“We wanted to be clear about being innovative, about identifying ourselves as a Saas in an old space (telecom expense management), and play up ideas about ease, immediacy, and the freemium experience. Corey helped us identify how to navigate the whole Xigo experience-from offline to online. You gave us our story.” Tim Eckles, Vice President of Marketing, Xigo

Xigo, previously know as Invoice Insight, selected the team of experts at Corey to create a comprehensive rebranding strategy and tactical program to bring the Xigo brand to life. Corey’s team was tasked with helping Xigo broaden its customer base and differentiate itself in the TEM marketplace.

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Graphic designers love wood type primarily because it is BIG – and sometimes very weird.

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Corey has enjoyed the great privilege to work with Keurig over the past two years on a number of branding initiatives for their At Home and their Away From Home divisions. Our work has run the gamut from brand strategy and corporate identity to packaging, direct mail and ads. We sat down with John Whoriskey, Vice President, General Manager of Keurig Coffee’s At Home division, to hear his thoughts on how Corey helped perk up the Keurig brand.

1. What most impressed you about Corey’s pitch to Keurig?

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Branding and design professionals are constantly challenged to adapt to new technical, social and economic changes to remain relevant to their clients, so I was not surprised that when AIGA Boston offered a panel discussion in early October entitled “Design 2014: Harnessing the Power of Design Thinking Now,” it quickly filled up. Several members of our creative team at Corey were there to seek answers to the questions posed in the announcement: “How might we educate designers as problem solvers of the future? How might a designer evolve and look ahead in order to solve the future problems clients & business models pose? How does a creative business need to evolve to stay competitive and offer their clients competitive thinking?” The panel represented a wide range of the professional landscape. Moderated by Angela Shen-Hsieh, the CEO of visual i/o, they included:

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We always love doing work for nonprofits and we recently finished developing a nonprofit brand from the ground up. What was formerly CollegeSUCCESS will be Beyond12 in a few weeks once their new Web site and brand goes live. We sat down with founder and CEO Alex Bernadotte to ask her some questions about her company’s brand, her background, and Beyond12. Beyond12 is true social entrepreneurship–it is a national nonprofit organization looking to increase the number of first generation, underrepresented and low-income students who graduate from colleges and universities. If you have any other questions for Alex, please comment here.

Why did you decide to hire Corey as your branding firm?

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Andrea Naddaff, Partner at Corey, responds to Susan G. Komen Fights for Trademark on American Public Media’s Marketplace Web site.

“I am reminded of Rodney King’s famous sound bite ‘People, please, can’t we just get along?’. If we put this issue in branding parlance, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is the uber-brand of the pink ribbon and ‘race for the cure’. The other organizations can be considered as partners and should leverage the power of the creator to help establish their cause by crediting their inspiration. So, what am I saying? Susan G. Komen should be more charitable and the other organizations should be more respectful. ”

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A week and a half ago, we at Corey hosted AIGA’s AFTA event at Barlow’s in South Boston for an evening of libations and a thoughtfully good time. AFTA is an agenda-free, social gathering of creative people in Boston area. Each month, a volunteer firm selects a location to host the event after work.

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“Our new logo connotes the circle of life and interlocking rings of community, education and products that our clients come to know and love – what a perfect visual,” said Jo McChesney, Co-Founder and CEO of Isis. “We are thrilled with the resulting brand identity that Corey McPherson Nash created for us – not only the logo but all of the physical elements – they clearly communicate our brand personality and promise to our core audiences, and will grow with us as we continue to evolve over many years to come.”

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After 25 years, Nickelodeon has redesigned the famous “splat” logo. When I first heard the news – and saw the new logo – the first question that came to mind was, “Why?” What possible reason could there be for redesigning one of the most recognizable and beloved trademarks in the world?

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Do I stand alone or am I one in a chorus of dissent about the new name and face of ‘g’, The Boston Globe’s section for Arts, Entertainment and Lifestyle?

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