. Then we look at all the ways your brand
BUILDING
expresses itself at every touch point through
Essence
design, marketing communications, media,
Comprehensive Brand Audit
YOUR BRANDED
architecture and interior design. By evaluating
where your brand stands now, were able to Expression
develop effective metrics for measuring the Brand Position
ENVIRONMENT. success of the branded environments we help
you create. The relationship doesnt stop once
Key Messaging
Internal Alignment
the transition has been made. We follow up
Interaction
periodically to assure your satisfaction and to
Voice of the Customer
suggest re鍖nements as necessary.
Product/Service Presentation
Brand Design Concept
Architecture + Interior
Design Concept
Metrics Established
Environment
Architecture
Interior Design
Marketing Communications
Online and Social Media
Follow-up
Cultural Transition
Metrics
Re鍖nements
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11. IT COSTS JUST
Think about your investment in your brand.
Then think what Darwin Branded Environments
AS MUCH TO
can do to align your business environments
with your brand.
MAKE IT UGLY.
Wed welcome the opportunity to
start a conversation about your
business environments.
BRYAN NESBITT, AUTOMOBILE DESIGNER
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