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John Nishimoto

Launching a bold brand for a new era in space

Today marks the exciting launch of the new SES — a multi-orbit European satellite connectivity provider and pioneer of space-enabled communications. Earlier this year, SES acquired Intelsat, an international satellite company with a range of integrated terrestrial and space solutions. Under the joint name of “SES,” SES and Intelsat now sit as the world’s largest satellite provider — with over 130 satellites in operation that connect 99% of the world’s population.

SES is now bigger and better than ever, and Sequel’s mission was to help uncover and define a compelling new story for the rebrand effort. Through our discovery process of extensive stakeholder interviews, including industry analysts and customers as well as employee focus groups and surveys, Sequel gained a deep understanding of both legacy companies and the dynamic industry they helped shape. Leveraging the pioneering histories of Intelsat and SES, we built the new brand to unveil SES’s visionary future — with a purpose statement centered on using and creating space to make a difference for SES’s internal team and their customers.

From defining strategy to designing identity to developing campaign activations, Sequel helped shape the SES brand from the ground up. The new visual identity is bold and future-facing; every element reflects strategic insight and expresses SES’s values of customer-centricity, innovation and collaboration.

After extensive research and exploration of legacy brand equities, we decided as a team that the new SES is more than two companies coming together. It is the charting of a new course for a new company.”

John Nishimoto, Partner and Executive Creative Director at Sequel

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