Art in an Aluminum Can

You see their products almost every day. Don’t believe it? Ball Aerosol Packaging produces extruded aluminum cases for food and aerosol packaging. In other words, they produce aluminum cans in which you can find deodorant, but also beer. The company decided to raise awareness of its existence in the region. Word got out and we met on this occasion in Velim u Kolín.

Products of Ball Aerosol Packaging
Products of Ball Aerosol Packaging
Products of Ball Aerosol Packaging
Products of Ball Aerosol Packaging

Main Challenges of the Project

The company approached us with a new challenge. Our common goal was to make the company visible as a good employer in Velim, to attract and retain quality employees, especially in production, and most importantly, to improve internal communication and the atmosphere in the company. The fact that the company’s owner and name had changed several times recently did not help matters.

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Increase brand visibility

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Attract candidates

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Internal communication

How We Proceeded

We started with an initial meeting with management, where we clarified our mutual expectations. We then created a project team, consisting of representatives from both sides.

On the client side, colleagues from the HR department, as well as the assistant to the CEO, the customer service manager, the production director and the shift foreman participated. On our side, Tom and Monika actively participated, and occasionally other colleagues from the agency.

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Exploration

Situation analysis and goal setting

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Creation

Strategy design and selection of tactics

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Action

Follow-up project plan

1. Situation and Goals

How Are We Doing

After the initial meeting with the company management, a series of workshops with selected employees followed. During the 3 meetings, we spoke to about 30 people from production and administration. We slowly gained insight into the situation, which was eventually confirmed by the results of a voluntary questionnaire survey.

Good News

  • unique and beautiful product
  • diverse and responsible work
  • we learn quickly
  • interesting benefits and extra vacation
  • 2x a year bonuses
  • good team on shifts

Bad News

  • we don’t know the plans and strategy
  • too much work and not enough people
  • no time to train new employees
  • wages haven’t increased in recent years
  • lack of communication between departments
  • little interest from management

What Will We Do about It?

Thanks to the initial analysis, we have reassessed the original assignment and set the following goals for the next period:

 

  • Increase employee satisfaction and engagement
  • Replenish staffing to the required level
  • Reduce overtime

2. Strategies and Tactics

In the second phase of creating the brand concept, we worked more closely together. We looked for solutions to fulfill the original long-term project brief as well as goals for the following period.

How Might We

The first step was the so-called individual collaborative work. Using the How Might We method, we identified these main topics for communication (improvement). These topics provided the framework for our further creative work.

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Bonding the company across departments

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Make the company visible as a good employer

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Improve communication between management and employees

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Present the company as a good neighbor in the region

Employer Brand Identity

It was also important to realize who we are. We defined the employer brand identity, i.e. the vision of the expected brand image that we want to create through communication.

Physique

Design aluminum cases

Top production lines

Velim production plant

Relationship

Stable employer

Cooperation with schools

Environmental protection

Reflection

Precision Engineering worker

Does smart and creative work

Willing to learn and develop

The brand idea

Perfect aluminum can

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Personality

World leader in the industry

In-house development

Community support

Culture

Family business spirit

Know-how of experienced employees

Opportunities for everyone

Self-image

Expert in his field

Can handle any situation

Trains colleagues from other branches

Brand Value Proposition

We formulated a unique employee value proposition, which we wanted to achieve a position in the labor market.

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The Meaning of Cooperation

  • we produce everyday items
  • thanks to our items, people are more beautiful, more well-groomed and more fragrant
  • we produce aluminum packaging, cans for major cosmetics manufacturers

Unique Experience

  • at the production plant in Velim we offer jobs in precision engineering
  • we work on the most modern production lines
  • we understand production and printing, we use our hands and our heads

Our Principles

  • we work in a clean working environment, we pay on time
  • there is a healthy core, a good team, we meet after work
  • we work in an international environment, we train colleagues around the world

Communication Mix

We designed this toolkit for branded HR communication.

Management meeting with employees

Communication group

Workshops with employees

Trust box

Company magazine

Notice board system

Kiosk at the gatehouse

Family day

Company website

Social media

Job fairs

Cooperation with schools

Online advertising

Job portals

Outdoor advertising

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Radio spot

3. Creative concept

It all started while we were working on the employer brand concept. There was a sudden need to quickly create graphics for a billboard.

We put our heads together and came up with the motto: “You encounter our products every day.”

Ball Aerosol Packaging products

“You encounter our products every day.”

We then developed this theme further. We tried to unify everything with the idea that although we “only” produce cans, they are part of almost everyone’s life and ultimately make it better, more beautiful, more fragrant.

We thought of creating a mascot. The original joke turned into a real proposal that also garnered enthusiasm from the management in France.

Thus, Ballman was born.

New mascot Ballman

Visual Communication Style

The company has a defined, unified visual style. Whether it’s the use of corporate colors or fonts. We’ve stuck to that and developed it further. We’ve recently created a set of icons to make it easier to communicate certain information.

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4. New Projects

Already during the creation of the concept, we agreed to continue our cooperation. Several follow-up projects were proposed. We continued to work together on these.

Workshops with Employees

Employees participated through interviews, photography, and design testing.

New Company Website

We started creating new websites, including a career section and a blog.

Company Magazine

We created a magazine for employees in both printed and online versions.

Ballman Family

We prepared different characters depending on the theme the mascot helped communicate.

New Notice Boards

We proposed a new design and technical solution for this traditional communication tool.

Online Advertising

We used text and display advertising to drive traffic to the new website.

What We Created and Gained

We created a comprehensive, yet simple set of tools for internal and external communication. The company’s employees themselves were involved in the creation, making them the natural face of the company.

Company Website

The new website has become the focal point connecting the company’s internal and external communication.

Company website
Company website mock-up

Website Structure Design

We expanded the structure of the original website by adding a career section and a blog module.

Content Creation

We created all of the website content based on employee interviews and photos.

Mobile First

From the beginning, we created the website to easily adapt to all mobile devices.

Employeer Branding project
Employeer Branding project
Employeer Branding project
Notice board
Company products
Employeer Branding project

Introducing Ballman

Mascot Ballman

Our Work Has Yielded Results

We have created a set of interconnected communication tools that are not only aesthetic but also functional.

We are very pleased that real employees were involved in the project. Only thanks to them did the communication acquire authentic and credible content.

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Brand Awareness

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Higher Interest from Applicants

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Employee Engagement

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Higher Employee Awareness

Website Visitors

View Job Offers

Completed Applications

Brand Ambassadors

Further Communication Support

We’ve Dusted off the Notice Boards

Information sharing has improved, mostly for people in production.

Internal Magazine BALLíček

Interviews with employees and news from the life of the company.

Notice Board
Internal magazine

Online Promotion

Text and display advertising on Google and Seznam, content sharing on social networks and targeted promotion.

Product Photos

Part of the promotion included re-photographing several company products.

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Product Photos

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