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YouthLink Rebrands With Help From Brand Agency CBX
[July 23, 2014]

YouthLink Rebrands With Help From Brand Agency CBX


(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- (Marketwired) -- 07/23/14 -- With the help of leading brand agency CBX, the Twin Cities nonprofit YouthLink has undergone the type of rebranding project normally reserved for savvy commercial clients such as General Mills, Best Buy or ConAgra.



"Already, the changes are helping YouthLink better serve homeless youth in the Twin Cities," said Dr. Heather Huseby, YouthLink's Executive Director. "Our brand now stands out and is consistent and unique, which has helped us better communicate with clients, the media, other nonprofits and our donors and volunteers. CBX has helped us learn how to tell our story, and that can actually help us save lives." Winner of "Nonprofit of the Year" in 2013, YouthLink is known for its effort to empower homeless or otherwise disadvantaged youth from the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. Despite having a strong purpose, "the brand was inconsistent and lacked a common visual and verbal voice across various communication channels prior to the branding exercise," said Nancy Brown, Managing Partner of CBX's Minneapolis office. The purpose of the redesign was to solve this problem by creating a new logo and unifying YouthLink's graphics, voice and messaging.

"Either you take a conscious approach to telling your story, or your story gets lost amid a sea of competing messages," Brown explained. "In the commercial marketplace, having an inconsistent brand message is a major hindrance to clear communication with your intended audience. Smart nonprofits know this is true in their space as well." During the research phase of the project, CBX brand experts encouraged the whole organization to engage in a dialog about YouthLink's mission and messaging. This in turn helped guide and shape the rebranding effort, Dr. Huseby noted. "It led to thoughtful conversations throughout our organization, including among the youth themselves," she said. "Every nonprofit should go through this kind of process. It taught us to look inside of ourselves and ask who we really are." About CBXCBX is a brand agency specializing in corporate identity, consumer branding and retail. The company, with its current staff of more than 130 employees, was founded in 2003 and has a client base that includes Dr Pepper Snapple Group, General Mills, Kimberly-Clark, Scotts Miracle-Gro, A&P, Pathmark, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, Shinsagae, Radio Shack, Walgreens, Wawa, and PetroChina. In addition to its New York City headquarters, CBX has an office in Minneapolis, and through the CBX Worldwide Partnership, operating offices around the globe. The firm was ranked #282 in the Advertising & Marketing industry for the 2011 Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest growing private companies. CBX was named a "Design Firm of the Year" in Display & Design Ideas magazine's Portfolio Awards 2013 based upon results of a reader-driven survey. www.cbx.com About YouthLink YouthLink builds healthy relationships with youth and the community to address youths' urgent needs so that doors of opportunity are opened to futures of empowerment, connectedness, and self-reliance. They serve as a critical resource for homeless, precariously housed and marginalized young people ages 16 to 23 by providing a safe, supportive refuge where youth can find help meeting basic needs. You can find more information at www.youthlinkmn.org.  Source: CBX and YouthLink

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