branding forHigher Ed
Universities that Lead and Inspire
Rise Above the Sea of Sameness
The landscape of Indian higher education is in a state of flux—increasing competition, evolving student needs, and rapidly advancing technology create a challenging environment for planning and growth of university brands. Moreover, as Indian universities forge global partnerships and offer exchange programs, they enter an even more crowded field.
For students, the options are abundant but the messaging often falls flat. Today’s universities need to move beyond the shallow promise of placements to captivate students by differentiating on a more meaningful level.
Elevating Impact and Identity for your Institution
- Find faculty who are not only smart but also passionate about shaping tomorrow’s leaders
- Build strong collaborations with businesses and other Universities to make learning even better.
- Stop wasting money on ads that devalue your brand. Connect with people who really care about what you offer.
- Don’t lose sight of why your institution was started. Reinforce your core values while also getting the numbers.
Education, unlike other services, is not just a for-profit. Universities and colleges are social institutions that contribute to the making of knowledge and leading people toward a better future. Most higher-ed institutions are founded on a commitment to change the world for the better and a point of view on how to do so.
Branding, therefore, is much more than salesy copy on a flier or photos of students placed. Branding for Universities is about crafting an Institutional Identity based on the strengths, and specialisation of the institution. The Institutional Identity creates alignment on all strategic decisions on partnerships, student experience, communication, and investments. It creates an identity that is differentiated, breaks through the clutter making your institution a clear choice.
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Ruhi, Ashutosh and their colleagues are a dedicated and creative team. Ashutosh with his brand strategy and Ruhi with her creativity together have crafted for i-Cue a brand new identity that has helped position i-Cue for its future growth. They have been able to expertly transform the thoughts, vision and passion of i-Cue’s founders into form. i-Cue could not be more pleased with its new identity. Ruhi and Ashutosh’s involvement, understanding and intuitiveness has brought out i-Cue’s singularity and distinctiveness.
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Crafting the institutional identity
A combination of Brand Strategy and Design
Institutional Identity is the secret sauce to sought-after service brands. It is the crystal clear distillation of the organisation’s point of view, communicated in a creative and consistent manner. It is baked into the organisation and rallies people both outside and within.
Institutional Identity is the foundation upon which sought-after brands are built.
recognition
Unnati
Kyoorius In-book Award
thinking
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Ashutosh Wakankar
