Strategic design and packaging agency Anthem Worldwide, part of Schawk, Inc., is today announcing the appointment of Jo Boyd as its new Managing Director and Wayne Nguyen as Client Services Director.  Both new recruits will play a vital role in implementing a new positioning for Anthem as a brand agency that develops Kinetic brands – brands of irresistible choice that are media agnostic and not beholden to a single media perspective.  

Keeping up to current trends is essential for companies, which strive to be relevant to the fast-pace world and meet ever-changing consumer demands. In this piece, which is an abridged version of ANTHEM SIGHTINGS, Vol. 2, 2011,  the most notable trends of today are covered—some of them root in old approaches, and some seem to be completely new, but all of them are shaping modern marketing efforts and influencing our perception of brands. The author of the paper, Kathy Oneto, Vice President, Brand Strategy in the San Francisco office of Anthem Worldwide, made a list of ten current trends and their examples from all around the globe, demonstrating the processes redefining the marketing industry right at the moment.

Anthem Worldwide, the strategic design division of Schawk, whose integrated global network provides innovative solutions to articulate, unify and manage brand impact to create compelling and consistent brand experiences, announced that its Toronto office has been distinguished with six Silver PAC Leadership Awards, which recognize the leaders of packaging and the value of graphic and technical design as well as sustainability best practices.

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With Royal Wedding mania in full swing last month, we saw the bandwagon well and truly jumped upon, with limited editions launched by many brands, some more surprising than others.  Schweppes and Twinings with their Royal Warrant were bound to launch their Royal Wedding bottle and Commemorative blend respectively.  More surprising were the Royal Wedding Oyster Card, LG’s Royal Wedding mobile handset and Nails Inc’s William and Kate nail polishes!