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Department of Transportation
Transit Rebranding
New Brand Identity
Transportation Advisory Commission July 24, 2014
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Department of Transportation
Background
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Problem Statement Branding Solution Branding Refinement
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Department of Transportation
Problem Statement
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Problem Statement
ARTS Bus Perception and Clarity Issue: ARTS bus is not recognized as public transit, instead viewed as private shuttles. • “When I see the ARTS bus, I think it only goes to museums, ballet.
- Lizzie Wilkins (2012 Focus Group Participant)
• “I thought it was the tour bus for the Huntington Library.”
- Gina Harris (2012 Focus Group Participant)
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Problem Statement
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Problem Statement
ARTS Bus Perception and Clarity Issue: • Name is indirect • Purpose is unclear • Function is obscured
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Department of Transportation
Background
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Problem Statement
ARTS Bus started in 1994 initially: • Free service • Downtown Shopper Shuttle • Old Pasadena to South Lake Avenue • People understood simplicity of the route
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Department of Transportation
Background
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Problem Statement
Reality: • One of largest local operators in the region • Serves 1.5 million passengers annually • 17 buses operating during the peak periods • Six ARTS routes throughout Pasadena • 400 bus stops
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Department of Transportation
Problem Statement
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Problem Statement
Objective: System identity and ridership growth What is Needed to Attract Non-Users and Address Confusion About Purpose:
• Identity commensurate with its role as a major transit player in the region
• Legibility as a transit system • Label as a connector with regional transit
How to Accomplish: Better branding and enhanced service.
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Department of Transportation
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Branding Solution
Branding Development
Transit Branding – Key Considerations • Legible, iconic and simple • Easily identified • Palatable to the public at large • Relevant over a very long period of time • Communicates directly to the public and
decision makers who the agency is and what the agency does
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Branding Solution
Branding Development
Branding through Art Center partnership • Partnership between City and Art Center
provided access to highest level resources • 12 campaigns developed • Industry professionals selected 3 finalists
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Branding Solution
Branding Development
Convened panel of experts and stakeholders • ARTS bus users • Brand professional • City Council Member • Transportation Advisory Commission Chair • Pasadena Center staff • Assistant City Manager • City Economic Development Staff • City Graphic Artist • City Public Information Officer • City Transit Staff
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Branding Refinement
Panel selected 3 Campaigns to compare to ARTS • Measured solutions against objective of meeting
city transportation goals > Longevity and relevance > Simplicity in brand and message > Universally understood > Communicate where the system travels
e.g., Pasadena, connections to points of interests and areas people want to go, connections to the Gold Line
> Communicate that the buses will take them where they want to go
> The system/buses can be distinguished from other systems/buses
Branding Solution
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Branding Solution
Branding Refinement
Testing the Brand and Messages • Focus group workshops held
> Focus group workshop participants were selected though person-to-person street interviews.
• On-line Survey conducted
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Branding Solution
Branding Refinement
Transit Branding – Focus Groups • 21 focus group workshop participants • The workshop participants included:
> The Millennial generation > The Choice rider who has a choice of travel > Empty nesters > Elderly > Hispanic > Low income
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Branding Solution
Branding Refinement
Transit Branding – Survey Findings • Online survey conducted
> The online survey was used as a way to connect with the “Millennial Generation” (born after 1981)
> A total of 277 online surveys were taken. > Campaign B is Pasadena Transit
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Branding Solution
Branding Refinement
Focus Group/Online Survey Findings • Naming choices surveyed • Brand identity surveyed3 • Campaign B is Pasadena Transit
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Branding Solution
Branding Refinement
Campaign Clarity of Message Connectivity Uniqueness
A Vague Limited Distinct
B Most explicit/ Scored Highest at System Level
Most Universal/ Scored Highest at System Level
Most Distinct/ Scored Highest at System Level
C Explicit Universal Generic
ARTS Most Vague/ Scored Lowest at System Level
Most Limited/ Scored Lowest at System Level
Distinct/ Scored Lowest at System Level
Transit Branding – Survey Findings • Highlighted issues with the ARTS acronym-
based brand for transit • Campaign B is Pasadena Transit
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Department of Transportation
Branding Results
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Branding Refinement
Meets objectives of branding study by scoring highest overall
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Department of Transportation
Branding Results
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Branding Refinement
Goals and objectives met including: • Consumers feeling 91% Positive vs 9% Negative
about this transportation system identity • This name and graphic successfully describe
Pasadena’s local public transportation system • This campaign aptly differentiates itself from other
transportation options in the region • Suggested Ease of Use, Connectivity,
Convenience
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Department of Transportation
Branding results
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Branding Refinement
Components • Name and Logo • Bus wraps • Shelter graphics • Stop graphics • Schedules • Maps • Marketing materials • Digital applications
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Department of Transportation
Branding Results
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Branding Refinement
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Branding Results
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Branding Refinement
Pasadena Transit Iconography