{"id":2224,"date":"2016-04-18T13:27:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T13:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/?p=2224"},"modified":"2023-10-18T10:04:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T10:04:44","slug":"change-strategy-grossmunster-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/2016\/04\/change-strategy-grossmunster-church\/","title":{"rendered":"A Change in Strategy for Grossm\u00fcnster Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>Attracting visitors from all over the world &#8211; Zurich\u2019s Grossm\u00fcnster Church has become many things to many people.&nbsp; A tourist attraction for those on a religious pilgrimage to a community epicenter for its active congregation.&nbsp;Creating a brand strategy to allow the Church to continue and evolve its relationship with both, become a necessary must.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/2016\/04\/change-strategy-grossmunster-church\/#Why\" >Why<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/2016\/04\/change-strategy-grossmunster-church\/#What_and_Who\" >What and Who<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/2016\/04\/change-strategy-grossmunster-church\/#How\" >How<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/2016\/04\/change-strategy-grossmunster-church\/#What\" >What<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/2016\/04\/change-strategy-grossmunster-church\/#Right_or_Wrong\" >Right or Wrong?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why\"><\/span>Why<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s day and age, it\u2019s not enough to simply rely on your loyal customers to keep returning.&nbsp; And for religious attractions sometimes your loyal \u201ccustomers\u201d are only one segment of an audience that you\u2019re trying to retain and grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zurich\u2019s Grossm\u00fcnster Church is a famous tourist attraction steeped in history, art, and music.&nbsp; Encouraging more and more people to walk through their doors, this increase in popularity means that it attracts different visitors looking for different things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to meet everyone\u2019s needs and communicate in a way that everyone can relate to, a strong communications and brand strategy needed to be applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_and_Who\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2235\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"532\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_4.jpg\" alt=\"20160107_layout\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_4.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_4-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_4-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_4-380x286.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>What and Who<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with the branding agency, Moving Brands, the Grossm\u00fcnster board decided that they needed to create a distinct identity to present the church as a \u201csocial\/religious haven, as well as an international destination for art and culture\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How\"><\/span>How<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For any organization, a branding strategy has to be well-executed, well-planned, and well-thought-out.&nbsp; For a church to start thinking about its marketing strategy certainly brings it into the 21st Century and also shows how it wants to stay relevant and reach out to more people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So for branding agency, Moving Brands, they played on the story of the Grossm\u00fcnster, to provide them with their starting point for developing, in marketing terms, \u2018a premium religious brand\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"thebr-posts-end-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"thebr-1254161995\"><div id=\"thebr-1177053328\"><a class=\"advanced-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/branding-checklist\/?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=checklist_articles&#038;utm_content=black_mockup\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n    <picture>\r\n        <source media=\"(max-width: 991px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TBJ-Cheat-Sheet-300x250-1.png\" type=\"image\/png\"\/>\r\n        <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TBJ-Cheat-Sheet-600-x-300.png\" type=\"image\/png\"\/>\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"banner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TBJ-Cheat-Sheet-600-x-300.png\" alt=\"Checklist image\"\/>\r\n    <\/picture>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2229\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"532\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2229 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_2.jpg\" alt=\"20160107_layout\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_2.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_2-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_2-380x286.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>What<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grossm\u00fcnster story reported in Moving Brands is about music and silence, words and The Word, the sacred and the social.&nbsp; What the team needed to demonstrate was how they communicate this story, turn it into the Grossm\u00fcnster \u201cbrand\u201d and reflect it in their image, their visual identity, and their communications.&nbsp;Everything needed to represent the story they\u2019d uncovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most important is building a contemporary feel to the building&#8217;s long history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe story acted as a design directive for the visual identity, which brings a contemporary perspective to the building\u2019s long history. The symbol represents the unmistakable outline of the church, while the wordmark represents the vibrant civic life that the church attracts. The colour palette is influenced by the world famous stained-glass windows. The typeface and typographic style (GT Sectra, by Swiss foundry Grilli Type) are suggested by the typography used in the Zurich bible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Right_or_Wrong\"><\/span>Right or Wrong?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2230\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_3.jpg\" alt=\"grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_3\" class=\"wp-image-2230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_3.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_3-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_3-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thebrandingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/grossmunster_rebrand_launch_the_branding_journal_3-380x286.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br \/>The subtle use of the change in marketing comms, as well as the new colors interlinking with the detail in the Church all help to bring the brand strategy together.&nbsp; The brand architecture that Moving Brands created allowed different strands to be applied to their different audiences, depending on who they were communicating to.&nbsp; The flexibility of the brand image allows it to have different meanings to different people and allows it to be easily tailored to that particular audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important for a brand to have this level of flexibility when it has multiple audiences such as this.&nbsp; No one wants to be excluded and for the Church to recognise this in their brand will only heighten its popularity and continue to place it on the map as a great tourist attraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to Moving Brands, Sascha Weisshaupt, Head of Communications at Grossm\u00fcnster, commented, \u201cTaking the challenge of a branding project for a Swiss icon like Grossm\u00fcnster was both an experiment and a responsibility. But just as museums and hospitals have realised, I believe our organization also has to work with the creative power of a brand, so we can engage with our stakeholders and stay relevant in the future. I was impressed how fast, how well and with how much passion the team at Moving Brands captured the essence of Grossm\u00fcnster\u2019s complex identity and turned it into an emotional story and beautiful design. We are very happy \u2013 and everyone who sees it, loves it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>References and Pictures<\/strong><\/em>: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.movingbrands.com\/work\/grossmunster\">Moving Brands<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Attracting visitors from all over the world &#8211; Zurich\u2019s Grossm\u00fcnster Church has become many things to many people.&nbsp;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":11569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"A Change in Branding Strategy for Grossm\u00fcnster Church","_seopress_titles_desc":"Branding agency Moving Brands created a brand strategy for Grossm\u00fcnster Church in Zurich. 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