What’s old is new again

Building brands is always a fun, but very challenging exercise. We are blessed with clients who often give us a lot of creative latitude to design their brands, and they share our philosophy of building images which we would consider to be “disruptive.” And by disruptive, I mean brands that don’t fit in or look like other brands. That’s what the best brands do—they disrupt the space they live in by standing out.

Such was the case with Ken Goodrich, the owner of Goettl Air Conditioning based in Phoenix. It was about four months ago that I met with him while I speaking at the ISA Sign Show in Las Vegas about truck wrap design.

Ken talked about a new radio campaign that was launching, which focused on his childhood experience of working with his Dad on air conditioning equipment, and holding a flashlight while his Dad worked. I thought it was an interesting campaign idea, but I felt like there was a disconnect between the nostalgia being evoked and the more modern brand Goettl had evolved into. For a 75-year-old company, perhaps it makes sense to go back to our roots and see if we could somehow connect the messages.