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Outgrown the brand
The business has changed, but the brand still reflects where you were years ago.
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Refresh or rebrand with a clear strategy and a rollout that protects your reputation and rankings.
Sometimes a brand needs a polish; sometimes it needs a new direction. We help you decide which, keep the equity customers recognise, and plan the rollout across your website, materials and channels, so the change feels deliberate and nothing breaks along the way.
- Rollout plan covering every touchpoint
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- Rollout plan covering every touchpoint
- Of old URLs redirected if the site changes
- 100%
- Of old URLs redirected if the site changes
- Typical full rebrand timeline
- 6–12 wks
- Typical full rebrand timeline
Audit
Strategy
Identity
Rollout
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Sound familiar?
The problems we hear most often before someone asks us about rebrands & brand refresh.
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Afraid of losing recognition
Worry about confusing customers leads to doing nothing while the brand gets more dated.
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Messy rollouts
Old and new branding sit side by side for months, and search rankings drop after a rushed website change.
What's included
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Brand audit
What customers recognise and value, and what's holding you back.
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Refresh vs rebrand decision
A clear recommendation on how far to go, and why.
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Strategy update
Positioning and messaging updated for where the business is heading.
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Identity design
An evolved or new identity, tested in real applications.
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Rollout plan
Every touchpoint listed and prioritised, from website to email signatures.
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SEO-safe website changes
Domain and URL changes handled with redirects and monitoring to protect rankings.
How we do it
You follow every step live in Mission Control, your project dashboard: tasks, files, approvals and a launch forecast.
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Audit
Research with customers and teams, and a review of every touchpoint.
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Decide
Refresh or rebrand, with strategy updated to match.
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Design
The new identity developed and tested.
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Roll out
A phased launch plan across channels, with communication to customers.
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Rollout plan covering every touchpoint
100%
Of old URLs redirected if the site changes
6–12 wks
Typical full rebrand timeline
Built for
Who this is for.
Businesses that have changed direction
Companies after a merger or acquisition
Brands that look dated next to competitors
Firms moving upmarket
Tools we useFigmaIllustratorBrand BrainNotion guidelines
Helpful extras
Try it yourself, or see what's built in.
Questions
Rebrands & brand refresh, answered.
Something else on your mind? Ask the Zelvorm Concierge in the corner, or talk to the team.
A refresh modernises how you look and sound while keeping your positioning. A rebrand changes the strategy, and often the name or identity, because the business itself has changed. Our article on when to rebrand covers the signs.
More in Branding
The rest of the toolkit.
- 01Brand strategy & positioningA clear position in your market, a promise worth keeping and the proof to back it.
- 02Naming & messagingDistinctive names checked for availability, and messaging that explains you in a sentence.
- 03Logo & identity systemA distinctive mark plus the colours, type and graphic language that make it work in every place.
- 04Typography & colourTypefaces, type scales and accessible colour systems, ready for screens, print and code.
- 05Tone of voiceVoice principles, examples and AI-ready rules so every email, page and post sounds like you.
- 06Brand guidelinesA clear, practical guide to your brand, with real examples and every asset one click away.
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