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Case: Computer Associates 2001





THE STORY

Computer Associates was a sales target for identity firms for as long as I can remember; the old wordmark was pedestrian, and had become obsolete and misleading (this is not a hardware company), but founder Charles Wang evidently liked it. No dice, until the appointment of Sanjay Kumar as CEO broke the log jam. Kumar was determined to express a newly energized attitude and a far more focused mission. "Today, we develop and support only one kind of software: The software that manages eBusiness."

Landor won the assignment. The rebranding strategy: keep the formal name Computer Associates but emphasise the "CA" initials to express change, specifically "focus, focus, focus." The 'ca' monogram does that.  Tony Spaeth


CREDITS

Landor NY 


CASE INFO

Submitted by: Tony Spaeth, 13/02/2007
Status: Estimated by Tony Spaeth
Category: Software & Computer Services
Country (HQ): United States


MATRIX DATA

DRIVERS

  

TOOLS

Strategic driver: 85%   
Narrow the scope
  Express a more specific focus
 30%  x  Identifier tactics: Logo change: Symbol-dominant
    x  Change event : High visibility: Campaign
Change internal culture
  Refresh & redirect competitive energy
 15%  x  Identifier tactics: Logo change: Symbol-dominant
    x  Identity system elements: Visual system: Typography
    x  Identity system elements: Visual system: Graphic devices
    x  Identity system elements: Visual system: Palette
    x  Change event : High visibility: Campaign
Change expressed personality
  Renew/refresh public image
 40%  x  Identifier tactics: Logo change: Symbol-dominant
    x  Identity system elements: Visual system: Typography
    x  Identity system elements: Visual system: Graphic devices
    x  Identity system elements: Visual system: Palette
    x  Change event : High visibility: Campaign
    
Functional driver: 15%   
Name weakness
  Increase name impact & recall
 15%  x  Identifier tactics: Logo change: Symbol-dominant
    x  Change event : High visibility: Campaign