HMW Group

Transforming the brand identity of Australia's top experts in Financial Services

Elevating Brand Unity

HMW Group won the bronze award at the International Indigo Design Awards 2024.

Established in 1991, HMW Group is an accounting and advisory firm based in Brisbane, Australia. Led by seasoned professionals, the firm delivers innovative solutions and expertise across diverse industries. From taxation to mergers and acquisitions, capital raising services, valuation, project finance, debt advisory services, and corporate finance, HMW Group boasts a track record of success in providing comprehensive services. With a commitment to a 5-star client service charter, the firm prioritises clear communication and offers value-driven advice, instilling confidence in its clients.

Strategic Framework Development

HMW Group and its five specialised business unit brands encountered numerous challenges in their branding strategy. The primary obstacle was the lack of clarity and effective communication with potential market customers. Despite possessing unique personalities and value propositions, their existing brand identity struggled to convey their message efficiently. This hindered their ability to connect with their target audience and attract customers while clarifying their existing client base.

Additionally, aligning the ten groups of partners across various specialist units posed a significant challenge, resulting in inconsistent messaging and branding across the company. To address these challenges, HMW Group recognised the critical need for a comprehensive and strategic rebranding effort to unify its brand offering and effectively showcase its solutions and unmatched expertise.

Brand Architecture – A vital aspect of the project was redefining the brand architecture to ensure clarity and cohesion across all levels of the organisation. Viabrand® worked closely with HMW Group to develop a structured framework that aligned the individual business unit brands under the overarching HMW Group brand. Transitioning from the traditional House of Brands Model to an Endorsed Brands Model, each brand was strategically positioned to reinforce the group’s collective strength while maintaining its unique identity. This approach enabled consistent communication and enhanced brand recognition, facilitating a seamless experience for clients and stakeholders.

Cohesive Brand Communication

Branding Positioning – Viabrand® strategically crafted the brand identity for HMW Group and its individual SBU brands by adopting a cohesive approach to brand application and usage. Transitioning from the traditional House of Brands Model to an Endorsed Brands Model, each brand was aligned under the overarching HMW Group umbrella. This shift facilitated consistent communication of news, announcements, and updates involving the entire organisation, maintaining clarity and unity across all brand interactions. Viabrand® ensured a cohesive delivery of collaboration, problem-solving, and collective strength across all brand offerings, highlighting the synergy and comprehensive system that defines the HMW Group’s brand identity.

Brand Touchpoints and Rollout – The project involved the development of comprehensive brand guidelines, encompassing brand positioning, messaging, and visual identity standards. Additionally, Viabrand® created sales material templates, video templates, and social media templates to ensure consistent brand representation across all touchpoints. This rollout strategy ensured that HMW Group’s brand identity was effectively communicated and reinforced across various channels, further solidifying its market position, and enhancing brand recognition.

Website – The web development process played a pivotal role in the project’s success. Viabrand® utilised their innovative Base Framework, a high-performing system crafted with custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, to design the site’s layouts. Integrated into WordPress CMS, the Base Framework enabled efficient website management, providing users a seamless experience.

Expert Brand Strategy Development

HMW Group embarked on a comprehensive brand strategy and brand refresh initiative with the assistance of a dedicated team of experts at Viabrand®. Through intensive workshops and collaborative sessions involving all partners and specialist units, the team delved deeply into understanding the essence of each brand and the overarching group identity. Leveraging insights gathered, a meticulous process of conception, design, and communication methods was undertaken to craft compelling brand identities that reflected the personality and values of each business unit while aligning with the overarching group vision.

What They Say
“Jho, Amber and the entire team are just true masters of their tradecraft. Their product is absolutely exceptional and it’s matched pound-for-pound by their customer service. Working with Viabrand on our organisation’s brand evolution project was an absolute joy and I couldn’t speak highly enough of the experience end-to-end. Thanks, Viabrand!”
John - CEO (Workcom)

“The Viabrand® team were very professional and were able to update our branding, promotional material and website to suit our target market for the relaunch of our brand.”

Max - Mechanical & Technical Engineering Manager (Snosko)

“Viabrand® offer an incredible graphic design and copywriting service. From the moment I first encountered their work, I was highly impressed with the quality of their designs and the creativity of their writing.

One thing I love about working with this marketing company is that they take time to get to know your business needs before jumping into any project. They take an individualised approach which ensures that everything they create is tailored specifically for you. Additionally, they are always willing to listen to feedback while remaining open-minded throughout the process. This helps ensure maximum satisfaction from all parties involved in each project.

Thank you, Jho and Amber. I am looking forward to the further collaborations.”

Damon - Digital Marketing Manager (Shafston International College)

“We’ve worked with Viabrand® for many years now on a variety of different projects from branding, design work to a recent TVC campaign. The team is fantastic to work with, the process is very structured and organised with nothing missed or out of the question.

