Uncategorized | January, 2010

BankStation – A bank branch concept that works just like a petrol station!

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In a world where bank branches are on every street corner aisBrandlab have developed a totally different approach to retail banking.

BankStation, a bank that is designed to look, feel and work, just like a petrol station.

Positioned at key locations on main arteries in and around cities, this concept seeks to vastly reduce the numbers of traditional branches a retail bank needs by replacing them with highly visible, highly functional, 24 hour, destination centres designed around the concept of a petrol station forecourt.

BankStation first presented by Aubrey Ghose in May of 2003 at Barcelona’s Marketing Conference Centre and most recently at the World Brand Congress in Mumbai on November 5th 2009, has been received with a mixture of amazement and respect by traditionally hardened bankers marketeers and brand experts alike.

“We have been kicking this idea around for years, whats needed now is a bank with the will, confidence and leadership to bring this concept to life”.
“Its totally in line with our type of Branding, it is strategically differentiating, operationally efficient and in line with our principle of designing a world where we each do far more, with much less, because we calculate that with just one BankStataion a bank would enjoy the same image and operational results and profitability of nine traditional branches, for less then half the cost!” said Ghose CEO and founder of aisBrandLab

BankStation is the IP of aisBrandlab and the concept is currently undergoing aisBrandLab registration world wide because one day, all banks may adopt this approach.

Over the past years aisBrandlab have researched and refined the idea of BankStation to the point where we now have a complete understanding of the design, IT, operational needs and statutory constraints of such a concept, along with the clear benefits of this approach as part of an integrated distribution strategy for any retail bank.

For more information contact jayesh@aisbrandlab.com in MENA.

“By combining our expertise in Financial services with our proven competence in delivering retail design concepts we have become increasingly convinced that this concept is a robust and appropriate strategy for many retail banks around the world. Our Strategists, Architects, Designers, IT specialists and Marketing experts have all contributed to our broad and deep knowledge base for this concept which has yet to be fully implemented anywhere in the world”
Said Jayesh Ravindranauth aisBrandlab > General Manager > Middle East and Asia.

Design Issues, Uncategorized | October, 2009

Women’s branches at DIB feel more like spa’s than financial institutions

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Islamic brands are now leading the pack. In many ways, the ethics behind Sharia compliance have kept Islamic brands away from the turbulence others have engaged in. This is an interesting article from Time magazine on women’s empowerment in the Middle East, it portrays different ways of looking at things, of perception, of branding.

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Business, Press, Uncategorized | April, 2009

The four new truths of consumer behavior

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Business 24/7 interviewed Aubrey about consumer opinion and behavior in times of crisis.

Financial Services, Uncategorized | October, 2008

Noor Islamic Bank – Dubai

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NOOR Bank commissioned ais>Brandlab to further develop and implement the bank’s new identity across its network, customized to suit a wide range of sizes and branch types. The bank also asked the consultancy to create a new concept in 24-hour banking – in branches as well as stand-alone ATMs.

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The ais>Brandlab response included a state-of-the-art multimedia merchandising system, fully integrated with the bank’s IT network, linking customers with ‘moving-poster infomercials’, product brochures, and sales staff.

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ais>Brandlab also developed a sophisticated touch-screen table designed to encourage customers, in a literally hands-on way, to explore the bank’s products and services, and to find out more about the bank and its many activities – in finance, business, and in the community.

To facilitate the complex implementation of a project of this scale, ais>Brandlab devised a detailed roll-out programme, covering all branch types and sizes which made the whole process much easier for the client and their suppliers.

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