Work/Europe

Meyer Bergman

Company and sector-wide brand audit that reset positioning for the European real estate investment and fund management firm at a pivotal moment of fund launch and leadership transition.

Location
Europe
Region
Europe
Sector
investors funds
Services
Creative Studio, Branding & Identity · Strategic Communications · Investor Communications · PR & Thought Leadership
The challenge

Meyer Bergman, the European real estate investment and fund management firm, was approaching a defining moment - launching its second real estate fund while preparing for a generational leadership transition from then-Chairman Ton Meijer to his son and business partner Marcus Meijer. The firm needed an honest, evidence-based view of how it was perceived by the market and by its own people - and a clear, unified platform to take into its next chapter.

Why it mattered commercially

Fundraising and leadership change both depend on absolute clarity of identity, vision and proposition. Without a shared internal narrative and a sharper external perception, Meyer Bergman risked diluting its competitive advantage at the precise moment it needed to project conviction to investors, partners and the wider European real estate market.

What Innesco did
  • Designed and delivered a company and sector-wide brand audit uncovering both internal and external perceptions of Meyer Bergman
  • Identified what the market genuinely understood of the business - capabilities, track record, positioning and gaps
  • Surfaced what the internal team understood of the business and tested alignment with the leadership view
  • Synthesised findings to inform and advise the Executive Board on perception, reputation and strategic implications
  • Created a universal brand positioning - clear vision, values and proposition - to act as a single source of truth across the business
  • Built a platform to educate both internal and external audiences and translate the new positioning into day-to-day communications
Outcomes

The results.

  • Clear, evidence-based brand positioning landed with the Executive Board and the wider business
  • Sharper competitive advantage in market through a unified vision, brand values and proposition
  • Foundation in place to support the launch of Meyer Bergman's second real estate fund
  • Communications platform aligned with a key corporate milestone - the leadership transition from Ton Meijer to Marcus Meijer
  • A confident next step in Meyer Bergman's journey as a leading European real estate investment and fund management firm
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