We have been very happy with all the work from Viabrand® especially the recent TVC campaign. The team working on the project were highly experienced and delivered exceptional results.”

Rachael - Brand Manager (Century Batteries)

“I met the team at Viabrand® mid-way through a brand refresh project when I first joined Ultra Labels as Marketing Manager. The project scope was far-reaching and encompassed a revitalised brand strategy and delivery of a full suite of brand collateral. Our project manager, Amber, worked tirelessly with me to ensure that I was brought up to speed on all the major decision points. Even at an advanced stage of the project, my feedback was listened to and incorporated which was very much appreciated and I was struck by the responsiveness and professionalism of the Viabrand® team.

I am very happy with the results – their work on both our brand strategy and the way they applied insights gained to deliver a comprehensive and cohesive suite of stand-out brand collateral. And our sales team are delighted with their polished and professional toolkit!”

Tess - Marketing Manager (Ultra Labels)

“Initially, we didn’t want to rebrand. After talking to Viabrand, however, we knew it was a strategic commercial decision that would grow our business to the next level. In a competitive industry, we needed a way to strongly position ourselves to capture new customers.

We were completely blown away and loved our new brand the moment we saw it. This gave us the clarity and professional brand identity we needed to move forward with confidence as a business. Viabrand’s process, knowledge, skills and support are second to none! We look forward to our ongoing partnership.”

Christos - Managing Director (Embient)

“We approached the Viabrand® team to help us strategically refresh the Opticomm brand. We needed to balance the creation of a contemporary brand while staying true to our core. Viabrand® understood our organisation and what we are about. They supported the creation of a brand identity, narrative and architecture that captured who we are, what we stand for, and what we offer. The team was patient, supportive, and responsive.”

Tamika - (Uniti Group)

“We approached the Viabrand® team to help us move from a collection of brand elements to a brand that was consistent, professional and really captured the essence of who we were.

We also put forth the challenge of taking our new business that had global growth and capturing our brand while not being just another technology company. Not only did the Viabrand® team deliver on this, they really went above and beyond.

We now have the professional brand identity that is setting us apart from the norm. Viabrand® have become our go to trusted partner in this space as we’ve found a professional team we can rely on.”

Aaron - CEO (StormWarden)

“I want to thank Viabrand® for all their assistance. The engagement with Viabrand® to launch our new business partnership with a global brand went very smoothly and was completed very efficiently. Well done to your team!”

Craig - Managing Director (Nqpetro)

“Having worked with Jho and the team at Viabrand® for the past couple of years, they have earned a great deal of trust and respect within our business. This has been achieved through a number of contributing factors, including their absolute responsiveness to our support requests, their pro-active approach towards continuous maintenance improvements of our overall web environment and their creative thinking around our corporate branding strategy. They always deliver on-time and on-budget and most importantly, it’s all done with a smile.”

Geoff - IT Manager (Opticomm)

“I would like to pass on our thanks to the Viabrand® team. We are very happy with the outcomes their rebrand process has been able to achieve for our business. When we showed our staff your work and they loved it. Spot on!”

Michael - Managing Director (Burke Raftery)

“We engaged Viabrand® to plan, release and provide ongoing brand development of our company’s image across social media and channel sales campaigns. They delivered a refresh of our brand and rebuilt our business website. I can pleasingly say that their responsiveness, work ethic and the subsequent results have been nothing short of fantastic!”

Scott - Product Manager (Intelepower Systems)

Uscribe engaged the team at Viabrand® to come up with a full rebrand for the then Sign Technologies Australia. Their creativity and their ability to capture our ideas and translate into a brand identity was truly amazing. Right from the outset, the team was passionate about our brand and even shared other ideas beyond just the rebrand. I would strongly recommend Jho and his team.

Arnie - Arnie General Manager (Uscribe Australia)

Viabrand® have been an invaluable asset for my company and its branding, marketing and graphic design requirements from the day we first engaged several years ago. They quickly became the ‘go to’ people for all our graphic design requirements small and large. I would not hesitate in strongly recommending engaging Viabrand®, as Jho and his team possess an unworldly skill to extract from one’s head their artistic vision for how they see their company brand, and then help you get your brand out to the world.

Daniel - Managing Director (Red Dog Group Australia)

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Sciobhan - National Marketing Manager (Redflow Energy Solutions)

We have utilised Viabrand® in a broad consultative capacity and have found their insight, creativity, urgency, organisation and integrity to be an excellent fit for our business. Viabrand® has added significant value to our marketing function and have become an invaluable resource.

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We engaged Viabrand® to undertake a review of our existing brand and subsequently develop a new brand identity to reflect the vision, values and direction of our business. The team worked with us to understand our business objectives and subsequently developed a new brand identity that was spot on!

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Rick - Blackett Homes (Sales and Marketing Manager)

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Andrew - Marketing Manager (Century Yuasa Batteries)