Brand identity

September 1, 2004 on 9:00 pm | In Ziggy's way | No Comments

It’s an interesting challenge to work out the Ziggy’s brand identity.

We started as

Ziggy’s Warehouse : the gizmo, gift & gadget superstore

Great positioning for category leadership, but what about the toys or exercise equipment? Those are significant parts of the business. And I can’t see how we’ll stretch luggage into those 3 g’s. What happens if we start selling suppliments?

Ziggy’s also runs warehouse sales and retail clearances, so it’s got a closeout business. Closeouts is a strange business to stay in. Sometimes we have lots of inventory at great prices, other times we’re stuck without a thing to sell.

Like many businesses, Ziggy’s has an identity crisis. Large companies often say that’s not our business, but the small guys try to be all things to all customers. That often becomes a reason to sell whatever we think will sell. As a result they often chop and change their focus and strategy. I am so guilty of that in the past.

The staff say we sell anything that’s not nailed down.

Ziggy’s Warehouse sells consumer products through a variety of online and offline channels. Wow! Sound like soulless business school speak.

Fast growth companies are built with passion…

Ziggy’s Warehouse :: cool products :: hot service

That’s our service guarantee, not quite a brand identity but a pretty good sense of the attitude around here.

Ziggy’s Online Store

August 31, 2004 on 11:09 am | In Ziggy's way | No Comments

The coffee, red bull, and jolt cola has been flowing as Ziggy’s online store is being constructed. It should be ready for testing next week. Feel free to explore but it may not be up continously until we announce it.

How exciting! We’re deciding how to launch it.

Father’s Day? We can’t ship in time.

Opening Sale? Not cool enough.

Spring Carnival? Now that’s more like it.

Oh for you Northern Hemisphere readers, yes we are located in Australia, so spring is tomorrow.

Ziggy’s Way

August 30, 2004 on 8:32 pm | In Ziggy's way | No Comments

Ziggy’s Warehouse: cool products at great prices with outstanding service.

Come back regularly. Meet our team. Check out our catalog.

Join us as we build a company about products that say “how cool is that?”

Cheers

PaulZag

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