Case Study

Launching the Most Energetic Brand in Flooring

 

Athlete lifts a barbell on speckled Ecore performance flooring while wearing bright training shoes.

 

The Challenge

A powerful story waiting to be told.

Ecore is a manufacturer of vulcanized composition rubber flooring, best known as a leading brand in the athletic space but also for offering products for health and wellness commercial environments. As a company, they were backed by a powerful story of product innovation, sustainability and real human outcomes. They just needed the right storytellers to bring it to life. That's where Godfrey came in.

The challenge was twofold: On one hand, we had to channel the Ecore story into the potent, disruptive brand identity the company deserves. On the other hand, this brand identity had to resonate with both their athletic and commercial audiences.

The Solution

Empowering everyday champions.

 

To engage potential customers and tell a compelling story about the Rotating Equipment Performance program at Big River Steel, we took an up-close-and-personal approach. When it comes to the art of storytelling in any form, we’re big believers in the maxim, “Show, don’t tell.” And one effective way to showcase the success of our clients is to capture it in action with video. To begin, our team traveled to Big River Steel in Arkansas to get firsthand insights about the program on camera and tour the impressive, high-tech facility. After hours of inWe positioned the new Ecore as an innovator uniquely skilled in improving human performance. In any application environment, from athletic to commercial, they would stand as a force for helping people perform more comfortably, more safely and more energetically. The new brand would center on these people — the everyday champions "Empowered by Ecore."

Rather than downplaying their athletic side for the sake of commercial audiences, we designed a visual identity that leveraged their leadership in the athletic space as a powerful differential. After all, the average health care worker brings as much excellence to the job as any athlete brings to the game. Under this new brand story, Ecore is more than an athletic or commercial brand; they're a brand that helps people perform like athletes, no matter where they are. Through a year-long campaign that unified all of Ecore's PEO and event marketing efforts, we launched a flooring brand that packed more punch and vitality than any other name in the industry.

  • Ecore trade show booth features performance flooring graphics, athlete photography and Empowered by Ecore branding.
  • Smartphones display Ecore ads featuring athletes and pro-performance flooring for everyday champions.
  • Ecore print ad shows four athletes seated on a gym floor with wellness, performance and recreation messaging.
  • Laptop, tablet and smartphone display Ecore social media posts featuring athletes and healthcare professionals.
The Results

A remarkable brand with winning stats.

For the internal brand rollout, we faced the challenge of introducing commercial-side reps to a visual identity inspired by athletic brand aesthetics. It proved an easy sell. Salespeople on the commercial side were more than ready for a brand that could stand out in the crowded health and wellness market, and the athletically inspired, performance-oriented identity was exactly that. All internal stakeholders enthusiastically embraced the new identity from the moment it was introduced. And the enthusiasm wasn’t limited to the internal team. Their customers embraced it, too — measurably. Ecore experienced a year of significant marketing growth, exceeding goals in web traffic, engagement and, most importantly, leads.

18%

Jump in web traffic

35%

Increase in website downloads

81%

More LinkedIn followers (Ecore Athletic)

1,195,829

Media impressions

Our Services Included

  • Branding

  • Campaign Planning

  • Data and Analytics

  • Lead Generation

  • Media Planning and Buying

  • Public Relations

  • Research

  • Strategy

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