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Do you like the new FC branding?

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 14:51
by Littlejohn
Although we have a separate thread on the new cards and branding for flying club, I thought it maybe interesting to take a quick straw poll on peoples feeling on the new design. We should all have seen it by now; the new card design is now being used for people's FC status avitar (to the left;)). But to remind us all the images are:
Gold
Image
Silver
Image
and Red
Image

So to the voting (Members only - another benefit of membership!)

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 14:55
by Littlejohn
PS - don't know why my pooter was inserting " rather than '. I did try and correct it but failed I am afraid.

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 15:47
by GatorBaiter
Just wanted to add that I thought it was time for a change...companies need to rebrand every so often to keep fresh but also to increase customer awareness as we habituate to their current designs and marketing campaigns.

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 15:54
by MarkJ
Yep agreed - I voted that they are FAB!!!!

Its always good to think that compnaies are thinking abotu their image - and lets be honest we are all young free and ( not all single) and Im sure that we all align ourselves to Virgin's market position rather than that of some other airlines who maybe are pitching at a more "mature" customer!! Mind you someone said I was Middle aged today - the cheek of it!!!!

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 16:15
by GatorBaiter
Nah looks from your profile like you've got about 6 months before you hit 45, Mark ;)

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 16:57
by Mavrick
Got to agree with GatorBaiter!! I think the new design looks good so I voted for FAB too. :D

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 18:02
by G-VSKY 97
Fab, just got to spend the 20,000 miles now or do I wait for my trip with ANZ to LAX and round it up to 30,000

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 18:10
by preiffer
Originally posted by G-VSKY 97
Fab, just got to spend the 20,000 miles now or do I wait for my trip with ANZ to LAX and round it up to 30,000
[?]Now confused. This relates to the new FC branding...?

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 18:13
by MarkJ
Stumped me too!!!

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 19:40
by seany
Not a fan of the new design I'm afraid[:#]. I guess I just got attatched to the old design**sniff sniff** but hey, I'll get used to it.

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 20:47
by tallprawn
This new design is a grower on me, initially I didn't like but - But hey the more I look, the more I like!!! :D

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2006, 21:56
by Richard28
Maybe I will grow to like it, but my initial reaction was it seemed like it was knocked up in powerpoint (in about 5 minutes!)

PostPosted: 14 Mar 2006, 00:26
by VS-EWR
Yeah, Richard, I could probably reproduce an exact copy of it in adobe illustrator in about 10 minutes.

It's not very creative, however I do sort of have a liking to it....even though I'm not an FC member [:(]

PostPosted: 14 Mar 2006, 00:40
by BelfastFlyer
I cant really decide! The old logo and card was nice and simple, just comes across like they're trying too hard with this one! But hey, I probably just need to get used to it! [:?]

PostPosted: 14 Mar 2006, 02:49
by csparker
Don't care what it looks like, but the FC website (once you log in) is a bit of a mish mash of graphics at the moment.

PostPosted: 14 Mar 2006, 06:35
by Littlejohn
An interesting result - not really conclusive. I will let the poll run for a while more. However, suggest we re-run it in a few months when we have all got our cards for real, and see what our view is then.

Don't worry nobody voted on the basis that the re-design is a 20,000 mile promotion, the poll was members only ;)

PostPosted: 14 Mar 2006, 07:00
by catsilversword
Originally posted by MarkJ
Yep agreed - I voted that they are FAB!!!!

Its always good to think that compnaies are thinking abotu their image - and lets be honest we are all young free and ( not all single) and Im sure that we all align ourselves to Virgin's market position rather than that of some other airlines who maybe are pitching at a more "mature" customer!! Mind you someone said I was Middle aged today - the cheek of it!!!!


Strewth Mark - if you're middle-aged - I hate to even think of what the term for me is.... [V]

PostPosted: 14 Mar 2006, 07:02
by catsilversword
I guess the font has been changed to bring it into line with that now used by the company as a whole. It does seem a tad on the large side though.....[8D]

PostPosted: 14 Mar 2006, 12:17
by csparker
Forgot to mention that as well as being a mix of typefaces, the FC website is a horrible mix of colours - red, purple and "brown" for FC Gold?????

PostPosted: 15 Mar 2006, 18:20
by Wolves27
Its very difficult to replicate gold on the web. Will be interesting to see the new card when I get the replacement at the end of the month.
I voted for FAB.

Dean

PostPosted: 16 Mar 2006, 00:18
by DragonLady
Hate to say it but it looks a bit like a supermarket loyalty card to me.At least the old card gave some clues as to what it represented.Perhaps it will grow on me in time - I do accept that I am a middle-aged dinosaur with no taste.