Kingfisher.

Brand strategy.
Website.
Activation.

Kingfisher is a leading global retail business that owns well-known brands across Europe (B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Koçtaş), and is undergoing significant change as a business. Despite being one of the largest retail companies in the world, not many people have heard of Kingfisher. The brief? Position Kingfisher as the number one retail brand in Europe.

 

Insights.

While the brands Kingfisher owns are household names, there is very little awareness of Kingfisher itself. To get a deep understanding of the business and its vision, I interviewed each board member, hosted workshops with their people, and lived and breathed all things Kingfisher for several months.

What came through loud and clear is that Kingfisher is undergoing significant change to become a technology-led business, and so Kingfisher needed to reach an audience of like-minded individuals who wanted to innovate and constantly push to do things differently.

 

Execution.

First of all, a brand architecture was created, along with a new visual identity, which meant Kingfisher could bring to life their proposition - which is actually really compelling, just no one knew about it. A new website was created, which required huge technological innovation, as it needed to integrate not only with Kingfisher's content management system, but with each brand's systems too (25 systems in total... oof). This was so a 'one stop shop' of Kingfisher's and its retail brand's content could be created, and the audience could view content from across the six brands in a single place. Nice.

Next, the new brand was activated across Europe - both with the target external audience, and with Kingfisher's people internally. Across all six brands. In 13 languages. And 25 countries. Working hand-in-hand with the Chief People Officer was a fascinating experience, as their vision required a big culture shift, and when 79,000 people are involved, having a clear brand and identity made that herculean task a little simpler.

​The brand has formed the foundation for Kingfisher's people strategy, and has provided a platform that never previously existed, helping to attract a new type of candidate to Kingfisher, while also being an effective tool to help change hearts and minds internally.

 

RESULTS.

1,200%
increase in website traffic.

153%
increase in applications.

79,000
employees engaged.

“Matt has worked really hard to get to know what makes Kingfisher tick, and that really shows in the creative work they’ve done”
Chief People Officer​, Kingfisher plc

“This work is just beautiful. Matt and the team have been able to achieve what no one else has been able to do –
articulate clearly what it means to be part of Kingfisher”
People Director , Kingfisher plc

“Amazing, amazing work”
Head of Communications, Kingfisher plc

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