Brand & design · Planning worksheet

Sub-brands: decide when a separate identity helps

Illustrative situation

A team proposes a new sub-brand for every service and the organisation becomes difficult to navigate.

The decision

Require a clear audience or operational reason for a distinct identity. Compare the benefit with the ongoing work of maintaining names, assets, websites and information consistently.

Rehearse this before accepting the change

Present shared and separate-brand versions of the same service journey.

Use fictional examples and an authorised test environment. Record what happened, the evidence you inspected and any issue that still needs a responsible owner.

Choose a useful measure

Record whether separation improves understanding of the offer.

Agree the definition and baseline with the team doing the work. Review the result over a comparable period and note other changes that could affect it.

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Define a coherent identity before producing the assets.
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Carry the same verified message across print and digital.
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Review clarity and practical use before approval.

Your planning worksheet

Use these checks to prepare a discussion with your team or supplier. Tick a check when you have recorded the decision or evidence, rather than when a feature has simply been promised.

Decisions to record

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Further reading

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