Branding for Universal Sony

How do you create a brand identity for two corporations forming a joint venture, without changing their logos? In the merger between Universal and Sony, internal staff culture is crucial. In this case great effort went into uniting - a strategy incorporated into the new company name ‘us’.

Universal Sony

How do you create a brand identity for two corporations forming a joint venture, without changing their logos? A successful re-brand sometimes has less to do with logos, and more to do with the brand as a whole. In the merger between Universal and Sony, internal staff culture is crucial. In this case great effort went into uniting - a strategy incorporated into the new company name ‘us’. The internal brand culture extends into every facet of the company. Good job they weren’t called Sony Universal, it wouldn’t have worked quite as well called ‘su’.