Building the Future
Building the Future is an editorial initiative launched in 2023. Its aim is to driving impactful change within the built environment industry through discussion, idea generation, a yearly conference and formation of a research report sent to the government.
My primary role has been to create a brand communications plan for the campaign in order to effectively engage with various stakeholders and oversee the campaign's smooth transition into a permanent think tank.
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''...an agent for
change.''
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The main aims were to attract UK-wide attention, portray the brand as authoritative, have a tangible asset to be sent to key stakeholders (including government) and ensure the impact of the campaign is sustained when transitioning into an ongoing research hub.
Goals
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Create a suite of assets
Ideate and build a number of assets associated with the commission to give the brand weight and authority.
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Achieved through:
- Creating a number of logos for content streams. Create brand guidelines to support.
- Creating tags for influential stakeholders involved with the commission.
- Design logos consistent with guidelines for the conference and roundtable
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Communicate the extent of our work
Use a variety of channels to exhibit our work.
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Success measured by:
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Tracking mechanisms in Google Spreadsheets to note impact on a number of different levels
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Engagement numbers during the conference on social media
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Award recognition in 2024
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White paper report and think tank
A summary of all our activity and signposting towards the think tank transition
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Objectives:
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Structure the report by content theme and provide a number of recommendations
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Send the report to key stakeholders including the government
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Have the report widely available online
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Produce an updated brand architecture and verticals for 2024.