IGPC Ethanol came to MacGregor Marketing Communications with an interesting challenge. They needed to reposition themselves with farmers as a value-added feed supplier—when they were known as an ethanol plant. IGPC had made a significant investment in technology that upgraded DDGs into high protein, high value products—products that carried a better margin than dried distillers grains.

The first step was to understand the market. Once we had helped IGPC define the product and the target audience, we were able to develop positioning statements for both divisions that clearly oriented them toward their respective target audiences. This solid understanding enabled us to clearly define the IGPC Feeds brand, starting with the new logo.

A brand is more than just a logo, and our preliminary work enabled us to develop the brand story. This forms the core of the brand guide and anchors the graphic definitions by relating the visual syntax of the brand back to IGPC’s image of themselves. The result defines the essence of the IGPC brand.